Best High Schools in California

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the CAST and Smarter Balanced Assessments test scores by the California Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 10, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 2323)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
060239807165	1451	Options for Youth San Gabriel	Public, Charter	7-12	215 South Mission Dr.	San Gabriel	91776	Los Angeles County	Options for Youth San Gabriel District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 282-0390	226	10	23.1	81.4%	33 (14.6%)	12 (5.3%)	152 (67.3%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.0%)								28.9	41.4	1092	359
063132004840	1452	Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design	Public	7-12	725 West Franklin Ave.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4521	631	33	19.3	88.4%	9 (1.4%)	8 (1.3%)	589 (93.3%)	21 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$3,896							28.9	25.7	1542	90
062271003325	1453	San Fernando Senior High	Public	9-12	11133 O'Melveny Ave.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 898-7600	1,625	87	18.5	90.3%	26 (1.6%)	14 (0.9%)	1,561 (96.1%)	8 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (0.9%)	$10,372							28.9	30.6	1398	55
060245006975	1454	North Star Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	525 Independence Dr.	Sutter Creek	95685	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 257-7773	44	3	14.8	40.9%	26 (59.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (13.6%)	$4,828							28.9	40.4	1127	327
060150014202	1455	Options for Youth-Acton	Public, Charter	7-12	17216 Slover Ave. Ste. L-102	Fontana	92337	San Bernardino County	Options for Youth-Acton District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 429-0482	2,182	58	37.3	83.6%	251 (11.5%)	119 (5.5%)	1,627 (74.6%)	28 (1.3%)	13 (0.6%)	3 (0.1%)	119 (5.5%)								28.8	25.3	1551	96
063237010019	1456	Zupanic Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	266 West Randall Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(909) 820-8110	214	15	14.1	83.6%	9 (4.2%)	23 (10.7%)	172 (80.4%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$12,633							28.8	21.3	1663	207
060252014428	1457	Lake View Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4672 County Road N	Orland	95963	Glenn County	Lake View Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(916) 957-5877	836	26	31.6	61.2%	615 (73.6%)	9 (1.1%)	112 (13.4%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (10.6%)								28.7	36.9	1229	228
060003603755	1458	Natomas High	Public	9-12	3301 Fong Ranch Rd.	Sacramento	95834	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 641-4960	1,206	57	21.3	78.3%	89 (7.4%)	249 (20.6%)	631 (52.3%)	135 (11.2%)	10 (0.8%)	25 (2.1%)	63 (5.2%)	$9,704							28.7	24.2	1586	128
062271007753	1459	Berenece Carlson Home Hospital	Public, Alternative	K-12	10952 Whipple St.	North Hollywood	91602	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 509-8759	422	69	6.1	83.9%	48 (11.4%)	30 (7.1%)	298 (70.6%)	25 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.5%)	$38,684							28.7	26.3	1528	69
060006411535	1460	Strathmore High	Public	9-12	22568 Avenue 196	Strathmore	93267	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 568-1731	281	20	13.7	64.8%	23 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	251 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$10,697							28.6	22.2	1642	182

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on CAST Science, Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy, Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics test scores released by the California Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 10, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the California Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the California Department of Education.
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.