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)
062271012114	1641	West Adams Preparatory High	Public	9-12	1500 West Washington Blvd.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 373-2500	975	60	16.3	97.5%	18 (1.8%)	38 (3.9%)	905 (92.8%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	$12,622							21.4	21.5	1656	15
069102711057	1642	Foundations Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	10474 Mather Blvd.	Mather	95655	Sacramento County	Sacramento County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 228-2380	170	20	8.7	31.8%	45 (26.5%)	22 (12.9%)	69 (40.6%)	20 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	10 (5.9%)	$60,982							21.4	12.8	1916	274
060156113023	1643	ACE Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	1776 Educational Park Dr.	San Jose	95133	Santa Clara County	ACE Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 251-1362	341	17	19.9	89.4%	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	330 (96.8%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								21.3	14.6	1851	208
063227007335	1644	Avenal High	Public	9-12	601 Mariposa St.	Avenal	93204	Kings County	Reef-Sunset Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 386-5253	750	30	24.9	95.9%	13 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	734 (97.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,058							21.3	19.6	1710	66
062271002983	1645	Elizabeth Learning Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	4811 Elizabeth St.	Cudahy	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 271-3600	1,322	77	17.1	97.4%	23 (1.7%)	4 (0.3%)	1,281 (96.9%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.8%)	$9,445							21.2	21.4	1659	14
063384005247	1646	Hiram W. Johnson High	Public	9-12	6879 14th Ave.	Sacramento	95820	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5070	1,627	76	21.4	77.7%	94 (5.8%)	173 (10.6%)	840 (51.6%)	389 (23.9%)	10 (0.6%)	62 (3.8%)	58 (3.6%)	$8,854							21.2	20.4	1697	51
060161410947	1647	Envision Academy for Arts & Technology	Public, Charter	6-12	1515 Webster St.	Oakland	94612	Alameda County	Envision Academy for Arts & Technology District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 596-8901	223	12	18.6	72.6%	11 (4.9%)	80 (35.9%)	105 (47.1%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (9.0%)								21.2	30.9	1386	261
062067002484	1648	Clear Lake High	Public	9-12	350 Lange St.	Lakeport	95453	Lake County	Lakeport Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 262-3010	336	23	14.8	51.8%	142 (42.3%)	4 (1.2%)	132 (39.3%)	13 (3.9%)	21 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)								21.1	48.4	903	745
062271012819	1649	Engr and Technical Academy at Esteban E. Torres High #3	Public	9-12	4211 Dozier St.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 265-6795	324	21	15	97.8%	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	318 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$12,033							21.1	15.3	1824	175
062271013079	1650	Mervyn M. Dymally High	Public	9-12	8800 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-4600	720	44	16.2	98.3%	6 (0.8%)	148 (20.6%)	555 (77.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	$13,101							21	18.9	1726	76

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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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Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.