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)
061806002233	1141	Ocean View High	Public	9-12	17071 Gothard St.	Huntington Beach	92647	Orange County	Huntington Beach Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 848-0656	1,216	62	19.4	76.3%	208 (17.1%)	20 (1.6%)	838 (68.9%)	99 (8.1%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	38 (3.1%)	$12,791							39.6	52.8	804	337
060201000088	1142	Alpaugh -Senior High	Public	9-12	5313 Road 39	Alpaugh	93201	Tulare County	Alpaugh Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 949-8413	106	7	15.1	74.5%	7 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (91.5%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								39.6	11.2	1993	851
062334003548	1143	Madera High	Public	9-12	200 South L St.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 675-4444	1,865	74	25.3	83.1%	131 (7.0%)	24 (1.3%)	1,634 (87.6%)	37 (2.0%)	9 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	28 (1.5%)	$3,439							39.6	43.9	1017	126
061515013780	1144	Geyserville New Technical Academy	Public	6-12	1300 Moody Ln.	Geyserville	95441	Sonoma County	Geyserville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 857-3592	103	10	10	54.4%	34 (33.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (64.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	$11,470							39.5	35.9	1252	108
062271003315	1145	Theodore Roosevelt Senior High	Public	9-12	456 South Mathews St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-6500	1,626	85	19	95.5%	36 (2.2%)	13 (0.8%)	1,567 (96.4%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	$15,642							39.5	33.2	1328	183
060185711655	1146	Aspire Ollin University Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2540 East 58th St.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Aspire Ollin University Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 277-2901	557	23	24	96.8%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	552 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)								39.5	40.1	1136	10
060185314168	1147	Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14848 Lamberson Ave.	Lost Hills	93249	Kern County	Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 797-2220	538	35	15.2	53.7%	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	521 (96.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								39.5	29.2	1440	293
062271002838	1148	Phineas Banning Senior High	Public	9-12	1527 Lakme Ave.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 847-3700	2,437	123	19.7	89.9%	39 (1.6%)	38 (1.6%)	2,302 (94.5%)	28 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (0.9%)	7 (0.3%)	$9,888							39.5	35.2	1275	127
063705008225	1149	Soledad High	Public	9-12	425 Gabilan Dr.	Soledad	93960	Monterey County	Soledad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 678-6400	1,503	72	20.7	83.2%	34 (2.3%)	5 (0.3%)	1,432 (95.3%)	27 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	$6,856							39.5	33.3	1324	175
060189803426	1150	Vaughn Next Century Learning Center	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	13330 Vaughn St.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	Vaughn Next Century Learning Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 896-7461	2,738	140	19.5	97.0%	16 (0.6%)	10 (0.4%)	2,695 (98.4%)	11 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	4 (0.1%)								39.5	35.8	1255	105

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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.