Best High Schools in California

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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)
061389001568	901	Cordova High	Public	9-12	2239 Chase Dr.	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-2450	1,900	100	19	73.6%	565 (29.7%)	167 (8.8%)	729 (38.4%)	204 (10.7%)	3 (0.2%)	34 (1.8%)	198 (10.4%)	$8,499							48.5	47.1	931	30
060962000978	902	Manuel Dominguez High	Public	9-12	15301 South San Jose Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 630-0142	1,616	75	21.6	92.4%	0 (0.0%)	171 (10.6%)	1,423 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	12 (0.7%)	7 (0.4%)								48.5	34.9	1282	380
062955004569	903	Palm Springs High	Public	9-12	2401 East Baristo Rd.	Palm Springs	92262	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 778-0400	1,508	70	21.5	95.0%	191 (12.7%)	96 (6.4%)	1,065 (70.6%)	85 (5.6%)	8 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	60 (4.0%)	$13,667							48.4	53	800	103
060141412435	904	Alta Vista Alternative High	Public, Virtual	9-12	215 East Ortega St.	Santa Barbara	93101	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 966-0883	134	9	14.1	60.4%	43 (32.1%)	1 (0.7%)	77 (57.5%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)	$17,768							48.3	40.9	1110	206
069113603761	905	Anzar High	Public	9-12	2000 San Juan Hwy.	San Juan Bautista	95045	San Benito County	Aromas - San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 623-7660	258	14	18.5	51.9%	49 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	180 (69.8%)	7 (2.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.0%)	$11,649							48.3	59.6	664	241
060253814487	906	Endeavor Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	777 W. Shaw	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Endeavor Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-0471	335	14	23.4	41.2%	143 (42.7%)	10 (3.0%)	140 (41.8%)	13 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (7.8%)								48.2	49.9	868	38
064347007041	907	Yuba City High	Public	9-12	850 B St.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 674-4900	1,818	89	20.3	59.5%	429 (23.6%)	33 (1.8%)	1,037 (57.0%)	189 (10.4%)	10 (0.6%)	7 (0.4%)	101 (5.6%)	$8,284							48.2	51.2	837	70
060003701551	908	Ferndale High	Public	9-12	1231 Main St.	Ferndale	95536	Humboldt County	Ferndale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 786-5900	133	13	10.3	59.4%	90 (67.7%)	1 (0.8%)	36 (27.1%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$11,978							48.2	30.9	1387	479
060231111221	909	Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano	Public, Charter	7-12	31878 Del Obispo St. Ste. 105	San Juan Capistrano	92675	Orange County	Opportunities for Learning - Capistrano District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 248-1282	159	8	20	52.2%	70 (44.0%)	5 (3.1%)	56 (35.2%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (12.6%)								48.1	54	786	123
062274012432	910	Pacheco High	Public	9-12	200 North Ward Rd.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 827-4506	1,786	80	22.3	77.2%	105 (5.9%)	22 (1.2%)	1,599 (89.5%)	33 (1.8%)	3 (0.2%)	9 (0.5%)	13 (0.7%)	$9,232							48.1	48.7	899	11

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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