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)
061440001686	1731	Robertson High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	4455 Seneca Park Ave.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 657-9155	169	18	9.4	62.7%	24 (14.2%)	9 (5.3%)	112 (66.3%)	21 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$21,955							18.2	23.3	1615	116
060153313917	1732	Ingenuity Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	6130 Skyline Dr.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	Ingenuity Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 262-2046	195	7	27	88.2%	12 (6.2%)	19 (9.7%)	137 (70.3%)	12 (6.2%)	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.1%)								18.2	17.4	1763	31
060270005415	1733	Oakview High (Alternative)	Public	9-12	20111 Olinda Rd.	Anderson	96007	Shasta County	Anderson Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 378-6895	95	3	29	63.2%	68 (71.6%)	1 (1.1%)	13 (13.7%)	2 (2.1%)	9 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$3,862							18.1	28.3	1461	272
060255407721	1734	Life Learning Academy Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	651 Eighth St. Bldg. 229 Treas	San Francisco	94130	San Francisco County	Life Learning Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 397-8957	41	8	5.2	78.0%	8 (19.5%)	18 (43.9%)	12 (29.3%)	3 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								18.1	26.6	1519	215
060231810560	1735	Learning for Life Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	3180 Imjin Rd. Ste. 110	Marina	93933	Monterey County	Learning for Life Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 582-9820	156	6	26.7	69.2%	33 (21.2%)	5 (3.2%)	97 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (12.8%)								18	40.6	1123	612
062271012937	1736	Diego Rivera Learning Complex Green Design STEAM Academy	Public	9-12	6100 South Central Ave.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 846-2108	511	28	18.1	96.3%	5 (1.0%)	16 (3.1%)	488 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$11,260							18	39.1	1169	567
060199608658	1737	Yuba City Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	256 Wilbur Ave.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-9667	253	18	13.7	82.6%	45 (17.8%)	1 (0.4%)	171 (67.6%)	15 (5.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	18 (7.1%)								18	27.8	1481	256
061419001619	1738	East High (Continuation)	Public	10-12	392 16th St.	Fortuna	95540	Humboldt County	Fortuna Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 725-4463	47	4	11.5	72.3%	26 (55.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)	$9,323							17.9	8.6	2159	421
061839002254	1739	Inglewood High	Public	9-12	231 South Grevillea Ave.	Inglewood	90301	Los Angeles County	Inglewood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 680-5200	778	38	20.6	83.5%	6 (0.8%)	298 (38.3%)	448 (57.6%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	14 (1.8%)								17.9	15.7	1813	74
060148514209	1740	Crescent Valley Public Charter II	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	116 East Main St.	Visalia	93291	San Bernardino County	Crescent Valley Public Charter II District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 316-0295	757	27	27.9	85.7%	101 (13.3%)	18 (2.4%)	551 (72.8%)	44 (5.8%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.6%)								17.8	15.8	1812	72

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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.