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)
060174614230	1661	Mission Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	43141 Business Center Pkwy Ste	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Mission Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(844) 788-3965	557	38	14.4	77.7%	94 (16.9%)	40 (7.2%)	357 (64.1%)	14 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.3%)								20.5	26.8	1511	150
060282000203	1662	Antelope Valley High	Public	9-12	44900 North Division St.	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 948-8552	1,512	70	21.7	78.9%	46 (3.0%)	434 (28.7%)	966 (63.9%)	10 (0.7%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	49 (3.2%)	$9,455							20.4	16.2	1798	136
060255814586	1663	Entrepreneur High Fontana	Public, Charter	9-12	7775 Sierra Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Entrepreneur High Fontana District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 200-7148	567	22	25.7	75.7%	21 (3.7%)	63 (11.1%)	469 (82.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.8%)								20.4	15	1834	171
060173111358	1664	ICEF View Park Preparatory High	Public, Charter	9-12	5701 South Crenshaw Blvd.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	ICEF View Park Preparatory High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 290-6975	354	20	17.9	96.6%	0 (0.0%)	321 (90.7%)	26 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)								20.4	16.4	1790	126
062271011652	1665	Arleta High	Public	9-12	14200 Van Nuys Blvd.	Arleta	91331	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 686-4100	1,092	65	16.6	83.8%	16 (1.5%)	6 (0.5%)	1,040 (95.2%)	13 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.4%)	$11,171							20.4	24.9	1565	100
060001112763	1666	Mt. Lassen Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	100 David S Hall St.	Herlong	96113	Lassen County	Fort Sage Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 827-2129	139	6	21.7	65.5%	95 (68.3%)	1 (0.7%)	28 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.2%)	$6,415							20.4	23.5	1606	60
060230808472	1667	W.E.B. DuBois Public Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2604 Martin Luther King Blvd.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	W.E.B. DuBois Public Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 486-1166	302	20	14.7	98.7%	3 (1.0%)	63 (20.9%)	228 (75.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)								20.4	17.9	1751	84
060687000627	1668	Gold Strike High	Public	9-12	350 High School St.	San Andreas	95249	Calaveras County	Calaveras Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 754-2123	30	2	16	46.7%	17 (56.7%)	1 (3.3%)	11 (36.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,757							20.4	22.4	1633	35
060191608213	1669	Willits Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	1431 South Main St.	Willits	95490	Mendocino County	Willits Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 459-5506	123	8	14.5	64.2%	64 (52.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (31.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (11.4%)								20.4	39.3	1163	506
062805011920	1670	Coliseum College Prep Academy	Public	6-12	1390 66th Ave.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3232	780	53	14.5	98.2%	12 (1.5%)	120 (15.4%)	609 (78.1%)	22 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.9%)	$8,968							20.3	20.4	1698	28

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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

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

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