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)
060003508425	2271	Deep Creek Academy	Public	9-12	281 South Farmersville Blvd.	Farmersville	93223	Tulare County	Farmersville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 747-6205	53	3	17.6	86.8%	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,412							6.5	7.3	2250	21
064341007904	2272	Discovery High	Public	9-12	504 West Lennox St.	Yreka	96097	Siskiyou County	Yreka Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 842-1659	51	3	17.5	82.4%	24 (47.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (21.6%)	$14,490							6.5	10.6	2021	251
060855007678	2273	Gateway High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	805 Humboldt Ave.	Chowchilla	93610	Madera County	Chowchilla Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 665-1331	67	2	35.2	95.5%	12 (17.9%)	2 (3.0%)	51 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)								6.5	7.9	2206	67
062271011307	2274	William J. Johnston Community Day	Public	7-12	2210 Taper Ave.	San Pedro	90731	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 832-0376	64	8	7.9	96.9%	2 (3.1%)	11 (17.2%)	46 (71.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	4 (6.3%)	$27,544							6.4	7.2	2255	19
064158006860	2275	Yolo High	Public	9-12	919 Westacre Rd.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7740	97	6	16.4	88.7%	12 (12.4%)	7 (7.2%)	62 (63.9%)	5 (5.2%)	4 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.2%)	$16,810							6.4	7.5	2238	37
069104709258	2276	Providence	Public, Alternative	K-12	4333 Vineyard Ave.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Ventura County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 981-5800	52	6	8.3	94.2%	3 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (92.3%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,144							6.4	7.9	2205	71
069102610577	2277	Riverside County Community	Public	7-12	3939 13th St.	Riverside	92501	Riverside County	Riverside County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 826-6464	212	18	11.8	77.4%	12 (5.7%)	19 (9.0%)	167 (78.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.7%)	$63,114							6.4	6.7	2283	6
062361006561	2278	Yosemite School Community Day (7-12)	Public	7-12	737 West Yosemite Ave.	Manteca	95337	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 239-6282	39	6	6.3	71.8%	5 (12.8%)	6 (15.4%)	26 (66.7%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	$21,551							6.4			(n/a)
069102409236	2279	ACCESS Juvenile Hall	Public, Alternative	K-12	200 Kalmus Dr.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Orange County Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 935-7651	183	23	7.9	98.4%	13 (7.1%)	8 (4.4%)	137 (74.9%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	20 (10.9%)	$25,331							6.4	6.1	2303	24
064356011216	2280	Oak View High School & Education Center	Public	7-12	12358 Sixth St.	Yucaipa	92399	San Bernardino County	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 797-7931	85	6	14.2	74.1%	24 (28.2%)	2 (2.4%)	55 (64.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	$25,913							6.3	7.9	2203	77

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.