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)
063066008754	251	Parkview	Public, Alternative	K-12	2189 North Kraemer Blvd.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7050	176	7	24.6	18.8%	71 (40.3%)	1 (0.6%)	63 (35.8%)	23 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.2%)	$5,771							84.9	92.9	127	124
060876000887	252	Claremont High	Public	9-12	1601 North Indian Hill Blvd.	Claremont	91711	Los Angeles County	Claremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 624-9053	2,182	91	24	33.6%	633 (29.0%)	96 (4.4%)	912 (41.8%)	333 (15.3%)	5 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	190 (8.7%)	$5,417							84.8	79.4	337	85
061440001692	253	Washington High	Public	9-12	38442 Fremont Blvd.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 505-7300	1,901	76	24.9	30.5%	248 (13.0%)	64 (3.4%)	485 (25.5%)	986 (51.9%)	9 (0.5%)	13 (0.7%)	96 (5.0%)	$7,646							84.7	88.6	204	49
060193410867	254	Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy High	Public, Charter	9-12	10101 South Broadway	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Alliance Judy Ivie Burton Technology Academy High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 920-6125	605	26	23.2	96.2%	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.8%)	591 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								84.7	77.2	381	127
060208408564	255	Temecula Preparatory	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	35777 Abelia St.	Winchester	92596	Riverside County	Temecula Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 926-6776	1,083	54	20.1	22.2%	389 (35.9%)	44 (4.1%)	379 (35.0%)	127 (11.7%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.8%)	134 (12.4%)								84.6	84.9	240	15
061212001366	256	Rosemead High	Public	9-12	9063 East Mission Dr.	Rosemead	91770	Los Angeles County	El Monte Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 286-3141	1,673	78	21.5	86.4%	20 (1.2%)	7 (0.4%)	870 (52.0%)	756 (45.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (0.7%)	$13,033							84.6	82.7	281	25
062448003660	257	Mendocino High	Public	9-12	10700 Ford St.	Mendocino	95460	Mendocino County	Mendocino Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 937-5871	152	14	11	67.8%	107 (70.4%)	3 (2.0%)	27 (17.8%)	6 (3.9%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	$12,164							84.5	79.6	335	78
063288005112	258	Ripon High	Public	9-12	301 North Acacia Ave.	Ripon	95366	San Joaquin County	Ripon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 599-4287	1,048	51	20.3	19.8%	498 (47.5%)	9 (0.9%)	409 (39.0%)	74 (7.1%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	49 (4.7%)	$10,416							84.3	83.7	259	1
060744000701	259	San Clemente High	Public	9-12	700 Avenido Pico	San Clemente	92673	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 492-4165	2,765	125	22	35.5%	1,705 (61.7%)	15 (0.5%)	760 (27.5%)	56 (2.0%)	7 (0.3%)	6 (0.2%)	209 (7.6%)	$9,772							84.3	90	178	81
063066004773	260	Valencia High	Public	9-12	500 North Bradford Ave.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 996-4970	2,424	112	21.7	66.7%	214 (8.8%)	32 (1.3%)	1,551 (64.0%)	558 (23.0%)	5 (0.2%)	9 (0.4%)	52 (2.1%)	$6,978							84.3	87.8	213	47

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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