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)
060243000128	2091	Alvord High	Public	9-12	3606 Pierce St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 358-1715	136	10	13.6	96.3%	10 (7.4%)	2 (1.5%)	116 (85.3%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.2%)	2 (1.5%)	$19,022							9	12.8	1917	174
063993013976	2092	Accelerated Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	4136 North Mooney Blvd.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare Joint Union High	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 688-2021	179	9	19.5	93.9%	11 (6.1%)	3 (1.7%)	162 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	$10,035							9	8.8	2146	54
060907000923	2093	La Familia Continuation High	Public	10-12	56-615 Olive St.	Thermal	92274	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 399-5929	235	16	15	97.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	231 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,612							9	7.9	2202	109
063543006053	2094	New Valley Continuation High	Public	9-12	1875 Lawrence Rd.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-2300	157	13	11.8	58.0%	18 (11.5%)	3 (1.9%)	126 (80.3%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	$27,741							9	11.1	1999	95
062271003181	2095	Metropolitan Continuation	Public	9-12	727 South Wilson St.	Los Angeles	90021	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 623-4272	82	4	20.3	98.8%	2 (2.4%)	2 (2.4%)	76 (92.7%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,911							9	15.8	1810	285
060001708588	2096	High Desert Premier Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	21950 Nisqually Rd.	Apple Valley	92308	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 240-4252	284	13	22.3	81.0%	73 (25.7%)	23 (8.1%)	173 (60.9%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$93,475							9	10.2	2044	52
060001609085	2097	Hillside High	Public	10-12	1558 West Ninth St.	Upland	91786	San Bernardino County	Upland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 949-8400	129	11	11.5	87.6%	15 (11.6%)	10 (7.8%)	98 (76.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.1%)	$15,218							9	10.5	2025	72
064235014385	2098	Edward P. Duplex	Public	9-12	1010 Wheatland Rd.	Wheatland	95692	Yuba County	Wheatland Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 633-3100	38	2	17.9	92.1%	21 (55.3%)	2 (5.3%)	13 (34.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.3%)								9	6.9	2267	169
062553003821	2099	Central Coast High	Public	9-12	200 Coe Ave.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3560	114	12	9.2	87.7%	15 (13.2%)	6 (5.3%)	88 (77.2%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	1 (0.9%)	$12,696							9	9.9	2066	33
061954002342	2100	Central Valley High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	526 Mannel Ave.	Shafter	93263	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 746-4281	95	6	14.8	96.8%	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (94.7%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$12,460							9	10.3	2039	61

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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.