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)
060330006562	2141	Paloma Creek High	Public	9-12	10801 El Camino Real	Atascadero	93422	San Luis Obispo County	Atascadero Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 462-4350	84	3	24.2	67.9%	56 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (31.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	$13,230							8.5	16.3	1793	348
063003010334	2142	Del Puerto High	Public	9-12	640 M St.	Patterson	95363	Stanislaus County	Patterson Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 892-4720	103	6	16.4	88.3%	10 (9.7%)	3 (2.9%)	88 (85.4%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								8.5	9.2	2118	24
063237007338	2143	Dr. John H. Milor High Continuation	Public	9-12	266 West Randall	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-8110	252	18	13.8	87.3%	8 (3.2%)	10 (4.0%)	228 (90.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$15,503							8.4	7.3	2249	106
069113510284	2144	Val Verde High	Public	9-12	972 West Morgan St.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 940-6155	322	25	12.8	93.8%	12 (3.7%)	33 (10.2%)	269 (83.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$15,739							8.4	7.7	2221	77
062532003776	2145	Canyon Oaks High	Public	9-12	930 Royal Oaks Dr.	Monrovia	91016	Los Angeles County	Monrovia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 471-3000	42	5	8.3	92.9%	3 (7.1%)	2 (4.8%)	34 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.8%)	$17,539							8.4	15.1	1833	312
064074006734	2146	John Finney High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1347 Amador St.	Vallejo	94590	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-8670	143	7	20.3	88.1%	6 (4.2%)	37 (25.9%)	86 (60.1%)	9 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)								8.4	10	2060	86
060004712105	2147	George and Evelyn Stein Continuation	Public	9-12	650 West 10th St.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Tracy Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 830-3395	123	11	11.1	88.6%	9 (7.3%)	6 (4.9%)	98 (79.7%)	6 (4.9%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	$20,213							8.4	10	2058	89
061455001720	2148	Dewolf Continuation High	Public	7-12	2445 West Dakota Ave.	Fresno	93705	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2990	153	10	16	93.5%	10 (6.5%)	21 (13.7%)	105 (68.6%)	8 (5.2%)	3 (2.0%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.3%)	$13,443							8.4	10.1	2056	92
060962002220	2149	Cesar Chavez Continuation High	Public	9-12	15301 San Jose Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6340	251	17	15	91.6%	0 (0.0%)	36 (14.3%)	211 (84.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)								8.4	8.9	2136	13
061674002123	2150	Brenkwitz High	Public	9-12	22100 Princeton St.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3160	132	16	8.3	89.4%	1 (0.8%)	12 (9.1%)	109 (82.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	3 (2.3%)								8.3	7.6	2228	78

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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:

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

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.