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)
063384011195	1131	George Washington Carver School of Arts and Science	Public, Charter	9-12	10101 Systems Pkwy.	Sacramento	95827	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5266	178	13	13.5	49.4%	68 (38.2%)	15 (8.4%)	66 (37.1%)	7 (3.9%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	16 (9.0%)	$9,627							39.9	51.1	840	291
061182001304	1132	Mt. Pleasant High	Public	9-12	1750 South White Rd.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 937-2800	1,109	55	20.2	54.6%	25 (2.3%)	24 (2.2%)	827 (74.6%)	200 (18.0%)	8 (0.7%)	8 (0.7%)	17 (1.5%)	$10,719							39.8	44.1	1009	123
060188712399	1133	Nea Community Learning Center	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1900 Third St.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Nea Community Learning Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4008	487	24	20.5	33.1%	107 (22.0%)	60 (12.3%)	128 (26.3%)	70 (14.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	118 (24.2%)								39.8	36.5	1240	107
060171612034	1134	California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	5,700	197	28.9	75.6%	741 (13.0%)	954 (16.7%)	3,386 (59.4%)	248 (4.4%)	26 (0.5%)	29 (0.5%)	316 (5.5%)								39.8	39.8	1140	6
062927004520	1135	Oxnard High	Public	9-12	3400 West Gonzales Rd.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Oxnard Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 278-2907	2,593	113	22.9	68.4%	135 (5.2%)	39 (1.5%)	2,259 (87.1%)	90 (3.5%)	6 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	55 (2.1%)	$9,073							39.8	30.1	1413	278
061005001102	1136	Northview High	Public	9-12	1016 West Cypress Ave.	Covina	91722	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-6120	1,264	54	23.5	81.3%	44 (3.5%)	28 (2.2%)	1,096 (86.7%)	74 (5.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.5%)	$10,314							39.8	43.3	1034	102
060002200395	1137	Mendota High	Public	9-12	1200 Belmont Ave.	Mendota	93640	Fresno County	Mendota Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 655-1993	1,085	48	22.5	97.4%	13 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1,070 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$12,949							39.8	46.4	962	175
060242812189	1138	Ceiba College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	260 West Riverside Dr.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Ceiba College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 786-2100	507	28	18.2	77.5%	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	488 (96.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)								39.8	38.2	1198	60
062271012270	1139	Los Angeles High School of the Arts	Public	9-12	701 South Catalina St.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 480-4600	435	28	15.6	90.6%	12 (2.8%)	14 (3.2%)	378 (86.9%)	31 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,704							39.7	26.5	1525	386
061932014318	1140	Kelseyville Learning Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	4410 Konocti Rd.	Kelseyville	95451	Lake County	Kelseyville Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(707) 279-4305	46	3	15.3	50.0%	26 (56.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (28.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (13.0%)	$16,938							39.6	27.3	1496	356

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.