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)
060160114270	1801	Mojave River Academy - Gold Canyon	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8922 Beech Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Mojave River Academy - Gold Canyon District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-3222	233	10	22.5	89.3%	20 (8.6%)	9 (3.9%)	188 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)								15.5	16.3	1795	6
060179614368	1802	SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy - EGUSD	Public, Charter	7-12	3141 Dwight Rd. Ste. 400	Elk Grove	95758	Sacramento County	SAVA - Sacramento Academy and Vocational Academy - EGUSD Di	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 428-3200	372	22	16.8	70.7%	29 (7.8%)	50 (13.4%)	198 (53.2%)	18 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	68 (18.3%)								15.4	17.1	1778	24
060152813030	1803	Insight @ San Diego	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Insight @ San Diego District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	158	4	40	65.8%	36 (22.8%)	17 (10.8%)	89 (56.3%)	5 (3.2%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.4%)								15.4	24.2	1584	219
062361007775	1804	Calla High	Public	9-12	130 South Austin Rd.	Manteca	95336	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7230	153	11	14.1	74.5%	18 (11.8%)	9 (5.9%)	111 (72.5%)	9 (5.9%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.0%)	$9,054							15.3	9.9	2068	264
061926002318	1805	Rubidoux High	Public	9-12	4250 Opal St.	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 222-7700	1,323	68	19.5	91.5%	43 (3.3%)	24 (1.8%)	1,221 (92.3%)	12 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	16 (1.2%)	$12,133							15.2	22.3	1637	168
063315010029	1806	Opportunity Program	Public	7-12	6401 Lincoln Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 276-7670	48	4	12.9	60.4%	4 (8.3%)	6 (12.5%)	33 (68.8%)	2 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	2 (4.2%)	$28,971							15.2	5.4	2311	505
062271013065	1807	Augustus Hawkins High	Public	9-12	825 West 60th St.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 789-1282	1,108	62	17.7	97.7%	22 (2.0%)	172 (15.5%)	903 (81.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)	$14,719							15.2	19.4	1713	94
060005201487	1808	Zoe Barnum High	Public	10-12	216 West Harris St.	Eureka	95501	Humboldt County	Eureka City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 441-2467	74	4	16.8	82.4%	39 (52.7%)	2 (2.7%)	17 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (13.5%)								15.2	10.5	2028	220
060006210697	1809	East Stanislaus High	Public	9-12	250 Hinkley Ave.	Oakdale	95361	Stanislaus County	Oakdale Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 847-1735	94	5	18.6	61.7%	37 (39.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (58.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$701,093							15.1	13.4	1890	81
062127009563	1810	Granada High	Public	9-12	12961 E. Le Grand Rd.	Le Grand	95333	Merced County	Le Grand Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 382-0202	33	3	12.5	100.0%	2 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,710							15.1	7	2265	455

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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