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)
062271002984	2051	Ellington (Duke) High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1541 West 110th St.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 418-4130	44	4	10.8	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	28 (63.6%)	15 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	$19,563							9.6	8.5	2164	113
060402000358	2052	Central High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	405 North Second Ave.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 255-6063	74	5	14.9	78.4%	11 (14.9%)	22 (29.7%)	40 (54.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	$13,150							9.6	9.1	2126	74
069102511859	2053	Sierra Vista	Public, Alternative	K-12	5280 Stirling St.	Granite Bay	95746	Placer County	Placer County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 415-4414	13	2	6.3	53.8%	8 (61.5%)	1 (7.7%)	3 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)	$101,381							9.6			(n/a)
060285011573	2054	Bidwell Continuation High	Public	10-12	800 Gary Ave.	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7520	154	8	18.5	83.8%	11 (7.1%)	49 (31.8%)	69 (44.8%)	11 (7.1%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	11 (7.1%)	$12,517							9.6	9.8	2073	19
062271002976	2055	Albert Einstein Continuation	Public	9-12	15938 Tupper St.	North Hills	91343	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 892-4367	67	4	19.1	100.0%	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	64 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	$16,226							9.5	7.2	2253	198
069101712301	2056	Madera County Independent Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1635 East Olive Ave.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera County Superintendent of Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 662-4640	62	2	25.8	85.5%	8 (12.9%)	3 (4.8%)	50 (80.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	$11,816							9.5	12.5	1923	133
063432005468	2057	Garfield High	Public	9-12	1255 16th St.	San Diego	92101	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-4500	220	21	10.3	94.5%	8 (3.6%)	11 (5.0%)	193 (87.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	$20,827							9.5			(n/a)
063525005974	2058	Kings River High (Continuation)	Public	7-12	1801 Seventh St.	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6490	73	5	13.4	90.4%	6 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (86.3%)	2 (2.7%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	$13,594							9.5	9.4	2101	43
061650002086	2059	Earl F. Johnson High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1201 North Douty	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 583-5916	55	6	9.4	96.4%	5 (9.1%)	1 (1.8%)	45 (81.8%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)	$19,631							9.5	10	2061	2
062271003257	2060	Owensmouth Continuation	Public	9-12	6921 Jordan Ave.	Canoga Park	91303	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 340-7663	54	5	10.8	94.4%	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (92.6%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.7%)	$12,806							9.5	7.3	2247	187

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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