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)
062271007757	171	Downtown Business High	Public	9-12	1200 West Colton St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 481-0371	857	46	18.6	76.9%	30 (3.5%)	27 (3.2%)	489 (57.1%)	294 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	10 (1.2%)	$10,017							89.4	83.9	257	86
061632502072	172	Glen A. Wilson High	Public	9-12	16455 Wedgeworth Dr.	Hacienda Heights	91745	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 934-4410	1,422	61	23.4	67.6%	60 (4.2%)	15 (1.1%)	665 (46.8%)	657 (46.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	21 (1.5%)								89.2	94.1	103	69
060190410870	173	Larchmont Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1265 North Fairfax Ave.	West Hollywood	90046	Los Angeles County	Larchmont Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 656-6418	1,631	72	22.5	41.1%	577 (35.4%)	73 (4.5%)	417 (25.6%)	361 (22.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	202 (12.4%)								89.2	88.7	202	29
060194211934	174	Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1761 11th St.	Arcata	95521	Humboldt County	Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 822-0861	130	3	42	22.3%	92 (70.8%)	2 (1.5%)	7 (5.4%)	3 (2.3%)	3 (2.3%)	1 (0.8%)	22 (16.9%)								89.1	78.4	358	184
068450007059	175	Irvine High	Public	9-12	4321 Walnut Ave.	Irvine	92604	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-7000	1,951	76	25.6	24.0%	453 (23.2%)	41 (2.1%)	294 (15.1%)	982 (50.3%)	5 (0.3%)	7 (0.4%)	165 (8.5%)	$6,934							89.1	91.4	154	21
063898007145	176	Temple City Alternative	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	9501 Lemon Ave.	Temple City	91780	Los Angeles County	Temple City Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(626) 548-5243	27	2	11.2	59.3%	3 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (44.4%)	8 (29.6%)	1 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (11.1%)								89.1	72.9	436	260
063639006195	177	Menlo-Atherton High	Public	9-12	555 Middlefield Rd.	Atherton	94027	San Mateo County	Sequoia Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 322-5311	2,152	124	17.4	33.5%	819 (38.1%)	86 (4.0%)	872 (40.5%)	176 (8.2%)	30 (1.4%)	90 (4.2%)	79 (3.7%)	$9,732							89.1	84.5	246	69
060003206330	178	Redondo Union High	Public	9-12	One Sea Hawk Way	Redondo Beach	90277	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8665	2,971	117	25.4	17.5%	1,303 (43.9%)	103 (3.5%)	781 (26.3%)	350 (11.8%)	6 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	420 (14.1%)	$10,512							89	91.5	151	27
063066012429	179	Yorba Linda High	Public	9-12	19900 Bastanchury Rd.	Yorba Linda	92886	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7500	1,584	68	23.4	27.5%	652 (41.2%)	18 (1.1%)	358 (22.6%)	481 (30.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	68 (4.3%)	$7,325							89	91.2	157	22
062271010843	180	Middle College High	Public	9-12	1600 Imperial Hwy Bldg. 16	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 418-4700	353	17	21.1	87.0%	6 (1.7%)	80 (22.7%)	260 (73.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$9,258							89	83.5	261	81

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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.