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)
062271011651	1181	East Valley Senior High	Public	9-12	5525 Vineland Ave.	North Hollywood	91601	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 753-4400	538	31	17	96.5%	29 (5.4%)	21 (3.9%)	468 (87.0%)	11 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$17,073							38.2	34.4	1294	113
060160614256	1182	Northern United - Siskiyou Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	423 South Broadway	Yreka	96097	Siskiyou County	Northern United - Siskiyou Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 842-4509	124	10	12.3	81.5%	76 (61.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (16.9%)	1 (0.8%)	5 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (14.5%)								38.2	37.9	1211	29
060238813152	1183	California Connections Academy Northern California	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	580 North Wilma Ave. Ste. G	Ripon	95366	San Joaquin County	California Connections Academy Northern California District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(209) 253-1208	1,835	53	34.7	53.1%	525 (28.6%)	151 (8.2%)	612 (33.4%)	113 (6.2%)	8 (0.4%)	6 (0.3%)	404 (22.0%)								38.2	46.3	964	219
062271012916	1184	Sotomayor Arts and Sciences Magnet	Public	6-12	2050 San Fernando Rd.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 276-5535	517	35	14.9	95.2%	18 (3.5%)	3 (0.6%)	474 (91.7%)	19 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$22,310							38.2	39.8	1143	41
060240614327	1185	Connecting Waters Charter School - Central Valley	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2000 West Briggsmore Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Connecting Waters Charter School - Central Valley District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 874-1119	708	40	17.6	48.7%	244 (34.5%)	10 (1.4%)	352 (49.7%)	27 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (10.2%)								38.2	44.8	993	192
063021011848	1186	Heritage High	Public	9-12	26001 Briggs Rd.	Romoland	92585	Riverside County	Perris Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 940-5447	2,326	102	22.7	77.9%	254 (10.9%)	151 (6.5%)	1,698 (73.0%)	72 (3.1%)	6 (0.3%)	13 (0.6%)	132 (5.7%)	$12,632							38.2	41.1	1103	83
062271012438	1187	Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High	Public	9-12	1200 Plaza Del Sol	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 981-5400	779	51	15.1	93.3%	15 (1.9%)	7 (0.9%)	755 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$11,924							38.1	40.2	1131	56
063873006511	1188	Taft Union High	Public	9-12	701 Wildcat Way	Taft	93268	Kern County	Taft Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 763-2300	1,045	57	18.3	81.3%	366 (35.0%)	6 (0.6%)	644 (61.6%)	9 (0.9%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.3%)								38	27	1503	315
060150914089	1189	Altus Schools South Bay	Public, Charter	7-12	3252 Bonita Rd.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Altus Schools South Bay District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 678-2020	374	9	41.3	74.3%	12 (3.2%)	14 (3.7%)	320 (85.6%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)								38	46.3	965	224
062271012898	1190	Rancho Dominguez Preparatory	Public	6-12	4110 Santa Fe Ave.	Long Beach	90810	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 847-6400	707	39	17.9	90.1%	16 (2.3%)	156 (22.1%)	461 (65.2%)	42 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	18 (2.5%)	$11,576							38	29.9	1417	227

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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.