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)
062361011321	1101	Weston Ranch High	Public	9-12	4606 McCuen Ave.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 938-6245	1,181	66	17.9	74.8%	49 (4.1%)	201 (17.0%)	632 (53.5%)	222 (18.8%)	8 (0.7%)	30 (2.5%)	37 (3.1%)	$6,584							41.1	34.2	1302	201
060140900491	1102	Bishop Union High	Public	9-12	301 North Fowler St.	Bishop	93514	Inyo County	Bishop Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 873-4275	613	33	18.8	44.9%	244 (39.8%)	3 (0.5%)	246 (40.1%)	2 (0.3%)	81 (13.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.9%)	$7,562							41.1	43.2	1040	62
063315005157	1103	Ramona High	Public	9-12	7675 Magnolia Ave.	Riverside	92504	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8429	2,190	95	23	48.9%	188 (8.6%)	99 (4.5%)	1,797 (82.1%)	44 (2.0%)	4 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	46 (2.1%)	$9,469							41	43.7	1021	82
061674002116	1104	Hayward High	Public	9-12	1633 East Ave.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3170	1,667	83	20	70.8%	74 (4.4%)	195 (11.7%)	1,127 (67.6%)	137 (8.2%)	8 (0.5%)	48 (2.9%)	74 (4.4%)								41	52.2	821	283
063363010036	1105	Independence High (Alternative)	Public, Virtual	9-12	125 Berry St.	Roseville	95678	Placer County	Roseville Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(916) 786-0793	250	16	15.5	48.4%	143 (57.2%)	5 (2.0%)	49 (19.6%)	29 (11.6%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	11 (4.4%)	$10,637							41	37.3	1220	115
062361003577	1106	East Union High	Public	9-12	1700 North Union Rd.	Manteca	95336	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7270	1,510	78	19.4	63.3%	332 (22.0%)	41 (2.7%)	965 (63.9%)	117 (7.7%)	5 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	39 (2.6%)	$6,381							40.9	39.6	1157	51
061455001711	1107	Bullard High	Public	9-12	5445 North Palm Ave.	Fresno	93711	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4320	2,371	114	20.7	64.5%	531 (22.4%)	208 (8.8%)	1,319 (55.6%)	157 (6.6%)	19 (0.8%)	15 (0.6%)	114 (4.8%)	$8,535							40.9	48.1	909	198
060183310890	1108	PUC CALS Middle School and Early College High	Public, Charter	6-12	7350 North Figueroa St.	Los Angeles	90041	Los Angeles County	PUC CALS Middle School and Early College High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 239-0063	307	19	16.1	90.9%	8 (2.6%)	4 (1.3%)	291 (94.8%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								40.9	58.5	679	429
061970012321	1109	Kings Canyon Online	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	39500 Dunlap Rd.	Dunlap	93621	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 305-7320	154	8	20.4	82.5%	52 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (61.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	$19,213							40.9	60.5	650	459
064119006824	1110	Vista High	Public	9-12	1 Panther Dr.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 726-5611	1,896	100	18.8	72.9%	192 (10.1%)	22 (1.2%)	1,578 (83.2%)	30 (1.6%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	55 (2.9%)	$9,889							40.9	50.7	850	260

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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