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)
062308003516	471	Arroyo Grande High	Public	9-12	495 Valley Rd.	Arroyo Grande	93420	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3200	1,976	97	20.2	48.8%	954 (48.3%)	14 (0.7%)	807 (40.8%)	64 (3.2%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	118 (6.0%)	$5,281							70.2	69.6	487	16
060192611633	472	Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High	Public, Charter	9-12	644 West 17th St.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 342-2870	455	26	17.8	96.3%	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	439 (96.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)								70.2	67.3	522	50
061623002026	473	Santana High	Public	9-12	9915 North Magnolia Ave.	Santee	92071	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 956-0211	1,712	18	96.9	50.0%	925 (54.0%)	28 (1.6%)	543 (31.7%)	63 (3.7%)	7 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	141 (8.2%)	$10,820							70.2	78.5	356	117
062271003387	474	Taft Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	5461 Winnetka Ave.	Woodland Hills	91364	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 227-3600	2,236	99	22.6	52.3%	908 (40.6%)	135 (6.0%)	854 (38.2%)	237 (10.6%)	1 (0.0%)	10 (0.4%)	91 (4.1%)	$9,958							70.1	76.4	390	84
060246912240	475	Big Sur Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	304 Foam St.	Monterey	93940	Monterey County	Big Sur Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 324-4573	89	4	21.4	27.0%	47 (52.8%)	1 (1.1%)	27 (30.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	12 (13.5%)								70.1	78.7	348	127
063363003513	476	Woodcreek High	Public	9-12	2551 Woodcreek Oaks Blvd.	Roseville	95747	Placer County	Roseville Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 771-6565	1,902	86	22.1	39.8%	1,040 (54.7%)	65 (3.4%)	407 (21.4%)	247 (13.0%)	22 (1.2%)	17 (0.9%)	86 (4.5%)	$7,303							70.1	75.5	406	70
060218208027	477	PUC Community Charter Mid and PUC Community Charter Early College High	Public, Charter	6-12	11500 Eldridge Ave.	Lake View Terrace	91342	Los Angeles County	PUC Community Charter Mid & PUC Community Charter Early Col	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 485-0951	777	36	21.5	86.9%	6 (0.8%)	7 (0.9%)	753 (96.9%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)								70.1	60.6	648	171
061207001342	478	El Dorado High	Public	9-12	561 Canal St.	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	El Dorado Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 622-3634	1,195	55	21.5	34.1%	734 (61.4%)	7 (0.6%)	316 (26.4%)	25 (2.1%)	17 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (7.4%)	$13,116							70.1	67.2	525	47
063864011264	479	Otay Ranch Senior High	Public	9-12	1250 Olympic Pkwy.	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 591-5000	2,546	104	24.5	30.2%	335 (13.2%)	166 (6.5%)	1,237 (48.6%)	600 (23.6%)	14 (0.5%)	14 (0.5%)	179 (7.0%)	$6,459							70.1	76.6	388	91
062785007799	480	Oak View High	Public	9-12	5701 Conifer St.	Oak Park	91377	Ventura County	Oak Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 735-3217	28	3	9.2	32.1%	18 (64.3%)	1 (3.6%)	6 (21.4%)	1 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.1%)	$25,238							70.1	30.2	1410	930

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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.