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)
062271013579	1001	Humanities and Arts (HARTS) Academy of Los Angeles	Public	9-12	24300 South Western Ave.	Harbor City	90710	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 257-4300	312	22	14	76.0%	21 (6.7%)	49 (15.7%)	208 (66.7%)	17 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	8 (2.6%)	$10,088							44.9	36.2	1245	244
062955008267	1002	Desert Hot Springs High	Public	9-12	65850 Pierson Blvd.	Desert Hot Springs	92240	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 288-7000	1,718	87	19.6	96.9%	146 (8.5%)	103 (6.0%)	1,387 (80.7%)	15 (0.9%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (3.1%)	$13,930							44.8	29.3	1435	433
060142702295	1003	Vantage Point Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10862 Spenceville Rd.	Penn Valley	95946	Nevada County	Penn Valley Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 432-5312	37	2	17	70.3%	28 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.1%)	$14,632							44.7	12.9	1910	907
060227912848	1004	Alliance Renee and Meyer Luskin Academy High	Public, Charter	9-12	2941 West 70th St.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Alliance Renee and Meyer Luskin Academy High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 905-1210	520	28	18.3	98.5%	2 (0.4%)	88 (16.9%)	424 (81.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)								44.7	30.7	1395	391
063864006488	1005	Montgomery Senior High	Public	9-12	3250 Palm Ave.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-3800	1,658	77	21.5	81.2%	142 (8.6%)	25 (1.5%)	1,312 (79.1%)	111 (6.7%)	20 (1.2%)	5 (0.3%)	43 (2.6%)	$7,652							44.7	43.5	1026	21
060151414257	1006	Latitude 37.8 High	Public, Charter	9-12	1045 Derby Ave.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Latitude 37.8 High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 568-7936	350	29	12.1	60.3%	30 (8.6%)	49 (14.0%)	234 (66.9%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.7%)								44.7	53.1	798	208
060006810542	1007	Liberty High	Public	9-12	12220 Road 36	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 645-3500	700	35	19.8	38.3%	296 (42.3%)	11 (1.6%)	337 (48.1%)	35 (5.0%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (2.0%)	$11,206							44.6	57.2	705	302
060939000946	1008	Colton High	Public	9-12	777 West Valley Blvd.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5005	1,768	93	18.9	89.4%	27 (1.5%)	37 (2.1%)	1,686 (95.4%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.6%)	$7,730							44.6	32.1	1357	349
060173308715	1009	Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	12731 Ramona Blvd. Ste. 201	Irwindale	91706	Los Angeles County	Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(626) 814-0161	267	11	24.6	86.5%	26 (9.7%)	5 (1.9%)	212 (79.4%)	8 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.7%)								44.6	33.9	1305	296
061954002343	1010	East Bakersfield High	Public	9-12	2200 Quincy St.	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 871-7221	2,420	99	24.3	91.2%	112 (4.6%)	109 (4.5%)	2,163 (89.4%)	16 (0.7%)	10 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.4%)	$8,489							44.6	42.4	1060	50

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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