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)
060155112318	1691	Urban Discovery Academy Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	840 14th St.	San Diego	92101	San Diego County	Urban Discovery Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 788-4668	314	19	16.5	52.5%	56 (17.8%)	46 (14.6%)	179 (57.0%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.0%)								19.4	22.2	1641	50
060003202227	1692	Patricia Dreizler Continuation High	Public	9-12	1000 Del Amo St.	Redondo Beach	90277	Los Angeles County	Redondo Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 798-8690	45	5	9.4	33.3%	22 (48.9%)	1 (2.2%)	16 (35.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (13.3%)	$18,866							19.3	25.9	1535	157
060170312785	1693	Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2360 El Camino Ave.	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento County	Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 979-1788	473	14	34.2	83.7%	26 (5.5%)	86 (18.2%)	281 (59.4%)	14 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	60 (12.7%)								19.3	20.3	1699	6
060147413927	1694	B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	14281 Story Rd.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 471-4680	242	13	18.4	83.1%	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	236 (97.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)								19.3	16.7	1785	91
069102413959	1695	College and Career Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1669 East Wilshire Ave. Ste. 6	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Orange County Department of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 796-8795	156	7	22.2	95.5%	12 (7.7%)	4 (2.6%)	128 (82.1%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.8%)								19.2	21.5	1655	40
063513005946	1695	Del Amigo High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	10540 Albion Rd.	San Ramon	94582	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 479-1200	25	3	7.3	28.0%	10 (40.0%)	2 (8.0%)	5 (20.0%)	3 (12.0%)	1 (4.0%)	1 (4.0%)	3 (12.0%)	$10,250							19.2	28.5	1458	237
069103012159	1695	San Pasqual Academy	Public	9-12	17701 San Pasqual Valley Rd.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	San Diego County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 233-6003	32	7	4.5	90.6%	7 (21.9%)	8 (25.0%)	14 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (9.4%)	$20,114							19.2	20.1	1701	6
064256006972	1698	Willits High	Public	9-12	299 North Main St.	Willits	95490	Mendocino County	Willits Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 459-7700	402	29	13.8	55.5%	147 (36.6%)	4 (1.0%)	139 (34.6%)	4 (1.0%)	25 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (19.9%)	$13,652							19.2	27.9	1475	223
063255005018	1699	De Anza High	Public	9-12	5000 Valley View Rd.	Richmond	94803	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1440	1,103	56	19.6	74.0%	83 (7.5%)	208 (18.9%)	585 (53.0%)	178 (16.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.5%)	39 (3.5%)	$7,071							19.1	29.8	1420	279
063023013936	1700	South County Consortium	Public, Alternative	K-12	200 Douglas St.	Petaluma	94952	Sonoma County	Petaluma City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4641	153	17	9.2	49.7%	85 (55.6%)	6 (3.9%)	48 (31.4%)	3 (2.0%)	3 (2.0%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (3.9%)	$53,650							19.1	4.2	2330	630

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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