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)
060219213735	541	East Bay Innovation Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3400 Malcolm Ave.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	East Bay Innovation Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 577-9557	502	26	19.4	36.1%	82 (16.3%)	137 (27.3%)	197 (39.2%)	23 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (12.0%)								65.5	63.9	582	41
063315005156	542	Polytechnic High	Public	9-12	5450 Victoria Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7203	2,633	103	25.6	37.8%	570 (21.6%)	135 (5.1%)	1,784 (67.8%)	57 (2.2%)	7 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	65 (2.5%)	$7,933							65.5	62.9	599	57
069102311975	543	Bitney Prep High	Public, Charter	9-12	135 Joerschke Dr.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Nevada County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 477-1235	91	7	12.2	58.2%	37 (40.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (40.7%)	$9,207							65.5	42.8	1051	508
061455001723	544	Edison High	Public	9-12	540 East California Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-2650	2,432	107	22.7	83.1%	142 (5.8%)	262 (10.8%)	1,757 (72.2%)	197 (8.1%)	11 (0.5%)	6 (0.2%)	49 (2.0%)	$8,145							65.4	73.3	430	114
063255005022	545	El Cerrito High	Public	9-12	540 Ashbury Ave.	El Cerrito	94530	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1437	1,476	66	22.3	39.6%	426 (28.9%)	251 (17.0%)	445 (30.1%)	239 (16.2%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.2%)	87 (5.9%)	$6,202							65.3	73.6	429	116
060227413913	546	Cabrillo Point Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	13915 Danielson St. Ste 200	Poway	92064	San Diego County	Cabrillo Point Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 404-3190	4,884	155	31.5	34.7%	2,570 (52.6%)	71 (1.5%)	1,382 (28.3%)	358 (7.3%)	17 (0.3%)	13 (0.3%)	468 (9.6%)								65.1	63.9	583	37
063432008962	547	San Diego SCPA	Public	6-12	2425 Dusk Dr.	San Diego	92139	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 470-0555	1,275	57	22.2	57.3%	195 (15.3%)	90 (7.1%)	579 (45.4%)	255 (20.0%)	5 (0.4%)	7 (0.5%)	136 (10.7%)	$6,871							65.1	70.8	466	81
063025004715	548	Casa Grande High	Public	9-12	333 Casa Grande Rd.	Petaluma	94954	Sonoma County	Petaluma Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 778-4677	1,631	75	21.7	45.0%	651 (39.9%)	22 (1.3%)	778 (47.7%)	61 (3.7%)	7 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	102 (6.3%)	$7,467							65	68.8	502	46
061962006745	549	Keyes to Learning Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5709 Ninth St.	Keyes	95328	Stanislaus County	Keyes Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 634-6467	354	13	28	35.9%	157 (44.4%)	5 (1.4%)	167 (47.2%)	12 (3.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.8%)	$10,060							65	70.8	468	81
062569007784	550	Moorpark High	Public	9-12	4500 Tierra Rejada Rd.	Moorpark	93021	Ventura County	Moorpark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 378-6305	1,821	72	25.2	33.7%	595 (32.7%)	10 (0.5%)	1,007 (55.3%)	101 (5.5%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	100 (5.5%)	$5,194							65	58.4	684	134

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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