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)
069102613694	1861	CBK Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	3939 13th St.	Riverside	92501	Riverside County	Riverside County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 826-6461	601	22	27.3	64.9%	69 (11.5%)	44 (7.3%)	451 (75.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.7%)	$56,124							13.6	14.2	1867	6
064119006812	1862	Alta Vista High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1575 Bonair Dr.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 724-3775	112	9	12.5	75.9%	6 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (91.1%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$19,747							13.6	12.1	1951	89
061152001286	1863	Mt. Olive Innovation and Technology High	Public	9-12	1400 Mt. Olive Dr.	Duarte	91010	Los Angeles County	Duarte Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 599-5900	57	5	10.5	84.2%	5 (8.8%)	1 (1.8%)	47 (82.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	$19,666							13.6	7.8	2217	354
069104508660	1864	La Sierra High	Public, Charter	7-12	1735 East Houston Ave.	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Tulare County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 733-6963	189	15	12.8	85.2%	18 (9.5%)	1 (0.5%)	157 (83.1%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.3%)								13.4	10.4	2031	167
069102410567	1865	ACCESS County Community	Public, Alternative	K-12	200 Kalmus Dr.	Costa Mesa	92628	Orange County	Orange County Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 245-6404	1,525	67	22.7	87.9%	153 (10.0%)	37 (2.4%)	1,203 (78.9%)	46 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (0.7%)	67 (4.4%)	$15,655							13.4	10.2	2048	183
060444000408	1866	Somerset High	Public	7-12	9242 East Laurel St.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 804-6548	113	10	11	77.9%	11 (9.7%)	11 (9.7%)	87 (77.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,289							13.4	12.4	1930	64
063942006572	1867	Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	2600 Vine St.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4440	110	8	13.9	61.8%	15 (13.6%)	12 (10.9%)	63 (57.3%)	11 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.2%)	$14,432							13.4	9.7	2079	212
063171004906	1868	Montecito High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	720 Ninth St.	Ramona	92065	San Diego County	Ramona City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 787-4300	97	7	13.8	79.4%	34 (35.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (57.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.2%)	$7,977							13.3	17.4	1769	99
062271003279	1869	Phoenix Continuation	Public	9-12	12971 Zanja St.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 306-8775	54	3	17.5	98.1%	2 (3.7%)	5 (9.3%)	44 (81.5%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	1 (1.9%)	$28,899							13.3	10.4	2035	166
063963006597	1870	Travis Education Center	Public	9-12	2775 DeRonde Dr.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Travis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 437-8265	71	5	14.2	59.2%	17 (23.9%)	19 (26.8%)	18 (25.4%)	7 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (12.7%)	$10,870							13.3	10.3	2040	170

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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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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