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)
061111007694	2181	Amistad High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	83-501 Dillon Ave.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 775-3570	196	15	13	91.8%	4 (2.0%)	2 (1.0%)	183 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	$19,790							7.9	8.9	2138	43
060133210598	2182	Vista Nueva Career and Technology High	Public	9-12	2035 North Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2750	134	13	10.7	97.0%	5 (3.7%)	24 (17.9%)	88 (65.7%)	5 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	8 (6.0%)								7.9	8.3	2186	4
062271002801	2183	Jane Addams Continuation	Public	9-12	16341 Donmetz St.	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 271-2946	114	6	18.6	86.8%	8 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (88.6%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	$15,889							7.9	9.3	2103	80
063498005925	2184	Peninsula High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	860 Hinckley Rd.	Burlingame	94010	San Mateo County	San Mateo Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 558-2402	186	13	14.8	40.9%	8 (4.3%)	1 (0.5%)	152 (81.7%)	8 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.4%)	7 (3.8%)								7.9	10.2	2045	139
060282000204	2185	Desert Winds Continuation High	Public	9-12	415 East Kettering St.	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 948-7555	623	28	22.4	78.5%	34 (5.5%)	187 (30.0%)	357 (57.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.4%)	$5,622							7.8	10.3	2038	147
063531006001	2186	Lorin Griset Academy	Public	9-12	1915 West McFadden	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 648-2900	300	18	16.7	85.3%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	297 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,109							7.8	10	2063	123
062466003703	2187	Yosemite High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1900 G St.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 325-1600	355	23	15.3	90.1%	38 (10.7%)	25 (7.0%)	272 (76.6%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.3%)	$12,315							7.8	7.6	2224	37
061182013019	2188	Calero High	Public	10-12	420 Calero Ave.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-7600	164	10	16.8	61.6%	5 (3.0%)	4 (2.4%)	145 (88.4%)	6 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$14,363							7.8	11.6	1968	220
060003307695	2189	Westside High	Public	9-12	22368 South Sixth St.	South Dos Palos	93665	Merced County	Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 392-0280	78	4	18.5	93.6%	11 (14.1%)	4 (5.1%)	56 (71.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,944							7.8	7.6	2225	36
062271002908	2190	Central High	Public	9-12	716 East 14th St.	Los Angeles	90021	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 745-1901	292	17	16.7	84.9%	11 (3.8%)	19 (6.5%)	252 (86.3%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$16,047							7.8	9	2130	60

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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