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)
062982004640	1411	Paradise Senior High	Public	9-12	5911 Maxwell Dr.	Paradise	95969	Butte County	Paradise Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 872-6425	506	26	19.3	50.8%	364 (71.9%)	2 (0.4%)	91 (18.0%)	7 (1.4%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.3%)								30.4	35.7	1259	152
063417010049	1412	Pacific High	Public	9-12	1020 Pacific St.	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6419	1,222	61	20	96.1%	50 (4.1%)	121 (9.9%)	1,001 (81.9%)	15 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	27 (2.2%)	$9,037							30.2	25.3	1549	137
063645006203	1413	Shandon High	Public	9-12	101 South First St.	Shandon	93461	San Luis Obispo County	Shandon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 238-0286	85	7	13	68.2%	9 (10.6%)	1 (1.2%)	75 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								30.2	38.1	1203	210
063697206461	1414	Silverado High	Public	9-12	14048 Cobalt Rd.	Victorville	92392	San Bernardino County	Victor Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 955-3353	2,171	97	22.2	77.6%	102 (4.7%)	447 (20.6%)	1,441 (66.4%)	49 (2.3%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	115 (5.3%)	$6,216							30.2	25.4	1546	132
062271014630	1415	Virtual Academy of Business & Entrepreneurship	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	19451 Wyandotte St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(818) 821-0336	741	44	16.9	83.7%	56 (7.6%)	134 (18.1%)	505 (68.2%)	18 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.4%)								30.1	30.9	1384	31
062271012314	1416	Contreras Learning Center-Academic Leadership Community	Public	9-12	322 Lucas Ave.	Los Angeles	90017	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 240-3815	454	23	19.8	95.8%	7 (1.5%)	7 (1.5%)	422 (93.0%)	15 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$10,422							30.1	23.6	1600	184
061632509143	1417	Puente Hills High	Public, Alternative	K-12	15430 Shadybend Dr.	Hacienda Heights	91745	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-3400	162	21	7.5	65.4%	4 (2.5%)	5 (3.1%)	138 (85.2%)	11 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)								30.1	18.3	1740	323
061954002340	1418	Bakersfield High	Public	9-12	1241 G St.	Bakersfield	93301	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 324-9841	3,024	121	25	84.2%	393 (13.0%)	325 (10.7%)	2,178 (72.0%)	45 (1.5%)	32 (1.1%)	8 (0.3%)	42 (1.4%)	$8,062							30.1	43.4	1030	388
060006910646	1419	Valley Center Prep	Public, Alternative	K-12	28751-U Cole Grade Rd.	Valley Center	92082	San Diego County	Valley Center-Pauma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 751-0455	78	4	21.3	64.1%	11 (14.1%)	1 (1.3%)	47 (60.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	$12,966							30.1	28.3	1466	47
062271014635	1420	Virtual Academy of the Arts & Entertainment	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1254 East Helmick St.	Carson	90746	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(424) 444-0488	894	51	17.6	81.2%	56 (6.3%)	122 (13.6%)	658 (73.6%)	15 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.5%)								30.1	24.9	1564	144

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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:

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

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.