Best High Schools in California

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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)
060003606335	1951	Discovery High	Public	9-12	3401 Fong Ranch Rd.	Sacramento	95834	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 928-5200	128	10	13.1	81.3%	7 (5.5%)	41 (32.0%)	61 (47.7%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	14 (10.9%)	$17,356							11	11.1	2000	49
060384008555	1952	Banning Independent Study	Public, Alternative	K-12	1151 West Wilson St.	Banning	92220	Riverside County	Banning Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 922-0268	96	4	23.6	84.4%	9 (9.4%)	10 (10.4%)	69 (71.9%)	1 (1.0%)	4 (4.2%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$2,984							11	17.9	1750	202
060216407497	1953	School of Unlimited Learning	Public, Charter	9-12	2336 Calaveras St.	Fresno	93721	Fresno County	School of Unlimited Learning District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 500-1352	209	11	19	91.9%	9 (4.3%)	14 (6.7%)	174 (83.3%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.8%)								11	25.3	1550	403
062271003134	1954	Robert H. Lewis Continuation	Public	9-12	12508 Wicks St.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 394-3980	74	4	18.5	91.9%	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (95.9%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,651							10.9	12.9	1909	45
063697214284	1955	Goodwill Independent Study	Public	7-12	16350 Mojave Dr.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 955-3440	180	6	29.4	83.9%	4 (2.2%)	56 (31.1%)	109 (60.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (5.6%)								10.9	10.4	2036	81
062271011627	1956	Cal Burke High	Public	9-12	14630 Lanark St.	Panorama City	91402	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 781-7665	111	7	15.6	100.0%	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	105 (94.6%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$12,677							10.9	7.5	2233	277
061692002149	1957	Alessandro High	Public	9-12	831 East Devonshire Ave.	Hemet	92543	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 765-5182	344	21	16.3	93.6%	42 (12.2%)	44 (12.8%)	237 (68.9%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.2%)	$10,945							10.9	11.9	1959	2
062271003082	1958	Highland Park Continuation	Public	9-12	928 North Ave. 53	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 254-3421	57	4	14.9	91.2%	1 (1.8%)	1 (1.8%)	54 (94.7%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,691							10.8	9.8	2075	117
062580007213	1959	Bayside Community Day	Public	7-12	24501 Cactus Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-7890	118	11	10.7	87.3%	4 (3.4%)	9 (7.6%)	100 (84.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	$16,085							10.8	10.6	2023	64
060177000048	1960	Island High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	500 Pacific Ave.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4024	85	8	10.8	77.6%	14 (16.5%)	13 (15.3%)	37 (43.5%)	9 (10.6%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.6%)	$27,819							10.8	19.3	1716	244

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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

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.