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)
063560007869	581	Ark Independent Studies	Public	6-12	840 North Branciforte Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3898	52	2	21.6	36.5%	24 (46.2%)	1 (1.9%)	23 (44.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.7%)								62.6	73.1	435	146
063471005845	582	Arroyo High	Public	9-12	15701 Lorenzo Ave.	San Lorenzo	94580	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-4000	1,542	62	24.9	68.6%	123 (8.0%)	79 (5.1%)	745 (48.3%)	504 (32.7%)	7 (0.5%)	29 (1.9%)	52 (3.4%)	$6,356							62.5	76.3	398	184
060183513857	583	Alliance Marine - Innovation and Technology 6-12 Complex	Public, Charter	6-12	11933 Allegheny St.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Alliance Marine - Innovation and Technical 6-12 Complex Dis	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(747) 223-2649	1,074	47	22.7	90.3%	23 (2.1%)	14 (1.3%)	998 (92.9%)	21 (2.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.2%)								62.5	62.7	603	20
061146001278	584	Warren (Earl) High	Public	9-12	8141 De Palma St.	Downey	90241	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 869-7306	3,471	144	24	70.0%	131 (3.8%)	144 (4.1%)	3,099 (89.3%)	61 (1.8%)	3 (0.1%)	11 (0.3%)	20 (0.6%)	$15,579							62.5	61.1	632	48
061086011206	585	Cesar E. Chavez High	Public	9-12	800 Browning Rd.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 720-4501	1,351	59	22.8	86.4%	20 (1.5%)	7 (0.5%)	1,185 (87.7%)	134 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	$11,604							62.4	69.4	495	90
064356007048	586	Yucaipa High	Public	9-12	33000 Yucaipa Blvd.	Yucaipa	92399	San Bernardino County	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 797-0106	2,786	120	23.2	59.4%	1,274 (45.7%)	42 (1.5%)	1,326 (47.6%)	56 (2.0%)	9 (0.3%)	4 (0.1%)	68 (2.4%)	$6,512							62.4	58.5	683	97
060240712259	587	Alliance Morgan McKinzie High	Public, Charter	9-12	110 South Townsend Ave.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Alliance Morgan McKinzie High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 526-8198	470	24	19.2	95.7%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	466 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								62.3	52.3	815	228
060162914107	588	Sage Oak Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1473 Ford St.	Redlands	92373	San Bernardino County	Sage Oak Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(888) 435-4445	3,362	160	21	41.9%	1,142 (34.0%)	92 (2.7%)	1,675 (49.8%)	196 (5.8%)	10 (0.3%)	7 (0.2%)	233 (6.9%)								62.3	67.6	514	74
060166408673	589	Alameda Community Learning Center	Public, Charter	6-12	1900 Third St.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Community Learning Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 995-4300	389	18	21.2	36.8%	80 (20.6%)	51 (13.1%)	76 (19.5%)	128 (32.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (12.3%)								62.2	82	299	290
060985001061	590	Norco High	Public	9-12	2065 Temescal Ave.	Norco	92860	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3241	2,026	85	23.7	70.6%	779 (38.5%)	41 (2.0%)	1,051 (51.9%)	75 (3.7%)	11 (0.5%)	12 (0.6%)	55 (2.7%)	$8,152							62.2	56.3	727	137

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Public School Districts and Their Services: 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.