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)
062982004642	1651	Ridgeview High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	5944 Maxwell Dr.	Paradise	95969	Butte County	Paradise Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 872-6422	53	5	10.7	73.6%	37 (69.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (13.2%)	1 (1.9%)	3 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.5%)								20.9	25.2	1553	98
060207914199	1652	Diego Hills Central Public Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4348 54th St.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	Diego Hills Central Public Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 286-0312	301	16	19.3	87.4%	10 (3.3%)	49 (16.3%)	196 (65.1%)	15 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	25 (8.3%)								20.8	21.8	1648	4
060202510845	1653	Ivy Academia	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5975 Shoup Ave.	Woodland Hills	91367	Los Angeles County	Ivy Academia District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 716-0771	410	19	21.4	90.2%	33 (8.0%)	36 (8.8%)	290 (70.7%)	28 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.4%)								20.8	41.6	1086	567
064206003032	1654	West Park Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2695 South Valentine Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	West Park Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 233-6501	172	8	21	84.9%	36 (20.9%)	4 (2.3%)	126 (73.3%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$10,953							20.8	25	1558	96
060185412022	1655	Antelope Valley Learning Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	37212 47th St. East	Palmdale	93552	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Learning Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 272-0044	1,057	36	29.3	89.3%	70 (6.6%)	111 (10.5%)	815 (77.1%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	45 (4.3%)								20.7	18.9	1724	69
062271012493	1656	New Open World Academy K-12	Public, Alternative	K-12	3201 West Eighth St.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 480-3700	935	46	20.2	97.2%	28 (3.0%)	33 (3.5%)	816 (87.3%)	47 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.1%)	$9,772							20.7	24.8	1570	86
060232614321	1657	Entrepreneur High	Public, Charter	9-12	26655 Highland Ave.	Highland	92346	San Bernardino County	Entrepreneur High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-8458	520	24	21.8	77.5%	31 (6.0%)	101 (19.4%)	366 (70.4%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	11 (2.1%)								20.7	24.2	1585	72
061954012155	1658	Mira Monte High	Public	9-12	1800 South Fairfax Rd.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 366-1800	2,170	89	24.4	94.1%	66 (3.0%)	82 (3.8%)	1,976 (91.1%)	17 (0.8%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	25 (1.2%)	$7,606							20.6	21.8	1649	9
069102108529	1659	Monterey County Home Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	901 Blanco Cir.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Monterey County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 755-0331	254	14	18	74.0%	50 (19.7%)	1 (0.4%)	195 (76.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	$11,038							20.6	35.4	1264	395
060282009516	1660	Littlerock High	Public	9-12	10833 East Avenue R	Littlerock	93543	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 944-5209	1,526	68	22.5	71.4%	111 (7.3%)	52 (3.4%)	1,312 (86.0%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	41 (2.7%)	$9,647							20.5	22.9	1622	38

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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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