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)
060154914363	1341	Pivot Charter School North Valley II	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	1350 East Ninth St. Ste. 150	Chico	95928	Butte County	Pivot Charter School North Valley II District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 636-4479	106	7	16.1	65.1%	52 (49.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (27.4%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (16.0%)								32.9	31.5	1373	32
062610003906	1342	Mountain Empire High	Public	9-12	3305 Buckman Springs Rd.	Pine Valley	91962	San Diego County	Mountain Empire Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 473-8601	422	22	18.8	51.7%	131 (31.0%)	11 (2.6%)	255 (60.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	$11,673							32.8	29	1446	104
061926009556	1343	Jurupa Valley High	Public	9-12	10551 Bellegrave Ave.	Jurupa Valley	91752	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2600	1,638	71	23	83.9%	75 (4.6%)	18 (1.1%)	1,480 (90.4%)	28 (1.7%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	28 (1.7%)	$11,146							32.8	35.6	1262	81
061233001414	1344	Valley High	Public	9-12	6300 Ehrhardt Ave.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 689-6500	1,629	83	19.6	77.2%	61 (3.7%)	174 (10.7%)	800 (49.1%)	471 (28.9%)	9 (0.6%)	47 (2.9%)	67 (4.1%)	$8,185							32.8	43	1046	298
060000103278	1345	Vasquez High	Public	9-12	33630 Red Rover Mine Rd.	Acton	93510	Los Angeles County	Acton-Agua Dulce Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 269-0451	375	22	17	70.4%	139 (37.1%)	7 (1.9%)	206 (54.9%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	$8,176							32.8	56	733	612
060690000634	1346	Calexico High	Public	9-12	1030 Encinas Ave.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3980	2,718	118	23	82.9%	9 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2,693 (99.1%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.3%)								32.8	33.9	1306	40
060171310897	1347	Los Angeles College Prep Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	625 Coleman Ave.	Los Angeles	90042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles College Prep Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 257-1499	41	4	10.1	68.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (85.4%)	2 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.8%)								32.7	27.5	1493	146
060247013741	1348	TEACH Technical Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	10616 South Western Ave.	Los Angeles	90047	Los Angeles County	TEACH Technical Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 872-0707	406	23	17.5	92.9%	4 (1.0%)	139 (34.2%)	263 (64.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								32.7	36.9	1230	118
061954002347	1349	Kern Valley High	Public	9-12	3340 Erskine Creek Rd.	Lake Isabella	93240	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 379-2611	484	29	16.6	78.1%	338 (69.8%)	5 (1.0%)	99 (20.5%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)	$16,634							32.6	21.7	1650	301
062949011462	1350	Pajaro Valley High	Public	9-12	500 Harkins Slough Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-8102	1,428	66	21.6	78.9%	20 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1,383 (96.8%)	18 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)								32.6	26.9	1507	157

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.