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)
060218414282	731	KIPP Navigate College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	1750 South White Rd.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	KIPP Navigate College Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 673-4892	338	21	16	74.0%	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	247 (73.1%)	79 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)								55.7	54.4	772	41
060429000386	732	Beaumont Senior High	Public	9-12	39139 Cherry Valley Blvd.	Beaumont	92223	Riverside County	Beaumont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 845-3171	3,328	125	26.5	62.2%	727 (21.8%)	240 (7.2%)	1,932 (58.1%)	217 (6.5%)	24 (0.7%)	4 (0.1%)	174 (5.2%)	$6,048							55.7	60.8	640	92
064251010912	733	Golden Valley High	Public	9-12	27051 Robert C. Lee Pkwy.	Santa Clarita	91321	Los Angeles County	William S. Hart Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 298-8140	2,073	90	23	40.4%	338 (16.3%)	188 (9.1%)	1,237 (59.7%)	240 (11.6%)	3 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	63 (3.0%)	$10,890							55.7	67.6	515	218
064235006930	734	Wheatland Union High	Public	9-12	1010 Wheatland Rd.	Wheatland	95692	Yuba County	Wheatland Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 633-3100	1,048	50	20.8	80.3%	444 (42.4%)	38 (3.6%)	338 (32.3%)	72 (6.9%)	6 (0.6%)	11 (1.0%)	138 (13.2%)	$12,580							55.6	69.1	498	236
060225710849	735	Animo Pat Brown	Public, Charter	9-12	8255 Beach St.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Animo Pat Brown District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 585-3312	605	26	22.8	97.5%	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	599 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								55.6	47.5	923	188
060151613715	736	Harbor Springs Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	27740 Jefferson Ave.	Temecula	92590	Riverside County	Harbor Springs Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 252-8800	277	11	25.6	53.8%	91 (32.9%)	13 (4.7%)	127 (45.8%)	16 (5.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.1%)								55.6	39.7	1147	411
061455013893	737	Phillip J Patino School of Entrepreneurship	Public	9-12	2000 East Cambridge Ave.	Fresno	93703	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7360	243	16	14.9	83.5%	20 (8.2%)	18 (7.4%)	187 (77.0%)	9 (3.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$12,890							55.5	64.3	574	163
060005201477	738	Eureka Senior High	Public	9-12	1915 J St.	Eureka	95501	Humboldt County	Eureka City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 441-2508	1,295	62	20.9	63.4%	627 (48.4%)	27 (2.1%)	306 (23.6%)	142 (11.0%)	68 (5.3%)	16 (1.2%)	109 (8.4%)								55.5	56.5	725	13
064251007369	739	Learning Post Academy (Alternative)	Public, Virtual	7-12	24825 North Newhall Ave.	Santa Clarita	91321	Los Angeles County	William S. Hart Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(661) 255-8338	385	15	25.7	24.7%	170 (44.2%)	14 (3.6%)	145 (37.7%)	27 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.0%)	$9,234							55.5	67	528	211
061392001589	740	Fontana High	Public	9-12	9453 Citrus Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5500	2,459	126	19.5	89.9%	37 (1.5%)	61 (2.5%)	2,327 (94.6%)	18 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	8 (0.3%)								55.4	47.1	934	194

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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:

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

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.