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)
060797007672	2231	Pershing Continuation High	Public	9-12	855 West Nielsen	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 268-2272	121	8	14.3	86.8%	8 (6.6%)	25 (20.7%)	83 (68.6%)	4 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,447							7.3	9.2	2121	110
060912000935	2232	Cambridge High	Public	9-12	516 Baker St.	Coalinga	93210	Fresno County	Coalinga-Huron Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 935-7565	68	5	13.3	89.7%	7 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	$16							7.3	6.6	2290	58
063801009446	2233	Jane Frederick High	Public	9-12	1141 East Weber Ave.	Stockton	95205	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7340	189	11	16.4	88.4%	6 (3.2%)	34 (18.0%)	132 (69.8%)	10 (5.3%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$15,066							7.3	7.8	2211	22
062913004497	2234	Prospect High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	2060 Second St.	Oroville	95965	Butte County	Oroville Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 538-2330	110	9	12.3	95.5%	49 (44.5%)	2 (1.8%)	30 (27.3%)	3 (2.7%)	14 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.0%)								7.3	7.7	2222	12
069103013693	2235	San Diego County Court	Public, Alternative	K-12	2801 Meadow Lark Dr.	San Diego	92123	San Diego County	San Diego County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 298-6857	176	20	8.6	98.3%	12 (6.8%)	45 (25.6%)	112 (63.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	$14,751							7.3	8.6	2157	78
069102010961	2236	Valley Atwater Community	Public	6-12	1800 Matthew Ave.	Atwater	95301	Merced County	Merced County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 381-4550	9	3	2.8	88.9%	1 (11.1%)	1 (11.1%)	6 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)	$32,954							7.3			(n/a)
060142106113	2237	Renaissance High	Public	9-12	333 North Palm Ave.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Santa Paula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 525-4407	121	6	21.9	90.1%	4 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$12,841							7.3	7.5	2235	2
060912010205	2238	Chesnut High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	16673 Palmer	Huron	93234	Fresno County	Coalinga-Huron Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 945-2066	30	3	9.8	90.0%	1 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,099							7.2			(n/a)
060006501243	2239	Sierra Vista High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	8470 Avenue 406	Dinuba	93618	Tulare County	Dinuba Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 595-7240	74	7	10.4	91.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,918							7.2	12	1954	285
063255005031	2240	Greenwood Academy	Public	9-12	831 Chanslor Ave.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1402	218	14	15.4	74.8%	18 (8.3%)	52 (23.9%)	123 (56.4%)	15 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.7%)	$10,413							7.1	8.3	2185	55

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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

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.