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)
060194014169	1171	Altus Schools East County	Public, Charter	7-12	111 Fletcher Pkwy.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Altus Schools East County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 678-2020	257	8	34.1	69.3%	52 (20.2%)	19 (7.4%)	155 (60.3%)	5 (1.9%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (8.2%)								38.6	49	890	281
061233007700	1172	Las Flores High (Alternative)	Public, Alternative	K-12	6131 Orange Ave.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 427-5428	689	27	25.8	52.0%	106 (15.4%)	102 (14.8%)	253 (36.7%)	113 (16.4%)	7 (1.0%)	22 (3.2%)	86 (12.5%)	$8,256							38.6	38.6	1185	13
060001708297	1173	Granite Hills High	Public	9-12	22900 Esaws Rd.	Apple Valley	92307	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 961-2290	1,759	79	22.3	71.1%	474 (26.9%)	187 (10.6%)	1,015 (57.7%)	38 (2.2%)	3 (0.2%)	7 (0.4%)	31 (1.8%)	$8,075							38.6	34.9	1281	108
063384011078	1174	Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High	Public	9-12	451 McClatchy Way	Sacramento	95818	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5010	195	13	15.1	68.2%	19 (9.7%)	39 (20.0%)	98 (50.3%)	22 (11.3%)	2 (1.0%)	5 (2.6%)	10 (5.1%)	$13,282							38.6	44.3	1006	168
060200611480	1175	Northwest Prep Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2590 Piner Rd.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Northwest Prep Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 522-3320	124	7	17.2	49.2%	45 (36.3%)	4 (3.2%)	53 (42.7%)	5 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (10.5%)								38.5	37.2	1221	46
060004205341	1176	Warner Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	30951 Highway 79	Warner Springs	92086	San Diego County	Warner Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 782-3517	94	9	10.7	69.1%	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	32 (34.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (60.6%)	$21,787							38.4	29.8	1419	243
063697001140	1177	Snowline Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	9298 Sheep Creek Rd.	Phelan	92371	San Bernardino County	Snowline Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 868-6277	245	9	27.3	60.4%	76 (31.0%)	7 (2.9%)	134 (54.7%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (8.6%)	$11,431							38.4	30.8	1388	211
060142106114	1178	Santa Paula High	Public	9-12	404 North Sixth St.	Santa Paula	93060	Ventura County	Santa Paula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 525-4400	1,708	72	23.7	63.7%	45 (2.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1,646 (96.4%)	7 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	$10,080							38.3	37.4	1219	41
063531014192	1179	Advanced Learning Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	408 East Santa Clara Ave.	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 564-2100	332	30	11	69.3%	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	316 (95.2%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,625							38.3	40.6	1117	62
060218512195	1180	King-Chavez Community High	Public, Charter	9-12	201 A St.	San Diego	92101	San Diego County	King-Chavez Community High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 704-1020	258	19	13.7	95.3%	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	253 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								38.2	22.8	1628	448

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.