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)
060150114258	1501	Olive Grove Charter - Buellton	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	240 East Highway 246	Buellton	93427	Santa Barbara County	Olive Grove Charter - Buellton District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 623-1111	29	3	9.8	48.3%	11 (37.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (55.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.9%)								27	27.7	1488	13
063021004712	1502	Perris High	Public	9-12	175 East Nuevo Rd.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Perris Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 657-2171	2,106	96	21.8	93.9%	33 (1.6%)	109 (5.2%)	1,913 (90.8%)	20 (0.9%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	27 (1.3%)	$14,000							26.9	21	1674	172
062553003843	1503	Seaside High	Public	9-12	2200 Noche Buena St.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3530	1,134	59	19.3	78.0%	55 (4.9%)	44 (3.9%)	920 (81.1%)	67 (5.9%)	3 (0.3%)	21 (1.9%)	23 (2.0%)	$5,361							26.9	24.4	1580	77
060187213892	1504	John Henry High	Public, Charter	9-12	1402 Marina Way South	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	John Henry High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 235-2439	285	11	25.8	75.4%	5 (1.8%)	8 (2.8%)	268 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)								26.9	20.7	1686	182
063759006369	1505	South Fork High	Public	9-12	6831 Avenue of the Giants	Miranda	95553	Humboldt County	Southern Humboldt Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 943-3144	202	14	14.7	57.9%	154 (76.2%)	1 (0.5%)	24 (11.9%)	2 (1.0%)	4 (2.0%)	2 (1.0%)	13 (6.4%)								26.8	41.5	1091	414
062927013007	1506	Condor High	Public	9-12	1800 Solar Dr.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-2552	422	24	17.7	69.2%	42 (10.0%)	4 (0.9%)	359 (85.1%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	$11,739							26.8	17.4	1765	259
060285009517	1507	Prospects High (Alternative)	Public, Alternative	K-12	820 West Second St.	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7490	283	19	14.9	69.6%	58 (20.5%)	59 (20.8%)	134 (47.3%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	20 (7.1%)	$5,328							26.7	17.1	1779	272
062115002537	1508	Laton High	Public	9-12	6449 DeWoody	Laton	93242	Fresno County	Laton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 922-4080	153	14	11.1	77.1%	21 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$3,277							26.7	20.8	1683	175
062271003023	1509	John C. Fremont Senior High	Public	9-12	7676 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-1200	2,002	106	18.9	96.2%	33 (1.6%)	162 (8.1%)	1,784 (89.1%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (1.0%)	$10,992							26.7	25.4	1548	39
061983012859	1510	Kingsburg Independent Study High	Public, Virtual	9-12	2311 Sierra St.	Kingsburg	93631	Fresno County	Kingsburg Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 897-3880	61	2	31.1	83.6%	18 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (63.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.9%)								26.6	30.8	1392	118

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.