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)
060837014566	1251	Oak Bridge Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1350 East Lassen Ave.	Chico	95973	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 897-8877	141	9	15.9	54.6%	62 (44.0%)	7 (5.0%)	46 (32.6%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (14.9%)								35.7	32.5	1344	93
062271011626	1252	Santee Education Complex	Public	9-12	1921 South Maple Ave.	Los Angeles	90640	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 763-1000	1,680	86	19.5	89.1%	16 (1.0%)	80 (4.8%)	1,575 (93.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.4%)	$13,023							35.6	39.2	1166	86
060151914018	1253	EPIC Charter (Excellence Performance Innovation Citizenship)	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	100 South Anaheim Blvd. Ste. 1	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	EPIC CHRTR(Excellence Perf Innovation Citzenship) District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(657) 220-1000	1,064	35	30.5	45.5%	239 (22.5%)	156 (14.7%)	465 (43.7%)	40 (3.8%)	4 (0.4%)	15 (1.4%)	145 (13.6%)								35.6	40.6	1120	133
060197110729	1254	Oakland Military Institute College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3877 Lusk St.	Oakland	94608	Alameda County	Oakland Military Inst College Prep Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 594-3900	518	33	15.6	89.0%	7 (1.4%)	88 (17.0%)	341 (65.8%)	68 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)								35.5	43	1043	211
060981001044	1255	Corning High	Public	9-12	643 Blackburn Ave.	Corning	96021	Tehama County	Corning Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 824-8000	956	53	18.1	82.4%	239 (25.0%)	7 (0.7%)	641 (67.1%)	18 (1.9%)	16 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	30 (3.1%)	$3,921							35.5	29.7	1424	169
060141406031	1256	Santa Barbara Senior High	Public	9-12	700 East Anapamu St.	Santa Barbara	93103	Santa Barbara County	Santa Barbara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 966-9101	2,046	96	21.2	60.4%	633 (30.9%)	14 (0.7%)	1,262 (61.7%)	29 (1.4%)	8 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	93 (4.5%)	$11,746							35.5	42	1074	182
060797005777	1257	Central East High	Public	9-12	3535 North Cornelia Ave.	Fresno	93722	Fresno County	Central Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 276-0280	1,754	88	19.9	82.4%	117 (6.7%)	186 (10.6%)	1,151 (65.6%)	255 (14.5%)	10 (0.6%)	8 (0.5%)	26 (1.5%)	$6,459							35.4	35.5	1263	6
062271007768	1258	Whitman Continuation	Public	9-12	7795 Rosewood Ave.	Los Angeles	90036	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 651-0645	51	4	12.6	86.3%	3 (5.9%)	7 (13.7%)	41 (80.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,581							35.4	11.5	1970	712
063567006084	1259	Santa Maria High	Public	9-12	901 South Broadway	Santa Maria	93454	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 925-2567	3,110	146	21.3	81.4%	42 (1.4%)	5 (0.2%)	3,013 (96.9%)	33 (1.1%)	7 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	$9,635							35.4	23.3	1612	353
060246212040	1260	ARISE High	Public, Charter	9-12	3301 East 12th St. Ste. 205	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	ARISE High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 436-5487	400	26	15.5	78.3%	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	377 (94.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)								35.4	35	1280	20

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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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