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)
063363005189	2131	Adelante High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	350 Atlantic St.	Roseville	95678	Placer County	Roseville Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 782-3155	98	8	11.5	64.3%	34 (34.7%)	3 (3.1%)	42 (42.9%)	3 (3.1%)	2 (2.0%)	1 (1.0%)	9 (9.2%)	$20,063							8.6	6.9	2274	143
064015006641	2132	Hillview High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1701 San Juan St.	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7356	203	11	19	87.7%	14 (6.9%)	3 (1.5%)	178 (87.7%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$15,692							8.5	13	1904	228
062223002655	2133	Liberty High	Public	9-12	660 West Walnut St.	Lodi	95240	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7633	134	8	16.2	84.3%	25 (18.7%)	1 (0.7%)	100 (74.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.2%)	$17,892							8.5	10.8	2009	124
060962014520	2134	Compton STEP	Public, Alternative	K-12	417 West Alondra Blvd.	Compton	90220	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 639-4321	17	2	8.2	64.7%	0 (0.0%)	11 (64.7%)	5 (29.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.9%)								8.5	6.8	2277	143
063311009429	2135	River Delta High/Elementary (Alternative)	Public, Alternative	K-12	525 So. Second St.	Rio Vista	95615	Sacramento County	River Delta Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 374-1324	28	2	14.1	60.7%	12 (42.9%)	2 (7.1%)	9 (32.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)	4 (14.3%)	$9,940							8.5	23.5	1603	532
061336001526	2136	Sem Yeto Continuation High	Public	10-12	205 East Atlantic Ave.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 438-3170	347	20	17.7	61.1%	43 (12.4%)	62 (17.9%)	206 (59.4%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.0%)	20 (5.8%)	$7,812							8.5	9.4	2098	38
063726006307	2137	Dario Cassina High	Public	10-12	251 South Barretta St.	Sonora	95370	Tuolumne County	Sonora Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 532-1587	64	3	18.4	59.4%	41 (64.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (31.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	$12,756							8.5	8.3	2182	45
061062001179	2138	King (Martin Luther) High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	635 B St.	Davis	95616	Yolo County	Davis Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 757-5425	58	6	9.9	56.9%	17 (29.3%)	3 (5.2%)	32 (55.2%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.6%)								8.5	19.1	1720	418
060687009340	2139	Calaveras Unified Alternative-Sierra Hills Education Center	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	501 Gold Strike Rd.	San Andreas	95249	Calaveras County	Calaveras Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(209) 754-2123	111	4	26.1	48.6%	74 (66.7%)	2 (1.8%)	20 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.9%)								8.5	21.3	1662	477
060164110364	2140	Provisional Accelerated Learning Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2450 Blake St.	San Bernardino	92407	San Bernardino County	Provisional Accelerated Learning Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 887-7002	242	14	17.2	80.6%	13 (5.4%)	36 (14.9%)	173 (71.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.7%)	12 (5.0%)								8.5	11.2	1985	155

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.