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)
060985000853	1831	Lee V. Pollard High	Public	9-12	185 Magnolia Ave.	Corona	92879	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3367	542	27	19.8	90.6%	57 (10.5%)	25 (4.6%)	436 (80.4%)	17 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$18,773							14.4	9.3	2110	279
060169710664	1832	San Jose Conservation Corps Charter	Public, Charter	12	1560 Berger Dr.	San Jose	95112	Santa Clara County	San Jose Conservation Corps Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 459-6404	164	8	21.1	70.7%	5 (3.0%)	6 (3.7%)	144 (87.8%)	6 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)								14.4			(n/a)
060723000658	1833	Boynton High	Public	9-12	901 Boynton Ave.	San Jose	95117	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 626-3404	179	14	12.9	65.4%	20 (11.2%)	4 (2.2%)	148 (82.7%)	5 (2.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$17,745							14.3	10.5	2026	193
063432005539	1834	Riley/New Dawn	Public, Alternative	K-12	5650 Mt. Ackerly Dr.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 302-3340	135	21	6.4	76.3%	29 (21.5%)	21 (15.6%)	64 (47.4%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (14.1%)	$33,646							14.3	12.5	1926	92
062140002562	1835	Jamison (Donald C.) High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	351 East Bush St.	Lemoore	93245	Kings County	Lemoore Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 924-6620	85	7	11.5	63.5%	14 (16.5%)	3 (3.5%)	59 (69.4%)	1 (1.2%)	7 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)								14.2	10.6	2019	184
064356007044	1836	Green Valley High	Public	9-12	35948 Susan St.	Yucaipa	92399	San Bernardino County	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 790-8580	111	11	9.6	77.5%	48 (43.2%)	2 (1.8%)	57 (51.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	$12,432							14.1	18.3	1741	95
060170012961	1837	City Heights Preparatory Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	4260 54th St.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	City Heights Preparatory Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 795-3137	141	9	15.6	92.9%	28 (19.9%)	40 (28.4%)	60 (42.6%)	11 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)								14.1	13.9	1873	36
062334012807	1838	Mountain Vista High	Public	10-12	1901 Clinton Ave.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 675-4580	166	13	12.8	95.8%	7 (4.2%)	5 (3.0%)	144 (86.7%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$2,786							14.1	15.9	1807	31
060243311072	1839	Community Collaborative Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5715 Skvarla Ave.	McClellan	95652	Sacramento County	Community Collaborative Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 286-5161	606	36	16.6	82.8%	281 (46.4%)	61 (10.1%)	195 (32.2%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.3%)	42 (6.9%)								14.1	16.3	1794	45
060006412042	1840	Butterfield Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	900 West Pioneer Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7057	384	15	25.5	86.5%	90 (23.4%)	2 (0.5%)	268 (69.8%)	5 (1.3%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$2,880							14.1	14.3	1858	18

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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.

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