Best High Schools in California

A teacher and two students give a thumbs-up in a classroom.

Find the best California high schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish California test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

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)
062547003811	2161	Vail High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1230 South Vail Ave.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 728-1940	272	16	17.5	81.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	270 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$10,133							8.2	12.3	1935	226
063697206778	2162	Goodwill High	Public	9-12	16350 Mojave Dr.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 955-3201	108	6	17.5	83.3%	3 (2.8%)	33 (30.6%)	67 (62.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	$10,624							8.2	9.6	2085	77
069102107551	2163	Monterey County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	901 Blanco Cir.	Salinas	93912	Monterey County	Monterey County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 755-0300	281	40	7	75.1%	17 (6.0%)	3 (1.1%)	242 (86.1%)	9 (3.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)	$55,412							8.2	4.7	2324	161
063441005602	2164	Downtown High	Public	9-12	693 Vermont St.	San Francisco	94107	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5860	147	5	28.5	63.9%	2 (1.4%)	29 (19.7%)	88 (59.9%)	7 (4.8%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.1%)	14 (9.5%)	$6,103							8.2	8.6	2161	3
060001412100	2165	Canyon Ridge High	Public	9-12	12850 Muscatel Ave.	Hesperia	92344	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 244-6530	212	13	16.3	73.6%	26 (12.3%)	25 (11.8%)	156 (73.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$12,898							8.2	9.3	2106	59
061983002384	2166	Oasis Continuation High	Public	9-12	2311 Sierra St.	Kingsburg	93631	Fresno County	Kingsburg Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 897-3880	65	5	13.7	90.8%	10 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (81.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)								8.2	9.7	2082	84
069103013682	2167	San Diego County Community	Public, Alternative	K-12	6401 Linda Vista Rd. Rm. 216	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 290-5852	467	39	11.9	90.1%	22 (4.7%)	43 (9.2%)	380 (81.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.8%)	$16,261							8.1	9.4	2100	67
062664010563	2168	Valley Oak High	Public	10-12	1600 Myrtle Ave.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3791	170	10	17	81.8%	33 (19.4%)	1 (0.6%)	127 (74.7%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$11,364							8.1	8.9	2139	29
069104710708	2169	Gateway Community	Public	6-12	200 Horizon Cir.	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Ventura County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 437-1460	82	7	11.2	80.5%	5 (6.1%)	2 (2.4%)	75 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$43,245							8	6.8	2278	109
060198810384	2170	MAAC Community Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	1385 Third Ave.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	MAAC Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 476-0749	155	12	13	69.0%	6 (3.9%)	8 (5.2%)	140 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								8	8.3	2184	14

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for California

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for CA student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students Native American Students Pacific Islander Students White Students Multi-racial Students English Language Learner Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students Migrant Students Homeless Students Foster Care Students Military Connected Students

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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.