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)
060006412356	131	Harmony Magnet Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	19429 Road 228	Strathmore	93267	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 568-0347	510	21	24	67.3%	101 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	370 (72.5%)	19 (3.7%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	$7,815							91.8	89.6	185	54
064251006961	132	Saugus High	Public	9-12	21900 Centurion Way	Saugus	91350	Los Angeles County	William S. Hart Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 297-3900	2,378	96	24.8	14.3%	1,057 (44.4%)	75 (3.2%)	917 (38.6%)	221 (9.3%)	1 (0.0%)	7 (0.3%)	100 (4.2%)	$9,998							91.8	90.9	161	29
061389001570	133	Folsom High	Public	9-12	1655 Iron Point Rd.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-2400	2,718	106	25.5	12.3%	1,193 (43.9%)	52 (1.9%)	409 (15.0%)	747 (27.5%)	8 (0.3%)	16 (0.6%)	292 (10.7%)	$6,268							91.8	92.2	133
060253514484	134	Orange County Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4100 East Walnut Ave.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange County Classical Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(657) 223-9420	529	25	21.1	14.6%	268 (50.7%)	7 (1.3%)	89 (16.8%)	146 (27.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	14 (2.6%)								91.7	90.2	170	36
060226912635	135	Credo High	Public, Charter	9-12	1300 Valley House Dr. Ste. 100	Rohnert Park	94928	Sonoma County	Credo High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 664-0600	439	28	15.4	31.9%	298 (67.9%)	2 (0.5%)	65 (14.8%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (11.6%)								91.5	93.4	120	15
061476001815	136	Sunny Hills High	Public	9-12	1801 Lancer Way	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 626-4201	2,429	91	26.7	48.8%	290 (11.9%)	38 (1.6%)	785 (32.3%)	1,153 (47.5%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	153 (6.3%)	$7,546							91.4	94.6	94	42
063879006526	137	Tamalpais High	Public	9-12	700 Miller Ave.	Mill Valley	94941	Marin County	Tamalpais Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 380-3510	1,540	77	20	10.0%	1,070 (69.5%)	55 (3.6%)	182 (11.8%)	77 (5.0%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	146 (9.5%)	$16,646							91.3	93.4	115	22
060220603050	138	Granada Hills Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10535 Zelzah Ave.	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Granada Hills Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 360-2361	5,869	231	25.3	48.5%	1,430 (24.4%)	245 (4.2%)	2,429 (41.4%)	1,526 (26.0%)	20 (0.3%)	27 (0.5%)	174 (3.0%)								91.3	90.9	160	22
064119012341	139	Mission Vista High	Public	9-12	1306 Melrose Dr.	Oceanside	92057	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 758-6800	1,640	72	22.8	36.7%	655 (39.9%)	34 (2.1%)	652 (39.8%)	151 (9.2%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.4%)	132 (8.0%)	$6,926							91.2	93.7	108	31
064098008668	140	Foothill Technology High	Public	9-12	100 Day Rd.	Ventura	93003	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 289-0023	999	37	26.7	30.6%	508 (50.9%)	6 (0.6%)	348 (34.8%)	84 (8.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (4.9%)								91.1	94.3	99	41

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.