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)
061455007963	1351	Sunnyside High	Public	9-12	1019 South Peach Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6700	2,879	131	21.9	90.2%	62 (2.2%)	156 (5.4%)	2,022 (70.2%)	577 (20.0%)	10 (0.3%)	7 (0.2%)	44 (1.5%)	$8,553							32.6	32.4	1346	5
061178001299	1352	East Nicolaus High	Public	9-12	2454 Nicolaus Ave.	Nicolaus	95659	Sutter County	East Nicolaus Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 656-2255	310	15	20.3	27.7%	201 (64.8%)	5 (1.6%)	82 (26.5%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (1.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$12,841							32.6	36.5	1239	113
060241111819	1353	California Connections Academy Central Valley	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5313 Road 39	Alpaugh	93201	Tulare County	California Connections Academy Central Valley District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 571-2300	696	16	43.3	65.1%	207 (29.7%)	21 (3.0%)	360 (51.7%)	12 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (12.1%)								32.5	38	1206	147
061291001466	1354	Orange Glen High	Public	9-12	2200 Glen Ridge Rd.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 291-5000	1,974	94	20.9	86.6%	123 (6.2%)	31 (1.6%)	1,743 (88.3%)	56 (2.8%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	12 (0.6%)	$8,366							32.5	33.6	1316	38
060939000944	1355	Bloomington High	Public	9-12	10750 Laurel Ave.	Bloomington	92316	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5004	1,976	107	18.5	77.1%	46 (2.3%)	51 (2.6%)	1,836 (92.9%)	30 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (0.5%)	$7,160							32.4	31.1	1381	26
062271014632	1356	Computer Science Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	5010 11th Ave.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(424) 429-4228	1,173	52	22.7	66.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								32.4	31.7	1370	14
061212001365	1357	Mountain View High	Public	9-12	2900 Pkwy. Dr.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	El Monte Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 443-6181	1,249	66	18.9	93.8%	5 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	1,161 (93.0%)	74 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$14,848							32.4	33.7	1314	43
060297009302	1358	Rancho Learning Center (Alternative)	Public, Alternative	K-12	150 South Third Ave.	Arcadia	91006	Los Angeles County	Arcadia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 821-6629	69	6	11.4	43.5%	5 (7.2%)	2 (2.9%)	24 (34.8%)	31 (44.9%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.7%)	$20,372							32.3	41.9	1075	283
060220311970	1359	North County Trade Technical High	Public, Charter	9-12	1132 N Melrose Drive Ste. 501	Vista	92083	San Diego County	North County Trade Technical High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 598-0782	173	14	12.4	49.7%	45 (26.0%)	3 (1.7%)	100 (57.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	22 (12.7%)								32.3	33.5	1318	41
063864006492	1360	Southwest Senior High	Public	9-12	1685 Hollister St.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-3023	1,645	75	22	88.2%	149 (9.1%)	19 (1.2%)	1,409 (85.7%)	38 (2.3%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	22 (1.3%)	$7,889							32.3	22.6	1630	270

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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