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)
063417005351	1071	Cajon High	Public	9-12	1200 Hill Dr.	San Bernardino	92407	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 881-8120	2,750	112	24.5	79.9%	249 (9.1%)	296 (10.8%)	2,027 (73.7%)	60 (2.2%)	18 (0.7%)	11 (0.4%)	88 (3.2%)	$6,600							42.2	46	971	100
060197312410	1072	Da Vinci Design	Public, Charter	9-12	201 North Douglas	El Segundo	90245	Los Angeles County	Da Vinci Design District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 725-5800	538	27	19.8	53.3%	50 (9.3%)	75 (13.9%)	353 (65.6%)	18 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.1%)								42.1	55.7	740	332
061182001301	1073	Andrew P. Hill High	Public	9-12	3200 Senter Rd.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-4100	1,715	80	21.4	48.9%	34 (2.0%)	34 (2.0%)	1,076 (62.7%)	544 (31.7%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (1.3%)	$8,935							42.1	39.7	1148	75
064308007011	1074	Woodland Senior High	Public	9-12	21 North West St.	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 662-4678	1,188	62	19.1	77.1%	213 (17.9%)	14 (1.2%)	872 (73.4%)	33 (2.8%)	8 (0.7%)	6 (0.5%)	40 (3.4%)	$7,667							42.1	26	1533	459
060246110848	1075	Animo Venice Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	820 Broadway St.	Venice	90291	Los Angeles County	Animo Venice Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 392-8751	414	22	18.4	91.8%	10 (2.4%)	16 (3.9%)	380 (91.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)								42	40.1	1134	59
060819005854	1076	Oak Knoll Alternative	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1505 South Sunflower Ave.	Glendora	91740	Los Angeles County	Charter Oak Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(626) 852-7972	145	5	26.6	51.7%	34 (23.4%)	7 (4.8%)	90 (62.1%)	9 (6.2%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.1%)	$16,035							42	46.3	963	113
061650007506	1077	Hanford West High	Public	9-12	1150 West Lacey Blvd.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 583-5903	1,332	61	21.9	76.8%	202 (15.2%)	48 (3.6%)	982 (73.7%)	41 (3.1%)	8 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	46 (3.5%)	$11,598							42	39.6	1155	78
063879006524	1078	San Andreas High (Continuation)	Public	10-12	599 William Ave.	Larkspur	94939	Marin County	Tamalpais Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 945-3751	59	5	11.2	35.6%	35 (59.3%)	8 (13.6%)	15 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	$40,302							42	20.6	1689	611
060270007642	1079	West Valley Early College High	Public	9-12	3805 Happy Valley Rd.	Cottonwood	96022	Shasta County	Anderson Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 347-7171	733	33	22.2	50.6%	533 (72.7%)	7 (1.0%)	114 (15.6%)	16 (2.2%)	24 (3.3%)	3 (0.4%)	36 (4.9%)	$7,712							42	64.1	577	502
060159708632	1080	Downtown College Preparatory	Public, Charter	9-12	1402 Monterey Hwy.	San Jose	95110	Santa Clara County	Downtown College Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 271-8120	495	22	22.1	76.8%	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	479 (96.8%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								41.9	27.1	1502	422

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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

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.