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)
062271014307	1701	University Pathways Medical Magnet Academy	Public	9-12	11227 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 241-4060	180	14	13.3	97.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								19.1	28.8	1453	248
062271012559	1702	Ambassador-Global Leadership	Public	6-12	701 South Catalina St.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 480-4540	548	29	19	95.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,042							19.1	24.1	1587	115
060242113669	1703	Stanislaus Alternative Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	1325 H St.	Modesto	95354	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus Alternative Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 238-8650	552	28	19.5	55.3%	132 (23.9%)	34 (6.2%)	337 (61.1%)	21 (3.8%)	10 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.5%)								19.1	14.6	1853	150
060156211906	1704	Mission View Public	Public, Charter	8-12	26334 Citrus St.	Santa Clarita	91355	Los Angeles County	Mission View Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 874-1341	238	9	26.2	68.9%	45 (18.9%)	7 (2.9%)	157 (66.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (9.2%)								19.1	27.9	1477	227
061674002135	1705	Tennyson High	Public	9-12	27035 Whitman Rd.	Hayward	94544	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3190	1,551	85	18.2	64.7%	24 (1.5%)	76 (4.9%)	1,193 (76.9%)	179 (11.5%)	4 (0.3%)	51 (3.3%)	21 (1.4%)								19	22.2	1640	65
060246511537	1706	Vista Real Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	401 South A St. Ste. 3	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Vista Real Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 486-5449	1,311	76	17.2	80.2%	182 (13.9%)	14 (1.1%)	1,048 (79.9%)	11 (0.8%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (3.3%)								19	20	1702	4
063444011034	1707	Mountain Heights Academy	Public	9-12	1000 Ramona Blvd.	San Jacinto	92582	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 487-7710	145	5	27.8	86.9%	22 (15.2%)	8 (5.5%)	107 (73.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.8%)	$11,225							18.9	26.2	1530	177
060939008126	1708	Washington High	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	900 East C St.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(909) 580-5011	242	28	8.5	74.0%	9 (3.7%)	22 (9.1%)	206 (85.1%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$39,813							18.9	16.3	1792	84
063255005055	1709	Richmond High	Public	9-12	1250 23rd St.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1450	1,431	68	21	63.2%	23 (1.6%)	66 (4.6%)	1,275 (89.1%)	51 (3.6%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	9 (0.6%)	$6,512							18.9	26.6	1516	193
060211511108	1710	Public Safety Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1482 East Enterprise Dr.	San Bernardino	92408	San Bernardino County	Public Safety Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 382-2211	385	17	23	96.9%	15 (3.9%)	11 (2.9%)	295 (76.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (15.8%)								18.9	18.1	1745	35

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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.