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)
061026001116	281	Culver City High	Public	9-12	4401 Elenda St.	Culver City	90230	Los Angeles County	Culver City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 842-4200	2,155	97	22.2	45.2%	483 (22.4%)	326 (15.1%)	846 (39.3%)	252 (11.7%)	5 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	226 (10.5%)	$5,885							83	84.1	253	28
060220108292	282	Grove	Public, Charter	7-12	200 Nevada St.	Redlands	92373	San Bernardino County	Grove District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 798-7831	246	19	12.7	21.5%	123 (50.0%)	8 (3.3%)	72 (29.3%)	20 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.3%)								83	82.5	284	2
060193814237	283	Trivium Charter School Voyage	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4597 Hollister Dr.	Santa Barbara	93110	Santa Barbara County	Trivium Charter School Voyage District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 291-1303	297	16	18.2	18.2%	208 (70.0%)	2 (0.7%)	42 (14.1%)	10 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.1%)								82.8	83.7	258	25
061233012274	284	Cosumnes Oaks High	Public	9-12	8350 Lotz Pkwy.	Elk Grove	95757	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 683-7670	2,212	97	22.7	31.3%	333 (15.1%)	273 (12.3%)	462 (20.9%)	887 (40.1%)	11 (0.5%)	23 (1.0%)	223 (10.1%)	$6,642							82.8	85.2	233	51
061806002230	285	Huntington Beach High	Public	9-12	1905 Main St.	Huntington Beach	92648	Orange County	Huntington Beach Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 536-2514	2,807	107	26.1	32.1%	1,477 (52.6%)	18 (0.6%)	652 (23.2%)	377 (13.4%)	11 (0.4%)	7 (0.2%)	255 (9.1%)	$10,095							82.8	89.5	186	99
063171008945	286	Mountain Valley Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	1010 Ramona St.	Ramona	92065	San Diego County	Ramona City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 787-3600	169	9	18.8	40.2%	110 (65.1%)	1 (0.6%)	46 (27.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.5%)	$5,350							82.7	89.2	192	94
063753006342	287	El Camino High	Public	9-12	1320 Mission Rd.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8806	1,173	62	18.8	24.7%	92 (7.8%)	9 (0.8%)	436 (37.2%)	560 (47.7%)	3 (0.3%)	16 (1.4%)	57 (4.9%)	$5,776							82.7	79.1	338	51
060964001020	288	Newbury Park High	Public	9-12	456 North Reino Rd.	Newbury Park	91320	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 498-3676	2,189	103	21.2	17.9%	1,145 (52.3%)	17 (0.8%)	615 (28.1%)	263 (12.0%)	4 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	130 (5.9%)	$7,093							82.7	87.9	212	76
060250014435	289	Excel Academy Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1 Technology Dr.	Irvine	92618	Orange County	Excel Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(949) 387-7822	1,048	59	17.8	39.0%	424 (40.5%)	27 (2.6%)	302 (28.8%)	167 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	127 (12.1%)								82.5	86.4	225	64
061182001308	290	Santa Teresa High	Public	9-12	6150 Snell Rd.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-6200	2,196	97	22.5	14.3%	424 (19.3%)	50 (2.3%)	883 (40.2%)	666 (30.3%)	2 (0.1%)	12 (0.5%)	155 (7.1%)	$8,454							82.4	84.3	249	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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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