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)
063583006132	711	Santa Rosa High	Public	9-12	1235 Mendocino Ave.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3850	1,636	84	19.4	37.7%	589 (36.0%)	26 (1.6%)	790 (48.3%)	66 (4.0%)	12 (0.7%)	6 (0.4%)	111 (6.8%)	$9,677							56.2	57.3	703	8
060199114308	712	Dimensions Collaborative	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1441 Montiel Rd. Ste. 143	Escondido	92026	San Diego County	Dimensions Collaborative District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 743-7880	497	25	20.2	49.5%	200 (40.2%)	49 (9.9%)	167 (33.6%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	62 (12.5%)								56.2	54.8	764	52
061911002305	713	Julian High	Public	9-12	1656 Highway 78	Julian	92036	San Diego County	Julian Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 765-0606	118	8	14.8	54.2%	46 (39.0%)	1 (0.8%)	61 (51.7%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.5%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.4%)	$21,172							56.1	64.4	567	146
060179813084	714	Math and Science College Preparatory	Public, Charter	9-12	3202 West Adams Blvd.	Los Angeles	90018	Los Angeles County	Math and Science College Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 821-1393	534	30	17.7	84.3%	64 (12.0%)	43 (8.1%)	373 (69.9%)	8 (1.5%)	10 (1.9%)	33 (6.2%)	2 (0.4%)								56.1	52.3	819	105
060411000371	715	Bassett Senior High	Public	9-12	755 Ardilla Ave.	La Puente	91746	Los Angeles County	Bassett Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-2800	793	42	18.8	90.5%	8 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	734 (92.6%)	42 (5.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	$6,122							56.1	51	843	128
062250002751	716	Polytechnic High	Public	9-12	1600 Atlantic Ave.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 591-0581	3,954	168	23.5	57.7%	245 (6.2%)	579 (14.6%)	2,158 (54.6%)	710 (18.0%)	3 (0.1%)	56 (1.4%)	203 (5.1%)	$8,352							56.1	61.4	626	90
063864014532	717	Launch Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	2710 Iris Ave.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 796-7624	581	35	16.4	51.5%	59 (10.2%)	27 (4.6%)	446 (76.8%)	28 (4.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	16 (2.8%)								56	57.8	694	23
060228711981	718	Summit Preparatory Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	890 Broadway	Redwood City	94063	San Mateo County	Summit Preparatory Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 556-1110	379	18	21.3	55.1%	33 (8.7%)	3 (0.8%)	304 (80.2%)	22 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	11 (2.9%)								56	36	1248	530
060173408436	719	CORE Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	321 16th St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	CORE Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 742-2786	536	26	20.5	54.5%	314 (58.6%)	9 (1.7%)	140 (26.1%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (1.9%)	3 (0.6%)	56 (10.4%)								56	64.1	576	143
060270000196	720	Anderson High	Public	9-12	1471 Ferry St.	Anderson	96007	Shasta County	Anderson Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 365-2741	567	25	22.2	65.3%	301 (53.1%)	4 (0.7%)	156 (27.5%)	29 (5.1%)	28 (4.9%)	2 (0.4%)	45 (7.9%)	$10,255							56	62.7	604	116

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.