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)
060228511951	1751	SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	1214 North Market Blvd.	Sacramento	95834	Sacramento County	SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 286-1920	196	16	12.6	73.5%	22 (11.2%)	41 (20.9%)	94 (48.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	31 (15.8%)								17.2	12.9	1911	160
061949014540	1752	Kerman Unified Online	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	15085 West D St.	Kerman	93630	Fresno County	Kerman Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 843-9800	213	4	57.5	90.6%	17 (8.0%)	4 (1.9%)	181 (85.0%)	6 (2.8%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)								17.2	12.1	1950	198
062250010239	1753	Educational Partnership High	Public	9-12	1794 Cedar Ave.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 218-0493	422	21	19.6	71.8%	20 (4.7%)	56 (13.3%)	306 (72.5%)	23 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	8 (1.9%)	$5,093							17.1	18	1748	5
060253214481	1754	Aspire Stockton 6-12 Secondary Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2428 Belleview Ave.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Aspire Stockton 6-12 Secondary Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 337-3010	236	9	26.1	93.6%	6 (2.5%)	63 (26.7%)	131 (55.5%)	17 (7.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.2%)								17	17.6	1761	7
060994001076	1755	El Camino High	Public	9-12	5450 Snyder Ln.	Rohnert Park	94928	Sonoma County	Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 792-4750	52	2	24.7	61.5%	14 (26.9%)	1 (1.9%)	31 (59.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (11.5%)								17	10	2062	307
060171111105	1756	ASA Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3512 North E St.	San Bernardino	92405	San Bernardino County	ASA Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 475-3322	340	15	23.3	94.4%	15 (4.4%)	43 (12.6%)	257 (75.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.8%)								17	15	1837	81
060248514376	1757	Elite Public	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	100 Whitney Ave.	Vallejo	94589	Solano County	Elite Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 652-3142	680	36	18.8	62.8%	15 (2.2%)	392 (57.6%)	228 (33.5%)	14 (2.1%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (1.0%)	21 (3.1%)								17	15.7	1816	59
060146814198	1758	America's Finest Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	730 45th St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	America's Finest Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 694-4809	453	28	16	98.0%	16 (3.5%)	62 (13.7%)	342 (75.5%)	22 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	5 (1.1%)								16.9	23.2	1618	140
061527001960	1759	Whitcomb Continuation High	Public	9-12	350 West Mauna Loa Ave.	Glendora	91740	Los Angeles County	Glendora Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 852-4550	88	9	9.4	53.4%	32 (36.4%)	1 (1.1%)	44 (50.0%)	5 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.7%)	$25,281							16.9	8.9	2141	382
060645008120	1760	Monterey High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1915 Monterey Ave.	Burbank	91506	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-5900	93	9	9.8	40.9%	31 (33.3%)	4 (4.3%)	45 (48.4%)	6 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.5%)	$14,417							16.9	21.9	1645	115

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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