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)
060246014019	691	Yosemite Valley Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3610 East Ashlan Ave	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Yosemite Valley Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 258-0800	2,697	101	26.7	46.5%	1,249 (46.3%)	71 (2.6%)	987 (36.6%)	88 (3.3%)	10 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	281 (10.4%)								57.5	54.3	777	86
060011612212	692	Minarets High	Public	9-12	45077 Road 200	O Neals	93645	Madera County	Chawanakee Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 868-8689	257	15	16.7	52.1%	149 (58.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (24.5%)	2 (0.8%)	20 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.6%)	$6,929							57.4	46.9	943	251
060182314328	693	Gorman Learning Center San Bernardino/Santa Clarita	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1826 Orange Tree Ln.	Redlands	92374	San Bernardino County	Gorman Learning Center San Bernardino/Santa Clarita District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-6312	1,427	55	25.8	40.9%	565 (39.6%)	51 (3.6%)	613 (43.0%)	77 (5.4%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	115 (8.1%)								57.3	59.8	660	33
062271002916	694	Chatsworth Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	10027 Lurline Ave.	Chatsworth	91311	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 678-3400	1,724	75	22.8	67.5%	248 (14.4%)	89 (5.2%)	1,064 (61.7%)	255 (14.8%)	3 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	59 (3.4%)	$10,369							57.2	42.7	1052	358
060813011488	695	Whitmore Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	3435 Don Pedro Rd.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1617	86	6	15.4	53.5%	27 (31.4%)	2 (2.3%)	43 (50.0%)	7 (8.1%)	2 (2.3%)	1 (1.2%)	4 (4.7%)	$10,373							57.2	74	423	272
060360000268	696	Azusa High	Public	9-12	240 North Cerritos Ave.	Azusa	91702	Los Angeles County	Azusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 815-3400	1,729	83	20.7	91.2%	41 (2.4%)	19 (1.1%)	1,601 (92.6%)	52 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (0.8%)	$6,398							57.1	41.9	1076	380
062271003037	697	James A. Garfield Senior High	Public	9-12	5101 East Sixth St.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 981-5500	2,223	127	17.5	94.4%	21 (0.9%)	11 (0.5%)	2,178 (98.0%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	6 (0.3%)	$9,376							57	55.7	739	42
063363012310	698	Antelope High	Public	9-12	7801 Titan Dr.	Antelope	95843	Sacramento County	Roseville Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 726-1400	1,796	75	23.7	64.6%	670 (37.3%)	132 (7.3%)	450 (25.1%)	272 (15.1%)	13 (0.7%)	27 (1.5%)	227 (12.6%)	$7,338							57	68.8	503	195
060248310681	699	MIT Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	2 Positive Pl.	Vallejo	94589	Solano County	MIT Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 552-6482	479	20	23.6	64.5%	27 (5.6%)	46 (9.6%)	275 (57.4%)	102 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	23 (4.8%)								56.8	49.1	886	187
060254306363	700	Agnes J. Johnson Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	73 School Rd.	Weott	95571	Humboldt County	Agnes J. Johnson Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 946-2347	89	6	14.8	68.5%	75 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)								56.8	41.3	1098	398

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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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