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)
060163208486	1681	Pacific View Charter 2.0	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	115 Henderson St.	Eureka	95501	Humboldt County	Pacific View Charter 2.0 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 269-9490	139	11	12.8	79.1%	67 (48.2%)	2 (1.4%)	31 (22.3%)	1 (0.7%)	7 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (20.9%)								20.1	21.4	1658	23
060187710552	1682	Sequoia Career Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-12	1031 North State St.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Sequoia Career Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 463-7080	138	8	16.2	86.2%	42 (30.4%)	1 (0.7%)	73 (52.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.7%)								19.9	11.9	1956	274
061949008865	1683	Enterprise High	Public	7-12	15405 Sunset Ave.	Kerman	93630	Fresno County	Kerman Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 843-9580	64	3	21.5	95.3%	4 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,951							19.7	10.1	2049	366
062271013101	1684	Hilda L. Solis Learning Academy School of Technical Business and Educational	Public	9-12	319 North Humphreys Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 729-1700	218	17	12.7	97.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,752							19.7	32	1359	325
062703014175	1685	Delta Keys Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	31400 South Koster Rd.	Tracy	95304	San Joaquin County	New Jerusalem Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(209) 830-6363	123	5	24.6	70.7%	16 (13.0%)	8 (6.5%)	85 (69.1%)	7 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	6 (4.9%)	$9,037							19.6	16.3	1797	112
069104805572	1686	Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1104 E St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Yuba County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 749-4000	212	12	17.8	88.2%	74 (34.9%)	1 (0.5%)	87 (41.0%)	3 (1.4%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (19.8%)								19.6	13.8	1876	190
062271012234	1687	Helen Bernstein High	Public	9-12	1309 North Wilton Pl.	Hollywood	90028	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 817-6400	692	40	17.4	95.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,063							19.5	15.5	1817	130
060907007685	1688	West Shores High	Public	7-12	2381 Shore Hawk Ave.	Salton City	92275	Imperial County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 848-1360	520	33	15.8	90.6%	20 (3.8%)	4 (0.8%)	488 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$16,983							19.5	19	1723	35
060164012986	1689	Leadership Military Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	13730 Perris Blvd.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Leadership Military Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 421-8450	143	14	9.9	75.5%	7 (4.9%)	31 (21.7%)	95 (66.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.9%)								19.5	18.9	1727	38
069100808479	1690	William Finch	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	607 East Tehama St.	Orland	95963	Glenn County	Glenn County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 865-1683	153	7	23.4	69.9%	63 (41.2%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (49.7%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.5%)	$14,349							19.4	25	1562	128

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.