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)
060182612511	1581	Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	819 Sunset Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 521-3010	621	29	21.3	74.4%	43 (6.9%)	16 (2.6%)	485 (78.1%)	27 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (7.9%)								23.8	30.1	1412	169
063132004858	1582	Pomona High	Public	9-12	475 Bangor St.	Pomona	91767	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4498	1,105	58	18.9	94.7%	17 (1.5%)	71 (6.4%)	984 (89.0%)	17 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.1%)	$6,010							23.8	27.9	1474	108
061692011020	1583	Hamilton	Public	6-12	57430 Mitchell Rd.	Anza	92539	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 763-1865	372	24	15.7	82.5%	135 (36.3%)	6 (1.6%)	171 (46.0%)	15 (4.0%)	19 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.2%)	$18,208							23.7	29.9	1418	165
060180112244	1584	Aspire Langston Hughes Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2050 West Ln.	Stockton	95205	San Joaquin County	Aspire Langston Hughes Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 943-2389	756	31	24.6	69.6%	19 (2.5%)	124 (16.4%)	490 (64.8%)	63 (8.3%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	52 (6.9%)								23.7	29.6	1425	159
060962007149	1585	Thurgood Marshall	Public, Alternative	K-12	15301 San Jose Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 898-6340	31	3	10.1	90.3%	0 (0.0%)	8 (25.8%)	22 (71.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.2%)								23.7	19.1	1719	134
060001510305	1586	Lucerne Valley High	Public	9-12	33233 Rabbit Springs Rd.	Lucerne Valley	92356	San Bernardino County	Lucerne Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 248-2124	296	22	13.2	86.1%	106 (35.8%)	8 (2.7%)	168 (56.8%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	$10,996							23.6	25	1561	25
062007002401	1587	Lower Lake High	Public	8-12	9430 A Lake St.	Lower Lake	95457	Lake County	Konocti Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 994-6471	931	42	22.2	75.7%	294 (31.6%)	15 (1.6%)	522 (56.1%)	7 (0.8%)	16 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (7.4%)								23.6	12	1953	366
061104010438	1588	Denair Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3460 Lester Rd.	Denair	95316	Stanislaus County	Denair Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 634-0917	147	12	12.7	61.2%	46 (31.3%)	2 (1.4%)	85 (57.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	9 (6.1%)	$12,098							23.6	14.1	1869	281
060203813815	1589	Luis Valdez Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1855 Lucretia Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	Luis Valdez Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 479-0253	234	14	16.4	74.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	234 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								23.6	28.3	1464	125
062703013736	1590	Delta Home 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	235	11	21.1	50.2%	57 (24.3%)	10 (4.3%)	124 (52.8%)	21 (8.9%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.3%)	18 (7.7%)	$7,785							23.6	20.9	1680	90

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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:

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Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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