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)
064214014561	641	Twelve Bridges High	Public	9-12	2360 Fieldstone Dr.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 409-2631	972	39	25	18.6%	591 (60.8%)	22 (2.3%)	196 (20.2%)	89 (9.2%)	6 (0.6%)	6 (0.6%)	62 (6.4%)								59.6	80	324	317
061392011099	642	Summit High	Public	9-12	15551 Summit Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5950	2,539	115	21.9	50.7%	189 (7.4%)	233 (9.2%)	1,843 (72.6%)	180 (7.1%)	2 (0.1%)	19 (0.7%)	72 (2.8%)								59.6	63.7	584	58
062772004191	643	Novato High	Public	9-12	625 Arthur St.	Novato	94947	Marin County	Novato Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 898-2125	1,458	62	23.4	33.5%	543 (37.2%)	31 (2.1%)	668 (45.8%)	86 (5.9%)	10 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	96 (6.6%)	$7,622							59.6	67.9	508	135
061086001206	644	Delano High	Public	9-12	1331 Cecil Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 720-4137	1,290	57	22.5	92.3%	17 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1,157 (89.7%)	111 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	$11,064							59.6	53	801	157
064116012503	645	Visalia Technical Early College	Public, Charter	9-12	2245 South Linwood	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 622-3212	235	14	16.6	55.7%	79 (33.6%)	0 (0.0%)	138 (58.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.4%)	$10,499							59.5	32	1361	716
060215014259	646	Method Schools LA	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	38750 Sky Canyon Dr. Ste. B	Murrieta	92563	Riverside County	Method Schools LA District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 461-4620	194	17	11.3	57.2%	66 (34.0%)	26 (13.4%)	80 (41.2%)	8 (4.1%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	10 (5.2%)								59.5	29.1	1445	799
060816000793	647	Montclair High	Public	9-12	4725 Benito St.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Chaffey Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 621-6781	2,769	112	24.6	90.9%	122 (4.4%)	60 (2.2%)	2,410 (87.0%)	112 (4.0%)	20 (0.7%)	4 (0.1%)	40 (1.4%)	$9,137							59.5	65.3	554	93
064158006857	648	River City High	Public	9-12	1 Raider Ln.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7800	2,216	99	22.4	67.6%	622 (28.1%)	92 (4.2%)	1,033 (46.6%)	311 (14.0%)	8 (0.4%)	30 (1.4%)	115 (5.2%)	$7,104							59.5	61.6	623	25
060245008787	649	Argonaut High	Public	9-12	501 Argonaut Ln.	Jackson	95642	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 257-7700	536	31	17.3	42.4%	321 (59.9%)	2 (0.4%)	141 (26.3%)	11 (2.1%)	16 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (7.6%)	$7,682							59.5	53.2	795	146
062169002579	650	Lincoln High	Public	9-12	6844 Alexandria Pl.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8920	2,936	127	23	53.2%	500 (17.0%)	338 (11.5%)	1,499 (51.1%)	399 (13.6%)	13 (0.4%)	30 (1.0%)	154 (5.2%)	$4,807							59.4	67.1	526	124

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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