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)
063021011184	1591	California Military Institute	Public, Charter	5-12	755 North A St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Union High	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 443-2731	1,006	42	23.8	89.3%	38 (3.8%)	30 (3.0%)	899 (89.4%)	16 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.3%)	$11,357							23.5	30.2	1411	180
061182001306	1592	William C. Overfelt High	Public	9-12	1835 Cunningham Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-5900	1,349	65	20.8	46.9%	11 (0.8%)	22 (1.6%)	1,121 (83.1%)	172 (12.8%)	3 (0.2%)	17 (1.3%)	3 (0.2%)	$10,091							23.4	31.7	1369	223
062403001966	1593	Vicente Martinez High	Public	9-12	925 Susana St.	Martinez	94553	Contra Costa County	Martinez Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 335-5880	49	4	11.6	59.2%	16 (32.7%)	3 (6.1%)	24 (49.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (10.2%)	$13,309							23.4	10.1	2054	461
062827014449	1594	Summit	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	12525 Ojai-Santa Paula Rd.	Ojai	93023	Ventura County	Ojai Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 640-4300	149	5	28.6	40.3%	109 (73.2%)	3 (2.0%)	23 (15.4%)	3 (2.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.0%)								23.3	30.4	1402	192
062271003151	1595	Los Angeles Senior High	Public	9-12	4650 West Olympic Blvd.	Los Angeles	90019	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 900-2700	1,043	59	17.6	94.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,718							23.3	20.9	1679	84
062466003700	1596	Livingston High	Public	9-12	1617 Main St.	Livingston	95334	Merced County	Merced Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 398-3200	1,156	59	19.7	83.4%	37 (3.2%)	4 (0.3%)	982 (84.9%)	122 (10.6%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	$8,640							23.3	31.6	1371	225
063060004752	1597	Pittsburg Senior High	Public	9-12	1750 Harbor St.	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Pittsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 473-2390	3,494	150	23.2	74.1%	132 (3.8%)	577 (16.5%)	2,272 (65.0%)	298 (8.5%)	8 (0.2%)	50 (1.4%)	152 (4.4%)	$8,841							23.2	27.6	1489	108
062825014502	1598	Surfside Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1125 South Ditmar St.	Oceanside	92054	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 901-8600	315	11	29.7	73.7%	108 (34.3%)	9 (2.9%)	166 (52.7%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	17 (5.4%)								23.1	38.2	1195	403
061455005749	1599	J. E. Young Academic Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	822 North Abby St.	Fresno	93701	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 457-3190	1,820	78	23.2	92.0%	152 (8.4%)	157 (8.6%)	1,225 (67.3%)	202 (11.1%)	14 (0.8%)	12 (0.7%)	55 (3.0%)	$24,015							23.1	20	1703	104
060263008115	1600	Polaris High	Public	7-12	1800 West Ball Rd.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-3077	577	30	19	87.5%	61 (10.6%)	13 (2.3%)	453 (78.5%)	33 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	11 (1.9%)	$16,605							23.1	32.6	1340	260

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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