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)
061182001309	291	Silver Creek High	Public	9-12	3434 Silver Creek Rd.	San Jose	95121	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-5600	2,315	95	24.4	25.4%	87 (3.8%)	30 (1.3%)	731 (31.6%)	1,388 (60.0%)	9 (0.4%)	10 (0.4%)	59 (2.5%)	$7,642							82.4	73.2	434	143
063432005522	292	Mission Bay High	Public	9-12	2475 Grand Ave.	San Diego	92109	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 536-0136	1,169	56	20.9	41.3%	490 (41.9%)	35 (3.0%)	488 (41.7%)	33 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	119 (10.2%)	$9,424							82.4	80	325	33
060903000904	293	Clovis High	Public	9-12	1055 Fowler Ave.	Clovis	93611	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-1000	2,905	133	21.8	48.4%	1,019 (35.1%)	70 (2.4%)	1,333 (45.9%)	367 (12.6%)	26 (0.9%)	12 (0.4%)	72 (2.5%)	$5,818							82.2	82.3	287	6
063153004893	294	Poway High	Public	9-12	15500 Espola Rd.	Poway	92064	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 748-0245	2,233	91	24.4	22.4%	1,092 (48.9%)	20 (0.9%)	699 (31.3%)	175 (7.8%)	3 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	235 (10.5%)	$7,705							82	85.7	231	63
060285012278	295	Dozier-Libbey Medical High	Public	9-12	4900 Sand Creek Rd.	Antioch	94531	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7540	699	31	22.8	73.1%	88 (12.6%)	121 (17.3%)	343 (49.1%)	102 (14.6%)	4 (0.6%)	11 (1.6%)	28 (4.0%)	$6,802							82	69.6	485	190
060190812801	296	River Oaks Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	920 Hampshire Rd. Ste. X	Westlake Village	91361	Ventura County	River Oaks Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 777-7999	339	12	29.4	24.5%	157 (46.3%)	5 (1.5%)	126 (37.2%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (12.1%)								82	76	400	104
060185010864	297	Port of Los Angeles High	Public, Charter	9-12	250 West Fifth St.	San Pedro	90731	Los Angeles County	Port of Los Angeles High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 832-9201	928	52	17.6	66.8%	50 (5.4%)	27 (2.9%)	778 (83.8%)	39 (4.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.3%)								81.9	83.3	268	29
063498005926	298	San Mateo High	Public	9-12	506 North Delaware St.	San Mateo	94401	San Mateo County	San Mateo Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 558-2399	1,613	85	19	29.4%	262 (16.2%)	15 (0.9%)	797 (49.4%)	391 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (1.7%)	120 (7.4%)	$16,970							81.9	76.5	389	91
060001302405	299	Rocklin High	Public	9-12	5301 Victory Ln.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 632-1600	2,098	93	22.5	16.2%	1,290 (61.5%)	28 (1.3%)	334 (15.9%)	260 (12.4%)	8 (0.4%)	7 (0.3%)	165 (7.9%)	$7,326							81.8	86.1	229	70
060222212625	300	Summit Public School: Tahoma	Public, Charter	9-12	285 Blossom Hill Rd.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Summit Public School: Tahoma District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 729-1981	314	19	16.5	23.2%	82 (26.1%)	10 (3.2%)	129 (41.1%)	48 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (13.1%)								81.7	84.4	248	52

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.