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)
061182010318	1541	Phoenix High	Public	11-12	6150 Snell Rd.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-6291	80	4	19.5	41.3%	7 (8.8%)	2 (2.5%)	62 (77.5%)	6 (7.5%)	1 (1.3%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,605							25.4	8.7	2154	613
064248000496	1542	Sierra Vista High (Alternative)	Public	9-12	9401 South Painter Ave.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	Whittier Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 698-8121	324	13	24.8	90.1%	24 (7.4%)	2 (0.6%)	286 (88.3%)	7 (2.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$6,806							25.4	31.4	1376	166
064347010154	1543	Yuba City Independence Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	984 B St.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 822-5244	118	6	18.7	78.8%	45 (38.1%)	4 (3.4%)	44 (37.3%)	13 (11.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.5%)	$7,285							25.4	21.1	1671	128
060217113952	1544	Insight @ San Joaquin	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Insight @ San Joaquin District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	188	6	29.6	58.5%	67 (35.6%)	30 (16.0%)	67 (35.6%)	19 (10.1%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)								25.3	26.4	1527	17
060256314579	1545	KIPP Stockton	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	742 Dallas Ave.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	KIPP Stockton District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 888-1686	79	6	13	89.9%	4 (5.1%)	12 (15.2%)	50 (63.3%)	4 (5.1%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.9%)								25.3	19	1722	177
061455001737	1546	Herbert Hoover High	Public	9-12	5550 North First St.	Fresno	93710	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4000	2,005	99	20.2	81.0%	215 (10.7%)	183 (9.1%)	1,246 (62.1%)	272 (13.6%)	15 (0.7%)	8 (0.4%)	60 (3.0%)	$10,977							25.2	32.3	1350	196
060903000910	1547	Gateway High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1550 Herndon Ave.	Clovis	93611	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-1800	276	23	11.7	79.7%	65 (23.6%)	20 (7.2%)	150 (54.3%)	24 (8.7%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.2%)	$19,536							25.2	21.1	1672	125
060318011283	1548	Crossroads Charter Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	418 West 8th St.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Armona Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 583-5060	156	8	19.4	78.8%	24 (15.4%)	5 (3.2%)	125 (80.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)								25.2	22.3	1639	91
060149410517	1549	Los Angeles Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	234 East Avenue 33	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Leadership Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 227-7719	387	22	17.6	85.5%	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	364 (94.1%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)								25.2	19.4	1714	165
060907000920	1550	Coachella Valley High	Public	9-12	83-800 Airport Blvd.	Thermal	92274	Riverside County	Coachella Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 399-5183	2,657	126	21	87.7%	11 (0.4%)	6 (0.2%)	2,621 (98.6%)	3 (0.1%)	7 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	$13,320							25.1	23.4	1609	59

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.