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)
060582000524	781	Brawley Union High	Public	9-12	480 North Imperial Ave.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 312-6073	1,868	78	24	70.7%	75 (4.0%)	7 (0.4%)	1,752 (93.8%)	18 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (0.7%)	$8,936							54.1	44.8	994	213
060985001049	782	Corona High	Public	9-12	1150 West Tenth St.	Corona	92882	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3211	2,251	94	23.8	85.7%	278 (12.4%)	49 (2.2%)	1,764 (78.4%)	115 (5.1%)	7 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	31 (1.4%)	$9,481							53.9	48.3	906	124
060203912203	783	Golden Eagle Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1030 W A Barr Rd.	Mount Shasta	96067	Siskiyou County	Golden Eagle Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 926-5800	431	28	15.1	73.8%	298 (69.1%)	3 (0.7%)	78 (18.1%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.1%)								53.6	49.7	872	89
062475003708	784	Middletown High	Public	9-12	20932 Big Canyon Rd.	Middletown	95461	Lake County	Middletown Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 987-4140	420	25	16.8	38.8%	264 (62.9%)	1 (0.2%)	127 (30.2%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.3%)	$7,784							53.6	33	1333	549
060423000381	785	Big Bear High	Public	9-12	351 Maple Ln.	Big Bear Lake	92314	San Bernardino County	Bear Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 585-6892	624	34	18.5	68.9%	313 (50.2%)	3 (0.5%)	266 (42.6%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.3%)	$6,284							53.5	45.9	976	191
061455008841	786	Erma Duncan Polytechnical High	Public	9-12	4330 East Garland Ave.	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7080	1,198	60	19.9	89.6%	45 (3.8%)	36 (3.0%)	967 (80.7%)	135 (11.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.8%)	$8,954							53.4	43.3	1038	252
060270010671	787	Anderson New Technology High	Public, Charter	9-12	2098 North St.	Anderson	96007	Shasta County	Anderson Union High	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 365-3100	87	8	10.7	67.8%	59 (67.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (17.2%)	2 (2.3%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.9%)	$11,309							53.4	77.6	374	413
060657011526	788	Summit Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	175 South Mathew St.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Burton Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-5902	2,378	105	22.7	58.8%	318 (13.4%)	8 (0.3%)	1,890 (79.5%)	46 (1.9%)	29 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (3.7%)	$6,320							53.4	55.3	752	36
061353001545	789	Fallbrook High	Public	9-12	2400 South Stage Coach Ln.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 723-6300	1,924	95	20.2	71.0%	456 (23.7%)	14 (0.7%)	1,333 (69.3%)	32 (1.7%)	6 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	76 (4.0%)	$10,399							53.4	60.6	647	142
062223002658	790	Lodi High	Public	9-12	3 South Pacific Ave.	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7695	2,070	109	18.9	58.8%	800 (38.6%)	15 (0.7%)	1,036 (50.0%)	89 (4.3%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	114 (5.5%)	$11,423							53.3	61	636	154

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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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