Best High Schools in California

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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)
060153411628	1841	Los Angeles Academy of Arts and Enterprise	Public, Charter	6-12	1575 West 2nd St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Academy of Arts and Enterprise District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 487-0600	265	15	17.8	79.6%	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	261 (98.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								14.1	15.5	1818	23
063697206781	1842	Lakeview Leadership Academy	Public	7-12	12484 Tamarisk Rd.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 955-3400	1,163	52	22.1	72.6%	112 (9.6%)	169 (14.5%)	790 (67.9%)	24 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.7%)	54 (4.6%)	$6,165							14	17.1	1777	65
060429008261	1843	Glen View High	Public	9-12	939 East Tenth St.	Beaumont	92223	Riverside County	Beaumont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 769-8424	103	7	14.5	49.5%	17 (16.5%)	10 (9.7%)	70 (68.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.9%)	$13,087							14	15.5	1819	24
062805007804	1844	Street Academy Alternative High	Public	9-12	417 29th St.	Oakland	94609	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2313	69	4	17.2	95.7%	1 (1.4%)	34 (49.3%)	29 (42.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)								14			(n/a)
060193514219	1845	Mojave River Academy - National Trails	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	851 South Mt. Vernon	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Mojave River Academy - National Trails District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-3222	655	26	24.7	78.3%	89 (13.6%)	36 (5.5%)	481 (73.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.5%)								13.9	14.3	1863	18
063432005562	1846	Twain High	Public	7-12	6402 Linda Vista Rd.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 800-5300	328	30	10.9	86.9%	18 (5.5%)	29 (8.8%)	228 (69.5%)	27 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	21 (6.4%)	$18,944							13.9	20.5	1692	154
063471011567	1847	East Bay Arts High	Public	9-12	50 East Lewelling Blvd.	San Lorenzo	94580	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-4471	188	11	17.2	86.7%	8 (4.3%)	25 (13.3%)	136 (72.3%)	11 (5.9%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	$7,062							13.9	34	1304	543
060216714206	1848	Ambassador Phillip V. Sanchez II Public Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	830 Fresno St.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Ambassador Phillip V. Sanchez II Public Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 497-9331	238	12	19.1	97.9%	8 (3.4%)	35 (14.7%)	176 (73.9%)	4 (1.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)								13.8	11.8	1961	113
060242714316	1849	Mojave River Academy - Rockview Park	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14466 Main St.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Mojave River Academy - Rockview Park District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-3222	322	13	24.2	88.5%	65 (20.2%)	20 (6.2%)	218 (67.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.6%)								13.8	11.6	1967	118
061212001367	1850	Fernando R. Ledesma Continuation High	Public	10-12	12347 Ramona Blvd.	El Monte	91732	Los Angeles County	El Monte Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 442-0481	358	18	19.3	91.6%	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	344 (96.1%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,134							13.8	18	1747	103

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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:

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

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.