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)
060213512869	971	PUC Early College Academy for Leaders and Scholars (ECALS)	Public, Charter	9-12	2050 San Fernando Rd.	Los Angeles	90065	Los Angeles County	PUC Early College Academy for Leaders and Scholars (ECALS)	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 276-5525	215	13	17.2	96.3%	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	204 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)								45.9	42.4	1062	91
061954002345	972	Highland High	Public	9-12	2900 Royal Scots Way	Bakersfield	93306	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 872-2777	2,543	107	23.8	82.0%	374 (14.7%)	128 (5.0%)	1,921 (75.5%)	73 (2.9%)	20 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (1.0%)	$7,782							45.8	54.3	774	198
063261005074	973	Rim of the World Senior High	Public	9-12	27400 Highway 18	Lake Arrowhead	92352	San Bernardino County	Rim of the World Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 336-2038	897	42	21.2	57.5%	460 (51.3%)	4 (0.4%)	394 (43.9%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.6%)	$9,751							45.8	54.1	782	191
062271003301	974	Reseda Charter High	Public, Charter	6-12	18230 Kittridge St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 758-3600	1,354	78	17.3	87.5%	169 (12.5%)	46 (3.4%)	1,017 (75.1%)	96 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.4%)	20 (1.5%)	$15,784							45.8	38.1	1202	228
064308011380	975	Pioneer High	Public	9-12	1400 Pioneer Ave.	Woodland	95776	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 406-1148	1,635	81	20.1	71.8%	257 (15.7%)	23 (1.4%)	1,129 (69.1%)	148 (9.1%)	7 (0.4%)	7 (0.4%)	56 (3.4%)	$6,614							45.8	55.5	745	230
061284001448	976	Escalon High	Public	9-12	1528 East Yosemite Ave.	Escalon	95320	San Joaquin County	Escalon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 838-7073	814	37	21.9	50.1%	349 (42.9%)	3 (0.4%)	424 (52.1%)	16 (2.0%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	15 (1.8%)								45.7	42.2	1070	94
060156510989	977	Nova Academy Early College High	Public, Charter	9-12	500 West Santa Ana Blvd.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Nova Academy Early College High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 569-0948	288	17	16.5	88.5%	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	272 (94.4%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)								45.7	56	735	242
062547003808	978	Schurr High	Public	9-12	820 North Wilcox Ave.	Montebello	90640	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 887-3090	2,139	104	20.4	76.3%	13 (0.6%)	4 (0.2%)	1,977 (92.4%)	66 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (3.6%)	$5,694							45.7	36.7	1235	257
060225511889	979	Discovery Charter Preparatory #2	Public, Charter	9-12	13570 Eldridge Ave.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	Discovery Charter Preparatory #2 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 897-1187	210	10	21	48.1%	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	203 (96.7%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)								45.6	38.4	1189	210
063993006619	980	Tulare Union High	Public	9-12	755 East Tulare Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 686-4761	1,622	76	21.2	82.6%	220 (13.6%)	49 (3.0%)	1,301 (80.2%)	12 (0.7%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (2.0%)	$9,182							45.6	41.3	1096	116

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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:

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