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)
062250007299	1741	Avalon K-12	Public, Alternative	K-12	200 Falls Canyon Rd.	Avalon	90704	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 510-0790	451	30	15	52.3%	78 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	364 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	$15,601							17.7	24.7	1573	168
063162004902	1742	Princeton High	Public	9-12	473 State St.	Princeton	95970	Colusa County	Princeton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 439-2261	62	7	8.8	66.1%	23 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (51.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.5%)								17.6	12.1	1952	210
063531009633	1743	Century High	Public	9-12	1401 South Grand Ave.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 568-7000	1,708	97	17.5	70.1%	8 (0.5%)	6 (0.4%)	1,647 (96.4%)	33 (1.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.4%)	$9,415							17.6	19.4	1715	28
060176213819	1744	EPIC de Cesar Chavez	Public, Charter	9-12	122 East Tehachapi Blvd. Ste.	Tehachapi	93561	Kern County	EPIC de Cesar Chavez District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 822-4381	461	17	26.4	64.2%	3 (0.7%)	13 (2.8%)	437 (94.8%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								17.6	13.1	1900	156
060238614301	1745	Diego Valley East Public Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	511 North Second St.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Diego Valley East Public Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 870-0608	411	14	28.5	82.5%	173 (42.1%)	25 (6.1%)	177 (43.1%)	5 (1.2%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)								17.5	19.2	1717	28
060233904345	1746	HomeTech Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6249 Skyway	Paradise	95969	Butte County	HomeTech Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 872-1171	83	7	12.2	77.1%	63 (75.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.4%)	1 (1.2%)	3 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.8%)								17.5	16.2	1801	55
062271002965	1747	Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High	Public	9-12	3537 Farmdale Ave.	Los Angeles	90016	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 298-8400	802	47	17	92.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,979							17.5	12.7	1918	171
063762002045	1748	Abraham Lincoln Alternative	Public, Alternative	K-12	2601 Rosamond Blvd.	Rosamond	93560	Kern County	Southern Kern Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 256-5090	100	4	25	82.0%	27 (27.0%)	16 (16.0%)	52 (52.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	4 (4.0%)	$5,433							17.3	12.5	1924	176
060876000893	1749	San Antonio High (Continuation)	Public	10-12	125 West San Jose Ave.	Claremont	91711	Los Angeles County	Claremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 398-0316	70	5	15	47.1%	14 (20.0%)	3 (4.3%)	50 (71.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	$8,625							17.3	14.9	1839	90
060254410699	1750	Tehama eLearning Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	979 Douglass St.	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Tehama eLearning Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 527-0188	116	5	24.2	75.9%	56 (48.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (25.0%)								17.3	25.4	1547	203

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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