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)
062927010452	1461	Pacifica High	Public	9-12	600 East Gonzales Rd.	Oxnard	93036	Ventura County	Oxnard Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 278-5000	2,928	119	24.5	75.3%	42 (1.4%)	29 (1.0%)	2,720 (92.9%)	90 (3.1%)	2 (0.1%)	13 (0.4%)	30 (1.0%)	$8,333							28.5	30.7	1394	67
061336001516	1462	Fairfield High	Public	9-12	205 East Atlantic Ave.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 438-3000	1,560	69	22.7	62.6%	137 (8.8%)	265 (17.0%)	869 (55.7%)	161 (10.3%)	5 (0.3%)	22 (1.4%)	100 (6.4%)	$6,523							28.5	36.9	1231	231
060243214070	1463	Fortune	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6829 Stockton Blvd. Ste. 380	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Fortune District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 273-1030	1,747	88	19.8	73.8%	18 (1.0%)	1,075 (61.5%)	354 (20.3%)	30 (1.7%)	10 (0.6%)	14 (0.8%)	246 (14.1%)								28.5	25.1	1555	92
061495001636	1464	Gateway Educational Options	Public, Alternative	K-12	17752 Shasta Dam Blvd.	Shasta Lake	96019	Shasta County	Gateway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 275-7000	77	4	19.2	80.5%	55 (71.4%)	3 (3.9%)	7 (9.1%)	2 (2.6%)	4 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.8%)	$7,889							28.4	29.4	1431	33
063879010109	1465	Tamiscal High (Alternative)	Public	9-12	305 Doherty Dr.	Larkspur	94939	Marin County	Tamalpais Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 945-3750	134	11	12.6	17.9%	94 (70.1%)	3 (2.2%)	19 (14.2%)	8 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.5%)	$33,983							28.4	64.4	568	897
060229712253	1466	New Millennium Secondary	Public, Charter	9-12	1301 West 182nd St.	Gardena	90248	Los Angeles County	New Millennium Secondary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 999-6162	145	10	14.7	73.1%	0 (0.0%)	41 (28.3%)	87 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	16 (11.0%)								28.3	19.7	1708	242
061419001620	1467	Fortuna Union High	Public	9-12	379 12th St.	Fortuna	95540	Humboldt County	Fortuna Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 725-4461	871	46	19.1	59.9%	465 (53.4%)	1 (0.1%)	296 (34.0%)	4 (0.5%)	34 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (7.6%)	$8,503							28.3	34	1303	164
062271012964	1468	Cesar E. Chavez Learning Acads-Technical Prep Academy	Public	9-12	1001 Arroyo Ave.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 838-3946	346	19	17.7	96.0%	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.9%)	334 (96.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$14,984							28.2	17.4	1768	300
061954014605	1469	Del Oro High	Public	9-12	1750 East Panama Ln.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 366-1750	1,391	61	22.8	81.5%	32 (2.3%)	80 (5.8%)	1,266 (91.0%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)								28.2			(n/a)
063801006403	1470	Edison High	Public	9-12	100 West Dr. Martin Luther Kin	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7425	2,414	100	24	77.4%	26 (1.1%)	233 (9.7%)	1,793 (74.3%)	263 (10.9%)	25 (1.0%)	12 (0.5%)	58 (2.4%)	$8,774							28.1	24.7	1576	106

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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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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