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)
061182001305	661	Oak Grove High	Public	9-12	285 Blossom Hill Rd.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-6500	1,522	67	22.6	39.9%	93 (6.1%)	58 (3.8%)	913 (60.0%)	376 (24.7%)	3 (0.2%)	13 (0.9%)	66 (4.3%)	$9,109							59	62.8	601	60
060255714580	662	Environmental Charter High - Gardena	Public, Charter	9-12	2818 Manhattan Beach Blvd.	Gardena	90249	Los Angeles County	Environmental Charter High - Gardena District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 214-3408	221	13	16.9	86.0%	1 (0.5%)	38 (17.2%)	165 (74.7%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	12 (5.4%)								59			(n/a)
061111003582	663	La Quinta High	Public	9-12	79-255 Blackhawk Way	La Quinta	92253	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 772-4150	2,500	101	24.7	73.6%	401 (16.0%)	44 (1.8%)	1,894 (75.8%)	75 (3.0%)	5 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	77 (3.1%)	$7,872							58.9	65.3	555	108
063237011103	664	Wilmer Amina Carter High	Public	9-12	2630 North Linden Ave.	Rialto	92377	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 854-4100	2,212	93	23.7	74.4%	83 (3.8%)	239 (10.8%)	1,803 (81.5%)	36 (1.6%)	5 (0.2%)	8 (0.4%)	31 (1.4%)	$9,069							58.9	41.7	1080	416
062805004305	665	Oakland Technical High	Public	9-12	4351 Broadway	Oakland	94611	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2305	1,796	99	18.1	57.2%	396 (22.0%)	483 (26.9%)	384 (21.4%)	294 (16.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	226 (12.6%)	$6,464							58.9	50.1	861	196
061440007479	666	Circle of Independent Learning	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4700 Calaveras Ave.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 797-0100	401	21	19	33.9%	80 (20.0%)	11 (2.7%)	87 (21.7%)	197 (49.1%)	4 (1.0%)	8 (2.0%)	14 (3.5%)	$10,107							58.9	56.6	718	52
069102407578	667	Occs:chep/Pchs	Public, Alternative	K-12	14262 Franklin Ave. Ste. 100	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Orange County Department of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 245-6500	361	10	35.6	40.2%	105 (29.1%)	7 (1.9%)	154 (42.7%)	49 (13.6%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	38 (10.5%)	$4,730							58.8	54.8	766	99
062664012535	668	American Canyon High	Public	9-12	3000 Newell Dr.	American Canyon	94503	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 265-2710	1,722	70	24.5	53.0%	175 (10.2%)	157 (9.1%)	644 (37.4%)	567 (32.9%)	5 (0.3%)	11 (0.6%)	157 (9.1%)	$6,302							58.8	59.4	668
069100601981	669	Charter Community School Home Study Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6767 Green Valley Rd.	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	El Dorado County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 295-2271	347	30	11.6	36.0%	238 (68.6%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (17.9%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.0%)	$10,914							58.8	60.7	646	23
061476001811	670	La Habra High	Public	9-12	801 West Highlander Ave.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	Fullerton Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 266-5200	2,054	84	24.5	63.0%	262 (12.8%)	25 (1.2%)	1,687 (82.1%)	45 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	27 (1.3%)	$7,567							58.7	54.9	763	93

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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