Best High Schools in California

A teacher and two students give a thumbs-up in a classroom.

Find the best California high schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish California test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

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)
061488001827	341	Bolsa Grande High	Public	9-12	9401 Westminster Ave.	Garden Grove	92844	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6424	1,726	78	22	87.1%	63 (3.7%)	8 (0.5%)	647 (37.5%)	978 (56.7%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (0.6%)	18 (1.0%)	$12,703							79.2	75.7	402	61
063462005799	342	Mira Loma High	Public	9-12	4000 Edison Ave.	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7465	1,632	70	23.3	56.6%	556 (34.1%)	112 (6.9%)	367 (22.5%)	427 (26.2%)	12 (0.7%)	23 (1.4%)	120 (7.4%)	$7,036							79.1	80.5	320	22
060429014610	343	Beaumont Middle College High	Public	10-12	3144 West Westward Ave.	Banning	92220	Riverside County	Beaumont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 845-1631	45	3	13.6	55.6%	13 (28.9%)	2 (4.4%)	27 (60.0%)	2 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)								79.1			(n/a)
064023008651	344	Orchard View	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	700 Watertrough Rd.	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	Twin Hills Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(707) 823-4709	228	14	16.5	23.7%	149 (65.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (21.5%)	5 (2.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.0%)	$7,281							78.8	70.1	480	136
060462000422	345	Benicia High	Public	9-12	1101 Military West	Benicia	94510	Solano County	Benicia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 747-8325	1,405	67	21	23.7%	558 (39.7%)	87 (6.2%)	369 (26.3%)	160 (11.4%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	211 (15.0%)	$6,648							78.8	76.3	395	50
061488001844	346	Garden Grove High	Public	9-12	11271 Stanford Ave.	Garden Grove	92840	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6115	2,198	98	22.5	84.2%	100 (4.5%)	12 (0.5%)	1,112 (50.6%)	925 (42.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.4%)	38 (1.7%)	$12,477							78.7	81.3	304	42
061173001296	347	Durham High	Public	9-12	9455 Putney Dr.	Durham	95938	Butte County	Durham Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 895-4685	308	19	15.9	42.2%	194 (63.0%)	2 (0.6%)	79 (25.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.1%)	$11,913							78.5	73.7	427	80
060205208504	348	Animo Leadership High	Public, Charter	9-12	11044 South Freeman Ave.	Inglewood	90304	Los Angeles County	Animo Leadership High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 216-3277	628	30	20.5	92.2%	7 (1.1%)	6 (1.0%)	612 (97.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)								78.4	63.4	589	241
061440009369	349	Vista Alternative	Public	7-12	4455 Seneca Park Ave.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 657-7028	41	4	10	39.0%	5 (12.2%)	2 (4.9%)	15 (36.6%)	15 (36.6%)	1 (2.4%)	1 (2.4%)	2 (4.9%)	$14,252							78.4	65.7	546	197
062250013105	350	Ernest S. McBride Senior High	Public	9-12	7025 East Parkcrest St.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 425-3539	718	30	24.1	41.4%	139 (19.4%)	53 (7.4%)	404 (56.3%)	76 (10.6%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	40 (5.6%)	$8,860							78.4	72.7	438	88

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for California

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for CA student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students Native American Students Pacific Islander Students White Students Multi-racial Students English Language Learner Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students Migrant Students Homeless Students Foster Care Students Military Connected Students

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:

High school students working on a science experiment

Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

Girl in a wheelchair raising her hand in a classroom setting

Understanding an IEP: The Ultimate Guide for Parents and Educators

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