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)
062423007315	991	McFarland High School Early College	Public	9-12	259 West Sherwood Ave.	Mc Farland	93250	Kern County	McFarland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 792-3126	1,021	42	24.1	86.6%	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	997 (97.6%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.1%)	$7,965							45.2	46.6	956	35
060176512723	992	Rio Valley Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1110 West Kettleman Drive Ste.	Lodi	95240	San Joaquin County	Rio Valley Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 368-4934	787	37	21.2	54.5%	338 (42.9%)	58 (7.4%)	302 (38.4%)	57 (7.2%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.5%)								45.1	37.1	1223	231
062271003466	993	Woodrow Wilson Senior High	Public	9-12	4500 Multnomah St.	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 276-1600	1,406	87	16.2	93.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,022							45.1	34.2	1301	308
061623002020	994	Granite Hills High	Public	9-12	1719 East Madison Ave.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 593-5500	2,398	98	24.4	59.6%	1,183 (49.3%)	68 (2.8%)	916 (38.2%)	82 (3.4%)	35 (1.5%)	12 (0.5%)	101 (4.2%)	$10,477							45.1	38.4	1190	196
063468005842	995	San Leandro High	Public	9-12	2200 Bancroft Ave.	San Leandro	94577	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 618-4600	2,566	116	22	70.4%	168 (6.5%)	358 (14.0%)	1,271 (49.5%)	585 (22.8%)	10 (0.4%)	32 (1.2%)	139 (5.4%)	$6,518							45	42.4	1059	64
062334014457	996	Matilda Torres High	Public	9-12	16645 Road 26	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 416-5909	2,001	87	23.1	90.8%	96 (4.8%)	15 (0.7%)	1,846 (92.3%)	18 (0.9%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	17 (0.8%)								45	29	1448	452
060158010865	997	CHAMPS - Charter High School of Arts-Multimedia & Performing	Public, Charter	9-12	6842 Van Nuys Blvd.	Van Nuys	91405	Los Angeles County	CHAMPS - Charter High School of Arts-MULmedia & Perf Distri	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 994-7614	458	24	18.8	56.6%	146 (31.9%)	28 (6.1%)	237 (51.7%)	17 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.9%)								44.9	49.1	888	109
063384005257	998	John F. Kennedy High	Public	9-12	6715 Gloria Dr.	Sacramento	95831	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5090	1,971	84	23.5	56.7%	220 (11.2%)	358 (18.2%)	667 (33.8%)	520 (26.4%)	9 (0.5%)	42 (2.1%)	154 (7.8%)	$6,973							44.9	45.5	983	15
062223008320	999	Independence	Public, Alternative	K-12	13451 North Extension Rd.	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-8275	192	13	14.4	68.8%	44 (22.9%)	15 (7.8%)	96 (50.0%)	29 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.1%)	$11,476							44.9	27.5	1492	493
060006204231	1000	Oakdale High	Public	9-12	739 West G St.	Oakdale	95361	Stanislaus County	Oakdale Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 847-3007	1,644	71	23	33.7%	909 (55.3%)	8 (0.5%)	635 (38.6%)	35 (2.1%)	12 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	41 (2.5%)	$7,895							44.9	49.3	881	119

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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