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)
061524001931	1361	Glendale High	Public	9-12	1440 East Broadway	Glendale	91205	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 242-3161	2,006	96	20.8	67.3%	1,110 (55.3%)	22 (1.1%)	640 (31.9%)	204 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (1.5%)	$7,519							32.3	48.1	910	451
063993011528	1362	Countryside Community Day	Public	9-12	1084 South Pratt St.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 687-7384	29	3	10.2	82.8%	7 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (62.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)	$37,261							32.2			(n/a)
062271010889	1363	Maywood Academy High	Public	9-12	6125 Pine Ave.	Maywood	90270	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 838-6000	956	53	17.8	97.1%	13 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	940 (98.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$9,822							32.2	22.9	1623	260
060230714151	1364	Animo City of Champions Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	9330 South Eighth Ave.	Inglewood	90305	Los Angeles County	Animo City of Champions Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-1600	303	17	17.6	85.8%	3 (1.0%)	134 (44.2%)	153 (50.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.0%)								32.2	28.3	1465	101
060153514009	1365	Intellectual Virtues Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1637 Long Beach Blvd.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Intellectual Virtues Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 283-4456	92	6	15.8	60.9%	7 (7.6%)	15 (16.3%)	53 (57.6%)	4 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	10 (10.9%)								32.2	33.4	1323	42
060146314373	1366	Vista Springs Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	700 East Bobier Ave.	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Springs Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 252-8800	247	13	19.1	72.1%	48 (19.4%)	7 (2.8%)	172 (69.6%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.7%)								32.1	35.1	1278	88
060249414413	1367	Peak Prep Pleasant Valley	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	550 Temple Ave.	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Peak Prep Pleasant Valley District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(855) 900-7325	403	23	17.3	76.9%	87 (21.6%)	86 (21.3%)	169 (41.9%)	31 (7.7%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.2%)								32.1	40.8	1114	253
062271003364	1368	South Gate Senior High	Public	9-12	3351 Firestone Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-5600	1,768	89	19.8	92.1%	34 (1.9%)	11 (0.6%)	1,711 (96.8%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	$8,794							32	30.3	1408	40
062409003633	1369	Marysville High	Public	9-12	12 East 18th St.	Marysville	95901	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6180	1,067	52	20.5	57.5%	422 (39.6%)	37 (3.5%)	446 (41.8%)	51 (4.8%)	16 (1.5%)	9 (0.8%)	81 (7.6%)								32	41.2	1101	268
061632502049	1370	La Puente High	Public	9-12	15615 East Nelson Ave.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 934-6700	865	45	19.4	87.2%	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	816 (94.3%)	32 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)								31.9	31	1383	13

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