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)
063441012526	651	Academy (The)- SF @McAteer	Public	9-12	555 Portola Dr.	San Francisco	94131	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5700	265	20	13	58.5%	32 (12.1%)	36 (13.6%)	124 (46.8%)	47 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	24 (9.1%)								59.3	29.5	1430	779
061425001638	652	Fowler High	Public	9-12	701 East Main St.	Fowler	93625	Fresno County	Fowler Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 834-6160	801	39	20.4	82.0%	65 (8.1%)	5 (0.6%)	626 (78.2%)	99 (12.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	$11,563							59.3	54.3	778	126
062825004360	653	El Camino High	Public	9-12	400 Rancho del Oro Dr.	Oceanside	92057	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 901-8000	2,526	106	23.7	69.4%	443 (17.5%)	106 (4.2%)	1,561 (61.8%)	166 (6.6%)	3 (0.1%)	53 (2.1%)	183 (7.2%)	$11,431							59.3	58.3	686	33
061291001467	654	San Pasqual High	Public	9-12	3300 Bear Valley Pkwy.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Escondido Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 291-6000	1,853	91	20.4	68.9%	418 (22.6%)	31 (1.7%)	1,283 (69.2%)	75 (4.0%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	40 (2.2%)	$7,857							59.2	54.7	768	114
061187001325	655	Coleville High	Public	9-12	111591 Highway 395	Coleville	96107	Mono County	Eastern Sierra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 495-2231	51	6	7.9	58.8%	23 (45.1%)	1 (2.0%)	21 (41.2%)	1 (2.0%)	5 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								59.2	59.8	662	7
062160002573	656	Liberty High	Public	9-12	850 Second St.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Liberty Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 634-3521	2,773	131	21.2	21.9%	1,086 (39.2%)	215 (7.8%)	1,011 (36.5%)	258 (9.3%)	17 (0.6%)	18 (0.6%)	164 (5.9%)	$10,621							59.2	61.9	621	35
060003611084	657	Inderkum High	Public	9-12	2500 New Market Dr.	Sacramento	95835	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5640	2,242	92	24.4	52.3%	283 (12.6%)	485 (21.6%)	609 (27.2%)	573 (25.6%)	9 (0.4%)	25 (1.1%)	257 (11.5%)	$6,072							59.2	62.5	609	48
062271003430	658	Verdugo Hills Senior High	Public	9-12	10625 Plainview Ave.	Tujunga	91042	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 951-5400	1,198	67	17.8	80.9%	341 (28.5%)	18 (1.5%)	767 (64.0%)	41 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.5%)	24 (2.0%)	$12,165							59.1	63.4	590	68
060219012817	659	Alliance Susan and Eric Smidt Technology High	Public, Charter	9-12	211 South Avenue 20	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Alliance Susan and Eric Smidt Technology High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 352-3206	254	18	13.7	96.9%	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	244 (96.1%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								59.1	41.5	1090	431
063237004990	660	Eisenhower High	Public	9-12	1321 North Lilac Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7777	2,152	95	22.5	89.0%	46 (2.1%)	195 (9.1%)	1,865 (86.7%)	13 (0.6%)	6 (0.3%)	10 (0.5%)	16 (0.7%)	$8,750							59.1	39.6	1156	496

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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