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)
062244002693	831	Lone Pine High	Public	9-12	538 South Main St.	Lone Pine	93545	Inyo County	Lone Pine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 876-5577	104	7	15.3	58.7%	27 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (58.7%)	1 (1.0%)	9 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.8%)	$17,269							51.1	53.5	790	41
064098006748	832	Buena High	Public	9-12	5670 Telegraph Rd.	Ventura	93003	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 289-1826	1,685	71	23.8	58.5%	505 (30.0%)	19 (1.1%)	1,019 (60.5%)	59 (3.5%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	65 (3.9%)								51.1	57	714	118
060250814423	833	Monarch River Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2293 East Crabtree Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Monarch River Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 754-1442	1,167	40	29	49.2%	566 (48.5%)	26 (2.2%)	409 (35.0%)	18 (1.5%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	138 (11.8%)								51.1	55.3	756	77
062187002595	834	Lindsay Senior High	Public	9-12	1849 East Tulare Rd.	Lindsay	93247	Tulare County	Lindsay Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 562-5911	1,109	56	19.7	86.4%	23 (2.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1,065 (96.0%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.9%)	$8,327							51.1	46.6	957	123
062361003583	835	Manteca High	Public	9-12	450 East Yosemite Ave.	Manteca	95336	San Joaquin County	Manteca Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 858-7340	1,858	95	19.5	69.0%	343 (18.5%)	81 (4.4%)	1,146 (61.7%)	196 (10.5%)	10 (0.5%)	15 (0.8%)	64 (3.4%)	$6,987							51	55.3	754	81
062064002481	836	South Tahoe High	Public	9-12	1735 Lake Tahoe Blvd.	South Lake Tahoe	96150	El Dorado County	Lake Tahoe Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 541-4111	1,108	58	19.1	44.9%	484 (43.7%)	4 (0.4%)	525 (47.4%)	41 (3.7%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (3.4%)	$14,776							50.9	57	715	121
060249814437	837	The Learning Choice Academy - East County	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4215 Spring St.	La Mesa	91941	San Diego County	The Learning Choice Academy - East County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 463-6801	440	23	19.3	61.1%	101 (23.0%)	18 (4.1%)	283 (64.3%)	6 (1.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.9%)								50.9	52.6	807	30
063021014542	838	Liberty High	Public	9-12	32255 Leon Rd.	Winchester	92596	Riverside County	Perris Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 943-6369	2,444	98	24.9	52.1%	624 (25.5%)	216 (8.8%)	1,148 (47.0%)	215 (8.8%)	4 (0.2%)	9 (0.4%)	228 (9.3%)								50.9	38.8	1182	344
060006501242	839	Dinuba High	Public	9-12	340 East Kern St.	Dinuba	93618	Tulare County	Dinuba Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 595-7220	2,115	92	22.9	80.4%	120 (5.7%)	6 (0.3%)	1,923 (90.9%)	34 (1.6%)	25 (1.2%)	3 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	$8,968							50.8	54.1	783	56
061954003116	840	Ridgeview High	Public	9-12	8501 Stine Rd.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 398-3100	2,653	101	26.1	75.9%	242 (9.1%)	166 (6.3%)	1,914 (72.1%)	247 (9.3%)	5 (0.2%)	14 (0.5%)	65 (2.5%)	$7,766							50.8	50.8	846	6

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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

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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