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)
062271002830	2251	Dan M. Issacs Avalon High	Public	9-12	1425 North Avalon Blvd.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 549-2112	57	3	19	98.2%	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.0%)	51 (89.5%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	$11,987							7	11.3	1981	270
061389001573	2252	Kinney High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	2710 Kilgore Rd.	Rancho Cordova	95670	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9060	114	10	11.1	75.4%	23 (20.2%)	25 (21.9%)	49 (43.0%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	13 (11.4%)	$17,690							6.9	8.5	2173	79
060411000375	2253	Nueva Vista Continuation High	Public	10-12	904 Willow Ave.	La Puente	91746	Los Angeles County	Bassett Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-3177	47	3	15.7	93.6%	1 (2.1%)	1 (2.1%)	44 (93.6%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,614							6.9	8.1	2193	60
063993002852	2254	Tulare Technical Preparatory High	Public	9-12	737 West Bardsley Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 687-7400	35	4	9.3	97.1%	3 (8.6%)	2 (5.7%)	30 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,581							6.9	7	2263	9
061518001915	2255	Mt. Madonna High	Public	9-12	8750 Hirasaki Ct.	Gilroy	95020	Santa Clara County	Gilroy Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(669) 205-5500	188	9	19.9	71.3%	7 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	172 (91.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)								6.9	7.5	2234	21
069104111486	2256	Teel School in Empire	Public	5-12	5255 1st St.	Empire	95357	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 238-6600	161	11	14.4	80.1%	48 (29.8%)	7 (4.3%)	97 (60.2%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.5%)								6.9	7.3	2246	10
062724004122	2257	Back Bay High	Public	9-12	390 Monte Vista Ave.	Costa Mesa	92627	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6900	150	17	8.7	84.0%	30 (20.0%)	2 (1.3%)	112 (74.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)								6.9	7.1	2262	5
062706004080	2258	Bridgepoint High	Public	9-12	35753 Cedar Blvd.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3200	96	4	24.6	67.7%	7 (7.3%)	4 (4.2%)	63 (65.6%)	13 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.3%)	3 (3.1%)	$23,731							6.8	11	2001	257
063315005148	2259	Abraham Lincoln Continuation	Public	9-12	4341 Victoria Ave.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7371	171	11	15.5	63.2%	11 (6.4%)	6 (3.5%)	139 (81.3%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.6%)	$20,237							6.8	9.2	2115	144
062271003093	2260	John Hope Continuation	Public	9-12	7840 Towne Ave.	Los Angeles	90003	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-1292	81	4	19.8	93.8%	3 (3.7%)	7 (8.6%)	71 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,112							6.8	8.3	2181	79

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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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on 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.