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)
062637003942	1201	Concord High	Public	9-12	4200 Concord Blvd.	Concord	94521	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 687-2030	1,167	62	18.8	37.5%	251 (21.5%)	42 (3.6%)	654 (56.0%)	105 (9.0%)	4 (0.3%)	10 (0.9%)	95 (8.1%)	$12,857							37.4	35.9	1251	50
060221414240	1202	Pivot Charter School Riverside	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	700 North Main St.	Corona	92878	Riverside County	Pivot Charter School Riverside District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 280-0229	141	10	14.7	52.5%	50 (35.5%)	5 (3.5%)	66 (46.8%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	8 (5.7%)								37.3	39.9	1138	64
063117004827	1203	Quincy Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	6 Quincy Junction Rd.	Quincy	95971	Plumas County	Plumas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 283-6510	340	17	20.2	48.2%	243 (71.5%)	5 (1.5%)	29 (8.5%)	4 (1.2%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (13.5%)								37.3	40.9	1111	92
062271002890	1204	Canoga Park Senior High	Public	9-12	6850 Topanga Canyon Blvd.	Canoga Park	91303	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 673-1300	1,436	78	18.3	91.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,368							37.3	39.8	1141	63
060285005724	1205	Deer Valley High	Public	9-12	4700 Lone Tree Way	Antioch	94531	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7570	1,851	84	22.1	70.8%	174 (9.4%)	530 (28.6%)	735 (39.7%)	291 (15.7%)	7 (0.4%)	12 (0.6%)	94 (5.1%)	$7,603							37.2	48.1	911	294
063315005154	1206	John W. North High	Public	9-12	1550 West Third St.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7311	2,173	92	23.7	87.3%	155 (7.1%)	215 (9.9%)	1,632 (75.1%)	72 (3.3%)	13 (0.6%)	19 (0.9%)	65 (3.0%)	$9,064							37.2	40.6	1119	87
062271013737	1207	Nava College Preparatory Academy	Public	9-12	1319 East 41st St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 235-6800	602	29	20.5	99.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,788							37.1	35.4	1269	62
060191213776	1208	Summit Public School K2	Public, Charter	7-12	1800 Elm St.	El Cerrito	94530	Contra Costa County	Summit Public School K2 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 374-4093	506	25	20.3	72.1%	16 (3.2%)	60 (11.9%)	360 (71.1%)	40 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.3%)								37.1	42.2	1068	140
062409003630	1209	Lindhurst High	Public	9-12	4446 Olive Dr.	Olivehurst	95961	Yuba County	Marysville Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 741-6150	1,237	58	21.4	75.8%	225 (18.2%)	42 (3.4%)	701 (56.7%)	193 (15.6%)	14 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (4.9%)								37.1	30.2	1409	200
062955013957	1210	Desert Learning Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	2248 East Ramon Rd.	Palm Springs	92264	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 778-0487	436	16	27.2	96.1%	79 (18.1%)	34 (7.8%)	292 (67.0%)	11 (2.5%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.2%)	$17,298							37	39.4	1162	48

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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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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