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)
060180510641	961	California Virtual Academy @ San Diego	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	California Virtual Academy @ San Diego District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	3,294	116	28.4	63.8%	865 (26.3%)	383 (11.6%)	1,667 (50.6%)	232 (7.0%)	28 (0.9%)	48 (1.5%)	71 (2.2%)								46.1	45.9	975	14
063315005131	962	Arlington High	Public	9-12	2951 Jackson St.	Riverside	92503	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 352-8316	1,957	80	24.5	81.2%	279 (14.3%)	83 (4.2%)	1,426 (72.9%)	96 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.5%)	61 (3.1%)	$9,708							46.1	44.1	1011	49
060846000835	963	Chino High	Public	9-12	5431 Jefferson Ave.	Chino	91710	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 627-7351	1,900	88	21.6	76.9%	195 (10.3%)	47 (2.5%)	1,547 (81.4%)	85 (4.5%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	22 (1.2%)	$11,612							46.1	45.4	987	24
060282000206	964	Quartz Hill High	Public	9-12	6040 West Avenue L	Quartz Hill	93536	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 718-3100	3,066	115	26.6	41.7%	868 (28.3%)	306 (10.0%)	1,510 (49.2%)	137 (4.5%)	10 (0.3%)	6 (0.2%)	229 (7.5%)	$7,687							46.1	37.4	1218	254
062250002769	965	Wilson High	Public	9-12	4400 East Tenth St.	Long Beach	90804	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 433-0481	3,515	148	23.7	48.5%	679 (19.3%)	430 (12.2%)	1,992 (56.7%)	253 (7.2%)	8 (0.2%)	12 (0.3%)	138 (3.9%)	$8,783							46	55.5	749	216
063117004819	966	Chester Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	612 First St.	Chester	96020	Plumas County	Plumas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 258-2126	132	10	13.1	63.6%	104 (78.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.1%)	4 (3.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.6%)								46	41.6	1084	118
062271002899	967	Carson Senior High	Public	9-12	22328 South Main St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 847-6000	1,405	67	20.9	77.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,206							46	46.6	952	15
060165711636	968	Animo Jackie Robinson High	Public, Charter	9-12	3500 South Hill St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Animo Jackie Robinson High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 846-5800	604	29	20.6	96.4%	10 (1.7%)	35 (5.8%)	552 (91.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)								46	48	914	54
061005001093	969	Covina High	Public	9-12	463 South Hollenbeck Ave.	Covina	91723	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-6020	1,099	48	22.9	64.5%	70 (6.4%)	26 (2.4%)	870 (79.2%)	117 (10.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.0%)	$12,066							45.9	51.8	829	140
061954002353	970	South High	Public	9-12	1101 Planz Rd.	Bakersfield	93304	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 831-3680	2,176	93	23.2	95.7%	91 (4.2%)	177 (8.1%)	1,857 (85.3%)	31 (1.4%)	5 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	13 (0.6%)	$8,479							45.9	47.2	929	41

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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.