Best High Schools in California

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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)
064116006803	521	Redwood High	Public	9-12	1001 West Main St.	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Visalia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 730-7367	2,483	104	23.9	43.7%	591 (23.8%)	31 (1.2%)	1,553 (62.5%)	141 (5.7%)	20 (0.8%)	5 (0.2%)	137 (5.5%)	$6,061							67.2	75.6	405	116
063441007845	522	Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High	Public	9-12	40 Vega St.	San Francisco	94115	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 749-3469	549	30	18.6	49.4%	105 (19.1%)	46 (8.4%)	115 (20.9%)	232 (42.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	48 (8.7%)	$6,103							67	82.9	277	245
060201210451	523	Golden Valley Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3585 Maple St. Ste. 101	Ventura	93003	Ventura County	Golden Valley Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 642-3435	439	13	33.7	31.0%	204 (46.5%)	10 (2.3%)	137 (31.2%)	20 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (15.0%)								67	65.6	549	26
061623009141	524	West Hills High	Public	9-12	8756 Mast Blvd.	Santee	92071	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 956-0400	1,532	65	23.7	37.6%	821 (53.6%)	29 (1.9%)	456 (29.8%)	95 (6.2%)	18 (1.2%)	5 (0.3%)	108 (7.0%)	$10,325							67	64.6	564	40
062271003108	525	John F. Kennedy High	Public	9-12	11254 Gothic Ave.	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 271-2900	2,220	116	19.2	72.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,378							67	53.6	789	264
063488011404	526	Mission Hills High	Public	9-12	1 Mission Hills Ct.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2700	2,893	107	26.9	44.1%	869 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1,582 (54.7%)	252 (8.7%)	54 (1.9%)	8 (0.3%)	126 (4.4%)	$7,750							66.9	65.4	553	27
061233007226	527	Sheldon High	Public	9-12	8333 Kingsbridge Dr.	Sacramento	95829	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 681-7500	2,492	110	22.7	43.4%	287 (11.5%)	301 (12.1%)	647 (26.0%)	1,017 (40.8%)	17 (0.7%)	45 (1.8%)	178 (7.1%)	$6,634							66.8	67.3	520	7
063828006452	528	Summerville High	Public	9-12	17555 Tuolumne Rd.	Tuolumne	95379	Tuolumne County	Summerville Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 928-4228	457	17	27	48.1%	308 (67.4%)	1 (0.2%)	92 (20.1%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.1%)								66.7	61.3	628	100
062772004199	529	Nova Education Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	720 Diablo Blvd.	Novato	94947	Marin County	Novato Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 897-7653	82	5	16.1	39.0%	39 (47.6%)	5 (6.1%)	27 (32.9%)	3 (3.7%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.3%)	$10,661							66.4	66.7	531	2
060174311860	530	Sky Mountain Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4535 Missouri Flat Rd. Ste. 1A	Placerville	95667	El Dorado County	Sky Mountain Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(800) 976-4436	2,138	91	23.5	34.9%	718 (33.6%)	84 (3.9%)	764 (35.7%)	134 (6.3%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	433 (20.3%)								66.3	70.4	475	55

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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

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

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