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)
060002810589	1331	Susan H. Nelson	Public	6-12	32225 Pio Pico Rd.	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 695-7360	263	14	19.2	43.3%	132 (50.2%)	8 (3.0%)	87 (33.1%)	12 (4.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.4%)	$8,728							33.1	43.3	1037	294
062271003193	1332	James Monroe High	Public	9-12	9229 Haskell Ave.	North Hills	91343	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 830-4200	1,944	115	16.8	91.7%	79 (4.1%)	37 (1.9%)	1,743 (89.7%)	59 (3.0%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	19 (1.0%)	$11,122							33.1	25.8	1538	206
060957004434	1333	Colusa Alternative Home	Public, Alternative	K-12	745 10th St.	Colusa	95932	Colusa County	Colusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 458-2156	25	1	30.8	60.0%	6 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (56.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)	$5,245							33	16.5	1787	454
060202613986	1334	Summit Public School: Tamalpais	Public, Charter	7-12	3020 Hilltop Mall Rd.	Richmond	94806	Contra Costa County	Summit Public School: Tamalpais District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 374-4185	650	24	26.6	69.5%	16 (2.5%)	48 (7.4%)	507 (78.0%)	59 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.3%)								33	35.8	1254	80
060801014563	1335	Mt. Signal Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	2345 South Second St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	Central Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 312-7050	71	4	19.1	69.0%	4 (5.6%)	1 (1.4%)	66 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								33	41.2	1099	236
061632302033	1336	Gustine High	Public	9-12	501 North Ave.	Gustine	95322	Merced County	Gustine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 854-6414	553	30	18.6	77.4%	60 (10.8%)	2 (0.4%)	462 (83.5%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.4%)								33	31.2	1379	43
062271014633	1337	Virtual Academy STEAM	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	4010 East Ramboz Dr.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(323) 673-5544	878	52	16.9	78.5%	92 (10.5%)	134 (15.3%)	590 (67.2%)	33 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	25 (2.8%)								33	36.9	1226	111
062466003702	1338	Merced High	Public	9-12	205 West Olive Ave.	Merced	95348	Merced County	Merced Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 325-1000	1,951	85	22.9	76.9%	264 (13.5%)	127 (6.5%)	1,314 (67.4%)	141 (7.2%)	12 (0.6%)	4 (0.2%)	79 (4.0%)	$8,868							33	40.6	1121	217
062580009404	1339	Valley View High	Public	9-12	13135 Nason St.	Moreno Valley	92555	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4850	2,784	123	22.5	81.5%	198 (7.1%)	309 (11.1%)	2,037 (73.2%)	127 (4.6%)	7 (0.3%)	10 (0.4%)	95 (3.4%)	$8,543							32.9	42.3	1067	272
060233411178	1340	Roseland Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1691 Burbank Ave.	Santa Rosa	95407	Sonoma County	Roseland Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 545-0102	1,250	68	18.4	83.1%	16 (1.3%)	12 (1.0%)	1,186 (94.9%)	11 (0.9%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.3%)								32.9	43.3	1035	305

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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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.