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)
060157714245	1821	Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2151 West Main St.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-3222	565	24	23.5	84.4%	154 (27.3%)	58 (10.3%)	308 (54.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.9%)								14.7	11.2	1995	174
062187005524	1822	John J. Cairns Continuation	Public	9-12	290 North Harvard Ave.	Lindsay	93247	Tulare County	Lindsay Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 562-5913	72	8	9.3	87.5%	7 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	$12,119							14.7	12.3	1934	112
060209212248	1823	Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	325 East 111th St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Alain Leroy Locke College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 420-2170	1,189	63	18.9	94.6%	24 (2.0%)	248 (20.9%)	910 (76.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.5%)								14.7	21.5	1653	170
061182006643	1824	Apollo High	Public	11-12	1835 Cunningham Ave.	San Jose	95122	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-5400	129	8	16.2	76.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (89.9%)	10 (7.8%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,359							14.6	22.8	1626	198
069113410214	1825	Tranquillity High	Public	9-12	6052 Juanche St.	Tranquillity	93668	Fresno County	Golden Plains Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 698-7205	384	27	14.3	98.4%	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.0%)	374 (97.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,509							14.6	18.4	1736	89
069103712305	1826	Shasta County Independent Study	Public	6-12	3711 Oasis Rd.	Redding	96003	Shasta County	Shasta County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 225-0163	107	4	26.6	80.4%	69 (64.5%)	1 (0.9%)	22 (20.6%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.3%)	$8,094							14.5	27.2	1500	326
062271003398	1827	Henry David Thoreau Continuation	Public	9-12	5429 Quakertown Ave.	Woodland Hills	91364	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 340-4395	57	3	19	66.7%	13 (22.8%)	6 (10.5%)	33 (57.9%)	3 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.5%)	$15,829							14.5	13.9	1874	47
069102712343	1828	Nathaniel S. Colley Senior High	Public	7-12	8182 Gerber Rd.	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Sacramento County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 228-2329	237	8	28.7	66.2%	31 (13.1%)	46 (19.4%)	113 (47.7%)	14 (5.9%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	30 (12.7%)	$14,514							14.4	16.8	1784	44
064347007028	1829	Albert Powell Continuation	Public	10-12	1875 Clark Ave.	Yuba City	95991	Sutter County	Yuba City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 822-5210	124	11	11	87.9%	29 (23.4%)	3 (2.4%)	79 (63.7%)	6 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.6%)	$14,854							14.4	14.2	1866	37
062205009891	1830	Live Oak Alternative	Public, Alternative	K-12	2207 Pennington Rd.	Live Oak	95953	Sutter County	Live Oak Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 695-5430	58	3	19.8	86.2%	29 (50.0%)	1 (1.7%)	27 (46.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,505							14.4	13.6	1885	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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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