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)
062785011539	241	Oak Park Independent	Public, Alternative	K-12	5801 Conifer St.	Oak Park	91377	Ventura County	Oak Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 735-3260	193	6	33.8	13.0%	109 (56.5%)	17 (8.8%)	32 (16.6%)	9 (4.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (12.4%)	$7,444							85.7	83.4	265	24
060234203940	242	Clayton Valley Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	1101 Alberta Way	Concord	94521	Contra Costa County	Clayton Valley Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 682-7474	2,390	97	24.7	23.2%	692 (29.0%)	98 (4.1%)	673 (28.2%)	350 (14.6%)	3 (0.1%)	12 (0.5%)	559 (23.4%)								85.5	72.2	450	208
062724004109	243	Corona del Mar High	Public	7-12	2101 Eastbluff Dr.	Newport Beach	92660	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6000	2,042	94	21.6	22.6%	1,290 (63.2%)	18 (0.9%)	282 (13.8%)	258 (12.6%)	1 (0.0%)	8 (0.4%)	185 (9.1%)								85.4	88.6	203	40
062450014571	244	Milpitas Middle College High	Public	9-12	1450 Escuela Pkwy.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 947-5355	39	2	17.7	46.2%	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.1%)	12 (30.8%)	24 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)								85.3	92.9	126	118
060263014568	245	Cambridge Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	830 South Dale St.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(714) 999-7757	132	8	16.1	72.0%	26 (19.7%)	7 (5.3%)	72 (54.5%)	23 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.3%)								85.3	76.4	391	146
064248006952	246	La Serna High	Public	9-12	15301 East Youngwood Dr.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	Whittier Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 698-8121	2,385	90	26.6	58.4%	253 (10.6%)	27 (1.1%)	1,962 (82.3%)	98 (4.1%)	11 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (1.4%)	$6,806							85.3	78.7	351	105
060588000529	247	Brea Olinda High	Public	9-12	789 North Wildcat Way	Brea	92821	Orange County	Brea-Olinda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 990-7850	1,710	79	21.7	21.2%	448 (26.2%)	28 (1.6%)	675 (39.5%)	472 (27.6%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.4%)	77 (4.5%)	$6,081							85.1	83.1	271	24
062271010240	248	Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High	Public	9-12	1200 North Cornwell St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 227-4400	1,562	73	21.4	74.6%	42 (2.7%)	22 (1.4%)	1,319 (84.4%)	151 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	26 (1.7%)	$9,350							85	90.5	168	80
062271009151	249	Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies	Public, Alternative	4-12	18605 Erwin St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 758-5600	1,784	74	24.2	53.5%	689 (38.6%)	57 (3.2%)	635 (35.6%)	298 (16.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	100 (5.6%)	$9,629							85	83.4	264	15
060001311010	250	Whitney High	Public	9-12	701 Wildcat Blvd.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 632-6500	1,981	89	22.2	16.7%	1,029 (51.9%)	48 (2.4%)	354 (17.9%)	318 (16.1%)	12 (0.6%)	8 (0.4%)	211 (10.7%)	$6,740							85	86.4	222	28

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.