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)
060001609086	491	Upland High	Public	9-12	565 West 11th St.	Upland	91786	San Bernardino County	Upland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 949-7880	3,070	129	23.8	68.7%	581 (18.9%)	235 (7.7%)	1,912 (62.3%)	238 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (0.6%)	82 (2.7%)	$11,795							69.4	60.3	655	164
062271010861	492	Orthopaedic Hospital	Public	9-12	300 West 23rd St.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 765-2088	669	31	21.7	95.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,563							69.2	79.8	330	162
064214014396	493	ATLAS Learning Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	870 J St.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 409-2404	65	2	28.1	33.8%	39 (60.0%)	1 (1.5%)	21 (32.3%)	2 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)								68.9	46.2	969	476
062271003429	494	Venice Senior High	Public	9-12	13000 Venice Blvd.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 577-4200	2,107	94	22.3	68.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,163							68.8	60.8	642	148
063398005336	495	Salinas High	Public	9-12	726 South Main St.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7400	2,567	112	22.9	83.4%	417 (16.2%)	16 (0.6%)	1,936 (75.4%)	78 (3.0%)	5 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	110 (4.3%)	$9,289							68.8	58.1	690	195
060001314465	496	Rocklin Alternative Education Center	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3250 Victory Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(916) 632-3195	54	4	15	20.4%	38 (70.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (14.8%)	3 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.3%)								68.8	64.4	569	73
060142301504	497	Exeter Union High	Public	9-12	505 Rocky Hill Dr.	Exeter	93221	Tulare County	Exeter Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 592-2127	894	39	22.8	59.2%	300 (33.6%)	6 (0.7%)	567 (63.4%)	10 (1.1%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	$9,283							68.8	52	824	327
063667006217	498	Tomales High	Public	9-12	3850 Irvin Rd.	Tomales	94971	Marin County	Shoreline Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 878-2286	143	16	9	62.2%	42 (29.4%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (63.6%)	3 (2.1%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)								68.8	37.7	1213	715
062271013162	499	Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High School Complex	Public	9-12	5225 Tweedy Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 357-7540	543	28	19.5	91.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,247							68.7	62.4	611	112
061476001810	500	Fullerton Union High	Public	9-12	201 East Chapman Ave.	Fullerton	92832	Orange County	Fullerton Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 626-3801	1,880	75	25	63.2%	326 (17.3%)	18 (1.0%)	1,252 (66.6%)	112 (6.0%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	154 (8.2%)	$7,882							68.7	72.3	449	51

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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

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.