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)
060235610726	1481	Lighthouse Community Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	444 Hegenberger Rd.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Lighthouse Community Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 562-8225	307	20	15.3	95.1%	11 (3.6%)	21 (6.8%)	265 (86.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)								27.8	37.9	1208	273
060256014578	1482	Audeo Valley Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	27130 Eucalyptus Ave. Ste. A	Moreno Valley	92555	Riverside County	Audeo Valley Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 242-6646	239	6	39.9	73.2%	21 (8.8%)	44 (18.4%)	156 (65.3%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.6%)								27.8	28.8	1452	30
060204214265	1483	Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5075 Bradley Rd.	Orcutt	93455	Santa Barbara County	Olive Grove Charter - Orcutt/Santa Maria District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 623-1111	152	6	24.9	61.2%	50 (32.9%)	4 (2.6%)	81 (53.3%)	4 (2.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.2%)								27.8	31.2	1380	103
060003414243	1484	North Bay Met Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	8681 Windsor Rd.	Windsor	95492	Sonoma County	Windsor Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 837-7771	80	6	13.3	42.5%	47 (58.8%)	1 (1.3%)	28 (35.0%)	2 (2.5%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	$10,136							27.8	17.8	1755	271
060231911842	1485	Magnolia Science Academy 2	Public, Charter	6-12	17125 Victory Blvd.	Van Nuys	91406	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy 2 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 758-0300	511	20	24.9	84.5%	24 (4.7%)	15 (2.9%)	453 (88.6%)	19 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								27.8	48.7	901	584
062703014183	1486	Delta Charter Online	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	31400 South Koster Rd.	Tracy	95304	San Joaquin County	New Jerusalem Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(209) 830-6363	232	9	25.9	49.6%	58 (25.0%)	7 (3.0%)	129 (55.6%)	20 (8.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	14 (6.0%)	$7,850							27.6	25.5	1544	58
062523012107	1487	California City High	Public	9-12	8567 Raven Way	California City	93505	Kern County	Mojave Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 373-5263	655	23	28.3	84.6%	101 (15.4%)	203 (31.0%)	301 (46.0%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	39 (6.0%)	$7,807							27.6	27.3	1497	10
061336001510	1488	Armijo High	Public	9-12	824 Washington St.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 422-7500	1,967	86	22.7	52.1%	196 (10.0%)	296 (15.0%)	1,096 (55.7%)	254 (12.9%)	6 (0.3%)	21 (1.1%)	91 (4.6%)	$6,834							27.6	27.7	1487	1
062271013271	1489	Contreras Learning Center-School of Social Justice	Public	9-12	322 South Lucas Ave.	Los Angeles	90017	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 240-3896	393	20	19.3	99.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,259							27.4	23	1621	132
060184014096	1490	Thompson Peak Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	995 Paiute Ln.	Susanville	96130	Lassen County	Thompson Peak Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 257-7300	143	8	18.4	60.8%	96 (67.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.3%)								27.4	30.8	1391	99

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