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)
062271010842	1881	Richard A. Alonzo Community Day	Public	7-12	5755 Fountain Ave.	Los Angeles	90028	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 817-6500	59	6	9.7	94.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,278							12.7	8.2	2190	309
063021014047	1882	Scholar Plus Online Learning	Public, Virtual	7-12	418 Ellis Ave.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 657-7357	123	5	25.1	71.5%	31 (25.2%)	8 (6.5%)	77 (62.6%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)								12.7	15.8	1811	71
069104907243	1883	Yolo County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	285 West Beamer St.	Woodland	95695	Yolo County	Yolo County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 668-3800	165	15	10.8	32.7%	57 (34.5%)	14 (8.5%)	70 (42.4%)	20 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	$67,500							12.6	20.4	1696	187
063414008958	1884	San Andreas Continuation High	Public	9-12	191 Alvarado St.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	San Benito High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 637-9269	91	4	21.6	89.0%	8 (8.8%)	1 (1.1%)	79 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	$13,487							12.6	15.9	1808	76
062825004367	1885	Surfside High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1125 South Ditmar St.	Oceanside	92054	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 901-8600	209	9	22.5	86.1%	22 (10.5%)	4 (1.9%)	168 (80.4%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.4%)	6 (2.9%)	$20,697							12.5	9.2	2123	238
062274012358	1886	Crossroads Alternative Education Center	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	929 West Pacheco Blvd.	Los Banos	93635	Merced County	Los Banos Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(209) 826-4013	141	8	18.8	68.8%	25 (17.7%)	1 (0.7%)	109 (77.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	$11,983							12.5	20.3	1700	186
063432014499	1887	Logan Memorial Educational Campus	Public, Alternative	K-12	2875 Ocean View Blvd	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-6500	1,037	51	20.4	86.7%	13 (1.3%)	20 (1.9%)	988 (95.3%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.7%)								12.4	13	1903	16
060153112995	1888	California Heritage Youthbuild Academy II	Public, Charter	9-12	8544 Airport Rd.	Redding	96002	Shasta County	California Heritage Youthbuild Academy II District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 378-5254	98	3	35.6	86.7%	51 (52.0%)	4 (4.1%)	29 (29.6%)	1 (1.0%)	6 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.1%)								12.4	8.5	2165	277
069103514054	1889	Opportunity Youth Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1290 Ridder Park Dr.	San Jose	95131	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(844) 692-4888	337	10	33.5	85.2%	15 (4.5%)	12 (3.6%)	296 (87.8%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	$37,601							12.4	13	1906	17
069102207574	1890	Napa County Community	Public, Alternative	K-12	2121 Imola Ave.	Napa	94559	Napa County	Napa County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-6817	87	3	25.5	82.8%	18 (20.7%)	5 (5.7%)	62 (71.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								12.4	8	2200	310

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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.