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)
060141806996	801	Woodlake High	Public	9-12	400 West Whitney Ave.	Woodlake	93286	Tulare County	Woodlake Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 564-3307	674	31	21.9	84.9%	84 (12.5%)	5 (0.7%)	577 (85.6%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$8,803							52.8	47.2	927	126
061392008290	802	Henry J. Kaiser High	Public	9-12	11155 Almond Ave.	Fontana	92337	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5900	1,978	96	20.5	73.6%	59 (3.0%)	96 (4.9%)	1,750 (88.5%)	49 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	18 (0.9%)								52.8	46.6	955	153
063432005549	803	Canyon Hills High	Public	9-12	5156 Santo Rd.	San Diego	92124	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-8100	1,307	55	23.8	54.2%	381 (29.2%)	107 (8.2%)	478 (36.6%)	149 (11.4%)	7 (0.5%)	8 (0.6%)	176 (13.5%)	$7,947							52.8	63.6	587	216
060179014045	804	Compass Charter Schools of Los Angeles	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	850 Hampshire Rd. Ste. R	Thousand Oaks	91361	Ventura County	Compass Charter Schools of Los Angeles District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(855) 937-4227	888	38	23.4	54.4%	219 (24.7%)	79 (8.9%)	460 (51.8%)	43 (4.8%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	79 (8.9%)								52.7	48.7	896	92
064059006709	805	Vacaville High	Public	9-12	100 Monte Vista Ave.	Vacaville	95688	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6011	1,994	91	21.8	35.8%	806 (40.4%)	71 (3.6%)	794 (39.8%)	109 (5.5%)	9 (0.5%)	15 (0.8%)	186 (9.3%)	$6,220							52.6	57.1	708	97
062553011697	806	Marina High	Public	9-12	298 Patton Pkwy.	Marina	93933	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 583-2060	674	35	19	61.6%	89 (13.2%)	38 (5.6%)	391 (58.0%)	125 (18.5%)	4 (0.6%)	14 (2.1%)	8 (1.2%)	$6,115							52.6	47.8	917	111
060444000402	807	Mayfair High	Public	7-12	6000 North Woodruff Ave.	Lakewood	90713	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 925-9981	2,578	115	22.5	69.9%	295 (11.4%)	410 (15.9%)	1,469 (57.0%)	294 (11.4%)	5 (0.2%)	26 (1.0%)	77 (3.0%)	$9,216							52.5	57.1	709	98
060570000518	808	Borrego Springs High	Public	9-12	2281 Diegueno Rd.	Borrego Springs	92004	San Diego County	Borrego Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 767-5335	124	10	12.6	87.1%	18 (14.5%)	1 (0.8%)	101 (81.5%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	$12,565							52.5	66.4	537	271
063315008183	809	Summit View Independent Study	Public, Alternative	K-12	6401 Lincoln Ave.	Riverside	92506	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 276-7670	145	6	26.1	67.6%	39 (26.9%)	10 (6.9%)	85 (58.6%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.2%)	$20,871							52.5	41.5	1089	280
060186712883	810	Synergy Quantum Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	300 East 53rd St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Synergy Quantum Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 510-4171	543	35	15.6	98.7%	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	533 (98.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								52.5	53.3	794	16

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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:

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.