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)
063864007709	1321	Options Secondary	Public	7-12	467 Moss St.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 796-7320	79	11	7.3	63.3%	15 (19.0%)	1 (1.3%)	52 (65.8%)	2 (2.5%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.9%)	$21,827							33.5	38.9	1178	143
062985004653	1322	Paramount High	Public	9-12	14429 South Downey Ave.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-6067	3,737	183	20.4	94.1%	28 (0.7%)	252 (6.7%)	3,361 (89.9%)	47 (1.3%)	4 (0.1%)	11 (0.3%)	28 (0.7%)	$3,807							33.5	32.3	1349	27
063375014636	1323	Rowland Virtual Learning Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	341 South La Seda Rd	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Rowland Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(626) 965-3496	83	6	15	85.5%	1 (1.2%)	3 (3.6%)	51 (61.4%)	21 (25.3%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.2%)								33.4	56.6	721	602
063417010048	1324	Alternative Learning Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	1885 E. Lynwood Dr	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-0763	54	3	18.5	92.6%	3 (5.6%)	6 (11.1%)	44 (81.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	$17,097							33.3	12.8	1915	591
060190012378	1325	Alliance Piera Barbaglia Shaheen Health Services Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	8515 Kansas Ave.	Los Angeles	90044	Los Angeles County	Alliance Piera Barbaglia Shaheen HLT SRVs Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 972-9010	497	24	21	96.6%	1 (0.2%)	72 (14.5%)	416 (83.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)								33.2	34.5	1292	33
060282011346	1326	William J. (Pete) Knight High	Public	9-12	37423 70th St. East	Palmdale	93552	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 533-9000	2,793	118	23.6	55.2%	95 (3.4%)	369 (13.2%)	2,209 (79.1%)	42 (1.5%)	6 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	67 (2.4%)	$7,973							33.2	28.5	1456	130
060184711899	1327	Mirus Secondary	Public, Charter	7-12	14135 Main St. Ste. 201	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Mirus Secondary District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 947-7100	287	6	44.6	74.9%	46 (16.0%)	19 (6.6%)	200 (69.7%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)								33.2	28.9	1451	124
062271012657	1328	E. Los Angeles Renaiss Academy at Esteban E. Torres High #2	Public	9-12	4211 Dozier St.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 265-6760	395	23	17	97.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,702							33.2	55.5	748	580
062720004100	1329	Orestimba High	Public	9-12	707 Hardin Rd.	Newman	95360	Stanislaus County	Newman-Crows Landing Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 862-2916	1,045	49	21.2	52.2%	152 (14.5%)	21 (2.0%)	826 (79.0%)	16 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.7%)	$7,289							33.2	48.7	900	429
062913004496	1330	Oroville High	Public	9-12	1535 Bridge St.	Oroville	95966	Butte County	Oroville Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 538-2320	936	45	20.9	86.2%	378 (40.4%)	45 (4.8%)	163 (17.4%)	214 (22.9%)	63 (6.7%)	10 (1.1%)	59 (6.3%)								33.1	46.2	967	363

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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.