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)
060252414444	601	Cottonwood	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3921 Sandstone Drive Ste. A	El Dorado Hills	95762	El Dorado County	Cottonwood District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 285-2003	2,798	98	28.6	49.4%	2,003 (71.6%)	59 (2.1%)	403 (14.4%)	73 (2.6%)	5 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	246 (8.8%)								61.4	56.5	724	123
061152001284	602	Duarte High	Public	9-12	1565 East Central Ave.	Duarte	91010	Los Angeles County	Duarte Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 599-5700	764	37	20.8	56.7%	50 (6.5%)	22 (2.9%)	597 (78.1%)	72 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	17 (2.2%)	$10,068							61.4	57	712	110
060222711563	603	AIMS College Prep High	Public, Charter	9-12	746 Grand Ave.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	AIMS College Prep High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 893-8701	433	11	38.9	78.3%	22 (5.1%)	152 (35.1%)	78 (18.0%)	164 (37.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.7%)								61.3	88.2	210	393
062271013434	604	Early College Academy-LA Trade Technical College	Public	9-12	400 West Washington Blvd.	Los Angeles	90015	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 763-3685	231	11	20.9	92.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,760							61.3	63.7	585	19
062994004679	605	Marshall Fundamental	Public	6-12	990 North Allen Ave.	Pasadena	91104	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5810	1,849	75	24.7	77.5%	342 (18.5%)	133 (7.2%)	1,174 (63.5%)	126 (6.8%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	61 (3.3%)	$6,849							61.3	60.5	652	47
061821002243	606	Imperial High	Public	9-12	517 West Barioni Blvd.	Imperial	92251	Imperial County	Imperial Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 355-3220	1,362	59	23.2	53.1%	129 (9.5%)	12 (0.9%)	1,183 (86.9%)	24 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.0%)								61.3	61.2	629	23
064015006647	607	Tustin High	Public	9-12	1171 El Camino Real	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7414	1,990	81	24.6	77.5%	134 (6.7%)	44 (2.2%)	1,635 (82.2%)	133 (6.7%)	7 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	27 (1.4%)	$10,604							61.2	57.5	701	94
061233003662	608	Laguna Creek High	Public	9-12	9050 Vicino Dr.	Elk Grove	95758	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 683-1339	2,231	103	21.7	37.6%	419 (18.8%)	337 (15.1%)	601 (26.9%)	620 (27.8%)	11 (0.5%)	19 (0.9%)	224 (10.0%)	$7,576							61.2	75.1	411	197
060159602857	609	Birmingham Community Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	17000 Haynes St.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Birmingham Community Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 758-5200	3,058	130	23.4	83.9%	112 (3.7%)	145 (4.7%)	2,639 (86.3%)	94 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	60 (2.0%)								61.1	62.6	606	3
062532003780	610	Monrovia High	Public	9-12	845 West Colorado Blvd.	Monrovia	91016	Los Angeles County	Monrovia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 471-2800	1,538	61	25	47.9%	265 (17.2%)	83 (5.4%)	1,016 (66.1%)	111 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	58 (3.8%)	$8,219							61.1	65.6	548	62

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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