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)
063474002797	441	SLVUSD Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	325 Marion Ave.	Ben Lomond	95005	Santa Cruz County	San Lorenzo Valley Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 335-0932	290	12	23.7	22.1%	216 (74.5%)	2 (0.7%)	34 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (13.1%)	$9,079							72.5	83.9	255	186
063075011002	442	Foresthill High	Public	9-12	23319 Foresthill Rd.	Foresthill	95631	Placer County	Placer Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 367-5244	194	12	16.6	36.6%	138 (71.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (18.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	15 (7.7%)	$14,758							72.4	65.6	547	105
060166610871	443	Alliance Collins Family College-Ready High	Public, Charter	9-12	2071 Saturn Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Alliance Collins Family College-Ready High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 923-1588	618	33	18.6	87.7%	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	610 (98.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)								72.4	69.5	491	48
063864006475	444	Bonita Vista Senior High	Public	9-12	751 Otay Lakes Rd.	Chula Vista	91913	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 397-2000	2,049	90	22.7	36.4%	376 (18.4%)	54 (2.6%)	1,295 (63.2%)	205 (10.0%)	8 (0.4%)	10 (0.5%)	101 (4.9%)	$6,489							72.4	74	424	20
063386007199	445	SVUSD Virtual Academy (Alternative)	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	25952 Cordillera Dr.	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(949) 830-3400	161	14	11.8	44.1%	61 (37.9%)	4 (2.5%)	47 (29.2%)	29 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	17 (10.6%)								72.2	60.3	656	211
060969001035	446	Corcoran High	Public	9-12	1100 Letts Ave.	Corcoran	93212	Kings County	Corcoran Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 992-8884	922	42	21.9	89.9%	25 (2.7%)	21 (2.3%)	861 (93.4%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	$8,348							72.1	58.9	675	229
061182001302	447	Independence High	Public	9-12	1776 Educational Park Dr.	San Jose	95133	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-9500	2,368	113	21	40.6%	63 (2.7%)	51 (2.2%)	899 (38.0%)	1,232 (52.0%)	6 (0.3%)	23 (1.0%)	94 (4.0%)	$8,552							72.1	78.5	357	90
063207007268	448	Redlands East Valley High	Public	9-12	31000 East Colton Ave.	Redlands	92374	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 389-2500	1,866	92	20.3	61.2%	515 (27.6%)	113 (6.1%)	1,042 (55.8%)	95 (5.1%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	82 (4.4%)	$7,370							72.1	57.2	706	258
060169811426	449	Millennium Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	51 East Beverly Pl.	Tracy	95376	San Joaquin County	Millennium Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 290-0511	484	27	17.7	49.6%	89 (18.4%)	21 (4.3%)	266 (55.0%)	87 (18.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)								72	88.2	208	241
063207013458	450	Redlands eAcademy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	820 West Stuart Ave.	Redlands	92374	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(909) 748-6941	147	19	7.9	56.5%	54 (36.7%)	5 (3.4%)	67 (45.6%)	8 (5.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.5%)	$4,625							71.9	72.3	447	3

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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.