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)
061893002298	391	Westmoor High	Public	9-12	131 Westmoor Ave.	Daly City	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 550-7400	1,302	59	22.1	31.6%	92 (7.1%)	12 (0.9%)	329 (25.3%)	798 (61.3%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	60 (4.6%)	$6,310							75.5	78.6	353	38
063432011147	392	Kearny College Connections	Public	9-12	1954 Komet Way	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 221-5300	357	13	26.9	64.7%	26 (7.3%)	51 (14.3%)	183 (51.3%)	63 (17.6%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	29 (8.1%)	$8,237							75.5	80.4	322	70
063132008730	393	Village Academy High School at Indian Hill	Public	9-12	1444 East Holt Ave.	Pomona	91767	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4900	316	17	18.3	95.3%	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	288 (91.1%)	19 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$3,454							75.4	48.7	897	504
060228814348	394	Elite Academic Academy - Mountain Empire	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	43414 Business Park Dr.	Temecula	92590	Riverside County	Elite Academic Academy - Mountain Empire District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(866) 354-8302	817	60	13.5	41.0%	343 (42.0%)	20 (2.4%)	321 (39.3%)	24 (2.9%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (12.2%)								75.3	79	343	51
060015901474	395	Etna Union High	Public	9-12	400 Howell Ave.	Etna	96027	Siskiyou County	Scott Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 467-3244	180	14	12.8	63.3%	106 (58.9%)	2 (1.1%)	30 (16.7%)	3 (1.7%)	16 (8.9%)	1 (0.6%)	21 (11.7%)	$12,475							75.3	88.8	199	196
060156812766	396	Alliance Ted K. Tajima High	Public, Charter	9-12	1552 W. Rockwood St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Alliance Ted K. Tajima High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 241-8533	477	22	21.4	97.5%	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	459 (96.2%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)								75.2	71.5	459	63
061233010593	397	Franklin High	Public	9-12	6400 Whitelock Pkwy.	Elk Grove	95757	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 714-8150	2,587	115	22.5	25.0%	435 (16.8%)	242 (9.4%)	492 (19.0%)	1,107 (42.8%)	5 (0.2%)	29 (1.1%)	277 (10.7%)	$6,352							75.1	85	237	160
062949008366	398	Diamond Technology Institute	Public, Charter	9-12	112 Diamond Dr.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6225	83	5	16.2	75.9%	7 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (86.7%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)								75.1	85	238	160
060207608718	399	Environmental Charter High - Lawndale	Public, Charter	9-12	16315 Grevillea Ave.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Environmental Charter High - Lawndale District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 214-3400	502	29	17.3	77.9%	17 (3.4%)	28 (5.6%)	431 (85.9%)	15 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)								75.1	74.5	416	17
060816001122	400	Rancho Cucamonga High	Public	9-12	11801 Lark Dr.	Rancho Cucamonga	91701	San Bernardino County	Chaffey Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 989-1600	3,264	132	24.6	32.2%	707 (21.7%)	415 (12.7%)	1,430 (43.8%)	483 (14.8%)	4 (0.1%)	31 (0.9%)	191 (5.9%)	$8,778							75.1	80.5	319	81

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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.