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)
062308010656	981	Nipomo High	Public	9-12	525 North Thompson Rd.	Nipomo	93444	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3300	891	46	19.2	68.1%	270 (30.3%)	5 (0.6%)	561 (63.0%)	21 (2.4%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	27 (3.0%)	$5,874							45.6	50.1	865	116
063697007876	982	Serrano High	Public	9-12	9292 Sheep Creek Rd.	Phelan	92329	San Bernardino County	Snowline Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 868-3222	2,145	97	22.1	62.1%	643 (30.0%)	93 (4.3%)	1,239 (57.8%)	34 (1.6%)	5 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	123 (5.7%)	$7,976							45.6	50.6	853	129
063237001126	983	Rialto High	Public	9-12	595 South Eucalyptus Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 421-7500	2,886	118	24.3	81.8%	62 (2.1%)	134 (4.6%)	2,616 (90.6%)	50 (1.7%)	5 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	10 (0.3%)	$8,269							45.5	33.8	1309	326
060159014226	984	Heartland Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	955 Stanislaus	Maricopa	93252	Kern County	Heartland Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(661) 829-0099	4,700	157	29.9	43.0%	2,804 (59.7%)	73 (1.6%)	1,300 (27.7%)	58 (1.2%)	18 (0.4%)	4 (0.1%)	439 (9.3%)								45.4	47.7	919	65
063697214469	985	Victor Valley Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	16350 Mojave Dr.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 955-3201	132	12	10.8	70.5%	8 (6.1%)	25 (18.9%)	79 (59.8%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	15 (11.4%)								45.4	29.7	1421	436
062271010863	986	International Studies Learning Center at Legacy High School Complex	Public	6-12	5225 Tweedy Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 357-7521	928	41	22.5	89.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,223							45.4	46.2	968	18
060003301258	987	Dos Palos High	Public	9-12	1701 East Blossom St.	Dos Palos	93620	Merced County	Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 392-0300	665	34	19.4	86.8%	64 (9.6%)	14 (2.1%)	561 (84.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	$6,915							45.4	32.2	1353	366
062271013203	988	Linda Esperanza Marquez High B LIBRA Academy	Public	9-12	6361 Cottage St.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 584-3800	617	29	21.6	96.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,769							45.3	42.4	1061	73
061476001809	989	Buena Park High	Public	9-12	8833 Academy Dr.	Buena Park	90621	Orange County	Fullerton Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 992-8601	1,804	75	24.1	84.5%	71 (3.9%)	38 (2.1%)	1,491 (82.6%)	108 (6.0%)	3 (0.2%)	7 (0.4%)	75 (4.2%)	$8,162							45.2	40.6	1122	133
061233011061	990	Monterey Trail High	Public	9-12	8661 Power Inn Rd.	Elk Grove	95624	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 688-0050	2,353	108	21.8	49.1%	115 (4.9%)	396 (16.8%)	547 (23.2%)	1,038 (44.1%)	12 (0.5%)	74 (3.1%)	171 (7.3%)	$7,130							45.2	53	802	188

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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