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)
060182411916	1871	Higher Learning Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	900 Grace Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Higher Learning Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 286-5183	539	22	24.6	86.3%	65 (12.1%)	90 (16.7%)	221 (41.0%)	100 (18.6%)	4 (0.7%)	25 (4.6%)	33 (6.1%)								13.2	11.9	1958	87
062271002941	1872	Crenshaw Sci Technical Engr Math and Med Magnet	Public	9-12	5010 11th Ave.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 290-7800	534	31	17	86.9%	6 (1.1%)	340 (63.7%)	163 (30.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.1%)	$17,654							13.1	11.9	1960	88
062688009953	1873	Silver Springs High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	130 Park Ave.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Nevada Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 272-2635	164	12	13.6	61.0%	121 (73.8%)	2 (1.2%)	22 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	14 (8.5%)	$18,848							13.1	7.1	2260	387
060142307466	1874	Exeter Independent Study (Alternative)	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	711 W. Chestnut	Exeter	93221	Tulare County	Exeter Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 671-0446	52	2	24.1	69.2%	20 (38.5%)	2 (3.8%)	30 (57.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$1,796							13.1	18.9	1725	149
063255005037	1875	John F. Kennedy High	Public	9-12	4300 Cutting Blvd.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1433	825	42	19.7	74.1%	11 (1.3%)	131 (15.9%)	616 (74.7%)	41 (5.0%)	5 (0.6%)	10 (1.2%)	10 (1.2%)	$7,868							13	14.9	1841	34
063261013953	1876	Rim Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	27390 Highway 18	Lake Arrowhead	92352	San Bernardino County	Rim of the World Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(909) 744-9520	83	4	20	61.4%	47 (56.6%)	1 (1.2%)	32 (38.6%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)								12.9	22.8	1625	251
063560006064	1877	Costanoa Continuation High	Public	9-12	840 North Branciforte Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3898	87	5	18.3	64.4%	11 (12.6%)	1 (1.1%)	71 (81.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.6%)								12.9	15.8	1809	68
062271003100	1878	Independence Continuation	Public	9-12	6501 Balboa Blvd.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 881-7737	119	6	19.5	76.5%	10 (8.4%)	5 (4.2%)	104 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,841							12.8	12.1	1941	63
062649003994	1879	Boron Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	26831 Prospect St.	Boron	93516	Kern County	Muroc Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 762-5121	244	19	12.9	55.3%	96 (39.3%)	33 (13.5%)	94 (38.5%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	3 (1.2%)	13 (5.3%)								12.7	16.4	1791	88
062271003313	1880	Simon Rodia Continuation	Public	9-12	2701 Sequoia Dr.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 569-7140	81	7	12.2	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	79 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	$8,642							12.7	9.3	2109	229

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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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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