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)
063311005125	1941	Rio Vista High	Public	9-12	410 South Fourth St.	Rio Vista	94571	Solano County	River Delta Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 374-6336	367	22	16.5	49.9%	138 (37.6%)	14 (3.8%)	178 (48.5%)	8 (2.2%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (6.5%)	$9,380							11.1	26.5	1526	415
061026007691	1942	Culver Park High	Public	10-12	4601 Elenda St.	Culver City	90230	Los Angeles County	Culver City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 390-8886	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	$19,552							11			(n/a)
060837000818	1943	Fair View High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	290 East Ave.	Chico	95926	Butte County	Chico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 891-3092	130	10	13.3	73.8%	59 (45.4%)	5 (3.8%)	48 (36.9%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (10.0%)	$19,642							11	11.2	1992	49
062271003292	1944	Pueblo de Los Angeles Continuation	Public	9-12	3921 Selig Pl.	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 223-3258	56	4	15.8	96.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,863							11	7.9	2210	266
060002809500	1945	Rancho Vista High	Public	9-12	32225 Pio Pico Rd.	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 695-7320	226	15	14.6	44.7%	57 (25.2%)	10 (4.4%)	119 (52.7%)	11 (4.9%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (10.6%)	$22,822							11	14.3	1860	85
062250002753	1946	Reid High	Public	11-12	2153 West Hill St.	Long Beach	90810	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 989-2098	114	11	10.4	84.2%	5 (4.4%)	22 (19.3%)	78 (68.4%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	4 (3.5%)	$12,453							11	8.4	2179	233
061389008280	1947	Folsom Lake High	Public	9-12	1655 Iron Point Rd.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-2400	84	4	19.7	36.9%	34 (40.5%)	11 (13.1%)	25 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (16.7%)	$17,726							11	6.4	2294	347
060006404878	1948	Citrus High	Public	9-12	261 East Mulberry Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7130	156	10	15.3	95.5%	25 (16.0%)	1 (0.6%)	123 (78.8%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	$8,923							11	9.9	2065	117
062271012771	1949	Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy	Public	6-12	1700 West 46th St.	Los Angeles	90062	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 421-1700	397	26	15.5	98.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,222							11			(n/a)
060163508674	1950	Alternatives in Action	Public, Charter	9-12	6221 East 17th St.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Alternatives in Action District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4314	143	9	16.8	89.5%	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.3%)	134 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								11	14.1	1870	80

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.