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)
060207513113	1121	Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	489 E St.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 349-3700	1,297	62	20.8	66.8%	38 (2.9%)	14 (1.1%)	1,222 (94.2%)	11 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.7%)								40.3	39.8	1144	23
060162000002	1122	Artesia High	Public	9-12	12108 East Del Amo Blvd.	Lakewood	90715	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7700	1,397	75	18.5	85.3%	35 (2.5%)	86 (6.2%)	1,066 (76.3%)	142 (10.2%)	6 (0.4%)	9 (0.6%)	52 (3.7%)	$7,388							40.2	55	760	362
061632502074	1123	William Workman High	Public	9-12	16303 East Temple Ave.	City Of Industry	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-8800	860	44	19.3	72.6%	9 (1.0%)	6 (0.7%)	766 (89.1%)	72 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)								40.2	35.7	1258	135
060011607170	1124	Chawanakee Academy Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	45077 Road 200	O Neals	93645	Madera County	Chawanakee Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 868-4200	206	10	21.6	51.0%	136 (66.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (21.4%)	3 (1.5%)	8 (3.9%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (6.3%)	$9,702							40.2	43.7	1022	102
063384005226	1125	C. K. McClatchy High	Public	9-12	3066 Freeport Blvd.	Sacramento	95818	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5050	2,427	89	27.1	55.5%	594 (24.5%)	189 (7.8%)	1,065 (43.9%)	345 (14.2%)	11 (0.5%)	41 (1.7%)	180 (7.4%)	$6,527							40.1	40.3	1130	5
060203610445	1126	Eleanor Roosevelt Community Learning Center	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	31191 Road 180	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Eleanor Roosevelt Community Learning Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 592-9160	390	15	26.8	44.1%	201 (51.5%)	2 (0.5%)	160 (41.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)								40.1	44.6	1002	124
060211708502	1127	Gorman Learning Center	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1826 Orange Tree Ln.	Redlands	92374	San Bernardino County	Gorman Learning Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 307-6312	1,188	60	19.6	38.3%	382 (32.2%)	95 (8.0%)	569 (47.9%)	35 (2.9%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	100 (8.4%)								40	42.8	1050	77
064200012621	1128	Edgewood High	Public	9-12	1624 West Durness	West Covina	91790	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 939-0600	873	49	17.9	68.3%	24 (2.7%)	16 (1.8%)	653 (74.8%)	151 (17.3%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	20 (2.3%)	$8,611							40	49.2	882	246
062223002665	1129	Tokay High	Public	9-12	1111 West Century Blvd.	Lodi	95240	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7990	2,059	104	19.7	68.1%	358 (17.4%)	28 (1.4%)	1,346 (65.4%)	213 (10.3%)	9 (0.4%)	6 (0.3%)	96 (4.7%)	$11,550							40	47.1	936	193
061233008275	1130	Elk Grove Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	10065 Atkins Dr.	Elk Grove	95757	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 714-1653	295	13	22.1	46.1%	81 (27.5%)	53 (18.0%)	96 (32.5%)	37 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	23 (7.8%)	$5,693							39.9	29.6	1426	296

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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

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