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)
060213610056	561	The O'Farrell Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6130 Skyline Dr.	San Diego	92114	San Diego County	The O'Farrell Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 263-3009	1,818	91	19.9	50.7%	33 (1.8%)	219 (12.0%)	1,055 (58.0%)	379 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (0.7%)	120 (6.6%)								63.9	57.3	704	143
063432005537	562	Point Loma High	Public	9-12	2335 Chatsworth Blvd.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 860-5000	1,714	66	25.8	38.7%	859 (50.1%)	53 (3.1%)	587 (34.2%)	69 (4.0%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	136 (7.9%)	$7,038							63.8	74.2	420	142
060168312119	563	Lifeline Education Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	225 South Santa Fe Ave.	Compton	90221	Los Angeles County	Lifeline Education Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 885-1872	704	31	22.4	92.0%	1 (0.1%)	108 (15.3%)	592 (84.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)								63.6	46.6	951	388
063171004908	564	Ramona High	Public	9-12	1401 Hanson Ln.	Ramona	92065	San Diego County	Ramona City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 787-4000	1,494	64	23.2	54.7%	750 (50.2%)	7 (0.5%)	616 (41.2%)	13 (0.9%)	14 (0.9%)	2 (0.1%)	92 (6.2%)	$6,651							63.6	59.2	671	107
060170712924	565	Alliance Margaret M. Bloomfield Technology Academy High	Public, Charter	9-12	7907 Santa Fe Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Alliance Margaret M. Bloomfield Technical Academy High Dist	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 537-2060	579	23	25.6	94.3%	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	570 (98.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								63.6	68.9	500	65
063531010990	566	Segerstrom High	Public	9-12	2301 West MacArthur Blvd.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 241-5000	2,489	98	25.3	63.2%	31 (1.2%)	9 (0.4%)	2,286 (91.8%)	141 (5.7%)	1 (0.0%)	6 (0.2%)	14 (0.6%)	$7,180							63.5	64.9	559	7
060267000193	567	Analy High	Public	9-12	6950 Analy Ave.	Sebastopol	95472	Sonoma County	West Sonoma County Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 824-2300	1,466	76	19.2	41.5%	951 (64.9%)	14 (1.0%)	361 (24.6%)	50 (3.4%)	22 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (3.8%)	$7,253							63.5	82.6	282	285
062271013775	568	Boyle Heights Sci Technical Engr and Math Magnet	Public	9-12	2550 East 6th St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 268-1031	135	11	12.3	95.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,388							63.5	88.2	209	359
060189312767	569	San Diego Virtual	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	600 West Broadway Ste. 230	San Diego	92101	San Diego County	San Diego Virtual District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 713-7271	398	24	16.5	64.8%	96 (24.1%)	13 (3.3%)	212 (53.3%)	13 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	55 (13.8%)								63.4	44.2	1008	439
060148412812	570	PUC Triumph Charter Academy and PUC Triumph Charter High	Public, Charter	6-12	13361 Glenoaks Blvd.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	PUC Triumph Charter Academy and PUC Triumph Charter High Di	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 356-2795	796	39	20.3	95.9%	14 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	750 (94.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.3%)								63.4	62.2	614	44

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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:

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

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of 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.