Best High Schools in California

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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)
060185514028	1031	Audeo Charter II	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3821 Plaza Drive Ste. 402	Oceanside	92056	San Diego County	Audeo Charter II District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 678-2050	219	7	31.7	55.3%	79 (36.1%)	5 (2.3%)	111 (50.7%)	4 (1.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.2%)								43.7	42.2	1069	38
063801012098	1032	Edward C. Merlo Institute of Environmental Studies	Public	9-12	1670 East Sixth St.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7190	206	14	15	71.4%	2 (1.0%)	6 (2.9%)	182 (88.3%)	10 (4.9%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	$12,017							43.6	14.9	1840	808
061692002154	1033	Hemet High	Public	9-12	41701 Stetson Ave.	Hemet	92544	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 765-5150	2,438	104	23.3	81.9%	604 (24.8%)	124 (5.1%)	1,550 (63.6%)	35 (1.4%)	17 (0.7%)	11 (0.5%)	89 (3.7%)	$8,138							43.5	35.4	1265	232
062805004315	1034	Skyline High	Public	9-12	12250 Skyline Blvd.	Oakland	94619	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2306	1,590	93	17.1	72.8%	195 (12.3%)	406 (25.5%)	619 (38.9%)	185 (11.6%)	6 (0.4%)	21 (1.3%)	157 (9.9%)	$7,755							43.5	41.6	1087	53
061128001251	1035	Dixon High	Public	9-12	555 College Way	Dixon	95620	Solano County	Dixon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 693-6330	1,013	46	21.8	38.6%	284 (28.0%)	23 (2.3%)	596 (58.8%)	41 (4.0%)	4 (0.4%)	9 (0.9%)	56 (5.5%)	$6,113							43.5	52.3	817	218
060199013191	1036	California Virtual Academy @ San Joaquin	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	California Virtual Academy @ San Joaquin District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	2,561	90	28.5	63.9%	635 (24.8%)	486 (19.0%)	943 (36.8%)	349 (13.6%)	26 (1.0%)	32 (1.2%)	90 (3.5%)								43.5	43	1047	11
060006408426	1037	Granite Hills High	Public	9-12	1701 East Putnam Ave.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Porterville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-7075	1,242	57	21.7	91.7%	97 (7.8%)	4 (0.3%)	1,094 (88.1%)	15 (1.2%)	12 (1.0%)	10 (0.8%)	9 (0.7%)	$6,853							43.5	54.5	771	266
061347001533	1038	Burney Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	37571 Mountain View Rd.	Burney	96013	Shasta County	Fall River Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 335-4576	238	15	15.5	50.8%	127 (53.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (23.1%)	1 (0.4%)	31 (13.0%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (9.7%)	$9,842							43.5	43.7	1020	18
063678006229	1039	Loyalton High	Public	7-12	700 Fourth St.	Loyalton	96118	Sierra County	Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 993-4454	161	12	13.9	31.7%	120 (74.5%)	2 (1.2%)	26 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.8%)	$16,653							43.4	59.7	663	376
063432011153	1040	San Diego High	Public	9-12	1405 Park Blvd.	San Diego	92101	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 560-4610	2,105	106	19.9	62.4%	334 (15.9%)	147 (7.0%)	1,481 (70.4%)	46 (2.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	93 (4.4%)	$8,182							43.3	47.1	935	105

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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

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.