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)
063438006516	351	La Costa Canyon High	Public	9-12	1 Maverick Way	Encinitas	92009	San Diego County	San Dieguito Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 436-6136	1,768	79	22.2	18.7%	1,226 (69.3%)	22 (1.2%)	314 (17.8%)	92 (5.2%)	14 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	95 (5.4%)	$6,806							78.4	91.1	159	192
060215211893	352	KIPP King Collegiate High	Public, Charter	9-12	2005B Via Barrett	San Lorenzo	94580	Alameda County	KIPP King Collegiate High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-2330	690	43	16.1	73.9%	26 (3.8%)	70 (10.1%)	354 (51.3%)	218 (31.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	19 (2.8%)								78.3	85.2	235	117
060002809499	353	Temecula Valley High	Public	9-12	31555 Rancho Vista Rd.	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 695-7300	2,735	111	24.6	38.0%	1,175 (43.0%)	65 (2.4%)	1,030 (37.7%)	194 (7.1%)	15 (0.5%)	3 (0.1%)	253 (9.3%)	$10,241							78.2	76.8	385	32
060181812064	354	High Technical High North County	Public, Charter	9-12	1420 San Marcos Blvd.	San Marcos	92078	San Diego County	High Technical High North County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 759-2700	401	20	20	41.4%	131 (32.7%)	10 (2.5%)	201 (50.1%)	19 (4.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	35 (8.7%)								78.2	83.3	267	87
062583011453	355	Ann Sobrato High	Public	9-12	401 Burnett Ave.	Morgan Hill	95037	Santa Clara County	Morgan Hill Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 201-6200	1,510	70	21.6	31.8%	385 (25.5%)	22 (1.5%)	686 (45.4%)	283 (18.7%)	10 (0.7%)	6 (0.4%)	114 (7.5%)	$5,748							78.2	87.4	216	139
062271003230	356	North Hollywood Senior High	Public	9-12	5231 Colfax Ave.	North Hollywood	91601	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 753-6200	2,482	120	20.7	71.9%	457 (18.4%)	68 (2.7%)	1,592 (64.1%)	285 (11.5%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	76 (3.1%)	$9,804							78.1	78.1	364	8
060303000238	357	Arcata High	Public	9-12	1720 M St.	Arcata	95521	Humboldt County	Northern Humboldt Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 825-2400	1,011	53	19.2	39.3%	657 (65.0%)	16 (1.6%)	168 (16.6%)	30 (3.0%)	34 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	96 (9.5%)	$13,174							77.9	78.6	354	3
063432012303	358	East Village Middle College High	Public	9-12	1313 Park Blvd.	San Diego	92101	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 362-4769	124	8	15.6	61.3%	26 (21.0%)	5 (4.0%)	78 (62.9%)	5 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.3%)	$16,408							77.8	75.3	409	51
063315008268	359	Martin Luther King Junior High	Public	9-12	9301 Wood Rd.	Riverside	92508	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 789-5690	2,813	115	24.5	21.9%	909 (32.3%)	213 (7.6%)	1,255 (44.6%)	296 (10.5%)	4 (0.1%)	6 (0.2%)	126 (4.5%)	$7,559							77.8	82.7	280	79
064200014238	360	Mt. SAC Early College Academy at West Covina	Public	9-12	2226 East Rio Verde Dr.	West Covina	91791	Los Angeles County	West Covina Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 332-7217	263	14	19.3	50.2%	10 (3.8%)	6 (2.3%)	196 (74.5%)	43 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)								77.8	95.6	77	283

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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:

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