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)
061440001678	11	Mission San Jose High	Public	9-12	41717 Palm Ave.	Fremont	94539	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 657-3600	1,822	74	24.4	11.3%	61 (3.3%)	7 (0.4%)	84 (4.6%)	1,621 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	46 (2.5%)	$8,616							99.1	99.4	9	2
063438011396	12	Canyon Crest Academy	Public	9-12	5951 Village Center Loop Rd.	San Diego	92130	San Diego County	San Dieguito Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 350-0253	2,183	84	25.8	12.5%	816 (37.4%)	10 (0.5%)	198 (9.1%)	968 (44.3%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	182 (8.3%)	$6,606							99	99.2	13	1
063486005886	13	San Marino High	Public	9-12	2701 Huntington Dr.	San Marino	91108	Los Angeles County	San Marino Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 299-7020	837	44	19	10.6%	166 (19.8%)	5 (0.6%)	80 (9.6%)	498 (59.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (10.4%)	$10,561							98.9	98.4	24	11
063033004731	14	Piedmont High	Public	9-12	800 Magnolia Ave.	Piedmont	94611	Alameda County	Piedmont City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 594-2626	730	45	16.3	3.4%	407 (55.8%)	11 (1.5%)	71 (9.7%)	102 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	138 (18.9%)	$11,864							98.9	97.9	33	19
060177010547	15	Alameda Science and Technology Institute	Public	9-12	555 Ralph Appezzato Memorial P	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4021	167	7	25.6	47.3%	24 (14.4%)	8 (4.8%)	19 (11.4%)	93 (55.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	21 (12.6%)	$14,078							98.8	98.4	25	10
061443001699	16	Monta Vista High	Public	9-12	21840 McClellan Rd.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Fremont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 366-7600	1,636	70	23.4	5.3%	130 (7.9%)	2 (0.1%)	69 (4.2%)	1,300 (79.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	130 (7.9%)								98.8	99.1	14	2
062013002408	17	La Canada High	Public	7-12	4463 Oak Grove Dr.	La Canada	91011	Los Angeles County	La Canada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 952-4205	2,026	84	24	6.1%	892 (44.0%)	10 (0.5%)	268 (13.2%)	624 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	230 (11.4%)	$11,158							98.8	99	17
063384010600	18	West Campus	Public	9-12	5022 58th St.	Sacramento	95820	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5170	881	32	27.4	44.3%	194 (22.0%)	18 (2.0%)	238 (27.0%)	342 (38.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	83 (9.4%)	$6,683							98.7	97.3	48	30
061524007518	19	Anderson W. Clark Magnet High	Public	9-12	4747 New York Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 248-8324	1,139	44	25.9	52.4%	960 (84.3%)	4 (0.4%)	58 (5.1%)	98 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.6%)	$6,073							98.5	97.8	37	18
061443001695	20	Cupertino High	Public	9-12	10100 Finch Ave.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Fremont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 366-7300	1,811	81	22.4	8.1%	180 (9.9%)	13 (0.7%)	168 (9.3%)	1,302 (71.9%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	141 (7.8%)								98.5	98.6	21	1

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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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