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)
063462005817	1531	San Juan High	Public	9-12	7551 Greenback Ln.	Citrus Heights	95610	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5112	559	35	15.8	73.0%	177 (31.7%)	56 (10.0%)	248 (44.4%)	23 (4.1%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (6.8%)	$24,805							26	26.8	1512	19
062271012885	1532	Performing Arts Community at Diego Rivera Learning Complex	Public	9-12	6100 South Central Ave.	Los Angeles	90001	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 846-2136	509	25	20.5	97.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,611							25.9	31.8	1366	166
063697206782	1533	Victor Valley High	Public	9-12	16500 Mojave Dr.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 955-3300	2,045	79	25.8	67.3%	112 (5.5%)	360 (17.6%)	1,426 (69.7%)	29 (1.4%)	6 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	104 (5.1%)	$6,109							25.9	17.2	1773	240
063444005694	1534	San Jacinto High	Public	9-12	500 Idyllwild Dr.	San Jacinto	92583	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 654-7374	2,617	123	21.2	85.4%	207 (7.9%)	207 (7.9%)	2,043 (78.1%)	37 (1.4%)	37 (1.4%)	21 (0.8%)	64 (2.4%)	$11,886							25.8	31.7	1368	166
062865004441	1535	Orange High	Public	9-12	525 North Shaffer St.	Orange	92867	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6211	1,807	80	22.6	88.7%	102 (5.6%)	41 (2.3%)	1,542 (85.3%)	84 (4.6%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (1.7%)	$5,890							25.7	31.6	1372	163
060402000355	1536	Barstow High	Public	9-12	430 South First Ave.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 255-6105	1,584	65	24.3	67.3%	272 (17.2%)	275 (17.4%)	916 (57.8%)	18 (1.1%)	11 (0.7%)	22 (1.4%)	70 (4.4%)	$7,789							25.7	24.9	1566	30
060219513732	1537	New Opportunities Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	110 South La Brea Ave.	Inglewood	90301	Los Angeles County	New Opportunities Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 946-0379	348	14	24.1	4.3%	19 (5.5%)	66 (19.0%)	240 (69.0%)	6 (1.7%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.9%)	9 (2.6%)								25.7			(n/a)
060240313890	1538	Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3040 Hilltop Mall Rd.	Richmond	94806	Contra Costa County	Aspire Richmond Ca. College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 684-8900	591	28	21	69.2%	8 (1.4%)	66 (11.2%)	436 (73.8%)	40 (6.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.1%)								25.5	30.8	1389	149
061692009555	1539	Academy of Innovation	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	26866 San Jacinto St.	Hemet	92543	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 765-5193	539	21	26.1	86.1%	89 (16.5%)	48 (8.9%)	360 (66.8%)	8 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (0.9%)	26 (4.8%)	$13,045							25.4	26.2	1531	8
060255914587	1540	Aspen Ridge Public	Public, Charter	7-12	3821 North Clark St.	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Aspen Ridge Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 374-0080	175	10	17.6	76.6%	15 (8.6%)	23 (13.1%)	125 (71.4%)	5 (2.9%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)								25.4	27	1506	34

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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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