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)
062631003931	1611	Alta Vista High	Public	9-12	1325 Bryant Ave.	Mountain View	94040	Santa Clara County	Mountain View-Los Altos Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 691-2433	69	6	11.7	44.9%	6 (8.7%)	2 (2.9%)	45 (65.2%)	7 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.8%)	5 (7.2%)								22.9	13.6	1884	273
062250002728	1612	Jordan High	Public	9-12	6500 Atlantic Ave.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 423-1471	2,241	105	21.4	65.6%	27 (1.2%)	338 (15.1%)	1,690 (75.4%)	109 (4.9%)	4 (0.2%)	49 (2.2%)	24 (1.1%)	$11,189							22.8	21.5	1657	45
060233813799	1613	Northern Summit Academy Shasta	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2301 Balls Ferry Rd.	Anderson	96007	Shasta County	Northern Summit Academy Shasta District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 338-1399	184	12	14.9	59.2%	123 (66.8%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (17.9%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (13.0%)								22.8	19.7	1707	94
060282010823	1614	Eastside High	Public	9-12	3200 East Ave. J-8	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 946-3800	2,650	104	25.4	60.6%	112 (4.2%)	592 (22.3%)	1,774 (66.9%)	38 (1.4%)	7 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	124 (4.7%)	$8,601							22.7	22.3	1638	24
063384006327	1615	Capital City Independent Study	Public, Alternative	K-12	7222 24th St.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5020	614	29	21	81.6%	57 (9.3%)	101 (16.4%)	278 (45.3%)	111 (18.1%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (2.0%)	52 (8.5%)	$8,748							22.6	29.2	1442	173
060235902619	1616	Options for Youth-Victor Valley Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	14120 Bear Valley Rd.	Victorville	92392	San Bernardino County	Options for Youth-Victor Valley Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 241-8300	748	26	28.9	88.9%	100 (13.4%)	110 (14.7%)	504 (67.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.3%)								22.5	18	1746	130
060161114040	1617	Orange County Workforce Innovation High	Public, Charter	9-12	505 North Euclid St.	Anaheim	92801	Orange County	Orange County Workforce Innovation High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 576-2714	159	9	17.1	90.6%	11 (6.9%)	5 (3.1%)	133 (83.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (5.0%)								22.5	31.5	1374	243
063801006407	1618	Franklin High	Public	6-12	4600 East Fremont St.	Stockton	95215	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7435	2,284	105	21.8	68.9%	90 (3.9%)	102 (4.5%)	1,902 (83.3%)	105 (4.6%)	25 (1.1%)	6 (0.3%)	49 (2.1%)	$8,633							22.5	23.4	1608	10
060222912395	1619	Everest Public High	Public, Charter	9-12	455 Fifth Ave.	Redwood City	94063	San Mateo County	Everest Public High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 366-1050	295	14	21.1	72.5%	8 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	274 (92.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	7 (2.4%)								22.5	21.2	1668	49
061623002018	1620	El Cajon Valley High	Public	9-12	1035 East Madison Ave.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 579-5855	1,652	77	21.4	91.0%	601 (36.4%)	159 (9.6%)	730 (44.2%)	100 (6.1%)	5 (0.3%)	7 (0.4%)	50 (3.0%)	$13,545							22.5	30.5	1400	220

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