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)
062994004681	1391	John Muir High	Public	9-12	1905 North Lincoln Ave.	Pasadena	91103	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5600	1,012	48	21.1	85.3%	72 (7.1%)	213 (21.0%)	673 (66.5%)	16 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.3%)	$9,951							31.2	33.4	1322	69
063684009639	1392	Monte Vista	Public, Alternative	K-12	1220 Fourth St.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 579-6326	478	20	23.5	40.0%	238 (49.8%)	5 (1.0%)	188 (39.3%)	20 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.2%)	$9,178							31.2	40.2	1132	260
063432005482	1393	Hoover High	Public	9-12	4474 El Cajon Blvd.	San Diego	92115	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-4500	2,265	99	22.9	80.6%	39 (1.7%)	165 (7.3%)	1,756 (77.5%)	263 (11.6%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	38 (1.7%)	$7,838							31.2	33.7	1312	81
062271003098	1394	Huntington Park Senior High	Public	9-12	6020 Miles Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-2300	1,465	68	21.4	97.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,977							31.2	29.9	1416	22
061692012024	1395	Tahquitz High	Public	9-12	4425 Titan Trail	Hemet	92545	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 765-6300	1,727	80	21.4	87.7%	212 (12.3%)	146 (8.5%)	1,263 (73.1%)	33 (1.9%)	9 (0.5%)	7 (0.4%)	57 (3.3%)	$9,090							31.1	27.8	1483	88
060250214438	1396	Options For Youth - Duarte Inc	Public, Charter	7-12	3130 East Colorado Blvd.	Pasadena	91107	Los Angeles County	Options For Youth - Duarte Inc District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 204-2500	2,354	84	27.9	87.4%	211 (9.0%)	304 (12.9%)	1,648 (70.0%)	39 (1.7%)	5 (0.2%)	13 (0.6%)	113 (4.8%)								31.1	26.3	1529	133
060245114255	1397	California Virtual Academy at Maricopa	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	California Virtual Academy at Maricopa District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	1,130	41	27.4	75.0%	380 (33.6%)	137 (12.1%)	520 (46.0%)	53 (4.7%)	12 (1.1%)	7 (0.6%)	21 (1.9%)								31.1	36.6	1238	159
063801006432	1398	Stagg Senior High	Public	9-12	1621 Brookside Rd.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7445	1,773	84	21.2	71.1%	112 (6.3%)	196 (11.1%)	1,162 (65.5%)	167 (9.4%)	43 (2.4%)	7 (0.4%)	86 (4.9%)	$10,160							31.1	20.9	1682	284
061233009534	1399	Florin High	Public	9-12	7956 Cottonwood Ln.	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 689-8600	1,676	93	17.9	59.8%	84 (5.0%)	155 (9.2%)	675 (40.3%)	628 (37.5%)	6 (0.4%)	58 (3.5%)	70 (4.2%)	$8,485							31	37.9	1207	192
062664004022	1400	Napa High	Public	9-12	2475 Jefferson St.	Napa	94558	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 253-3711	1,762	75	23.5	72.6%	378 (21.5%)	8 (0.5%)	1,324 (75.1%)	22 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (1.6%)	$6,220							30.9	45.9	974	426

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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.