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)
060192512271	461	Anahuacalmecac International Univ Prep of N. America	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4736 Huntington Dr. South	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Anahuacalmecac International Univ Prep of N. America Distri	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 352-3148	261	18	14.6	87.0%	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.8%)	70 (26.8%)	2 (0.8%)	154 (59.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.5%)								70.6	59.3	669	208
060238514024	462	Redding School of the Arts	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	955 Inspiration Pl.	Redding	96003	Shasta County	Redding School of the Arts District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 247-6933	602	31	19.6	30.6%	374 (62.1%)	8 (1.3%)	71 (11.8%)	36 (6.0%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (17.4%)								70.5	65	558	96
060247110538	463	Animo Inglewood Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	3425 West Manchester Blvd.	Inglewood	90305	Los Angeles County	Animo Inglewood Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-2100	621	28	22.2	92.4%	1 (0.2%)	64 (10.3%)	548 (88.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)								70.5	70.6	471	8
062769004172	464	La Mirada High	Public	9-12	13520 Adelfa Dr.	La Mirada	90638	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-3315	1,759	73	23.9	47.4%	249 (14.2%)	45 (2.6%)	1,216 (69.1%)	190 (10.8%)	2 (0.1%)	9 (0.5%)	48 (2.7%)	$12,867							70.5	66	539	75
063560006068	465	Soquel High	Public	9-12	401 Old San Jose Rd.	Soquel	95073	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3909	974	47	20.7	27.6%	482 (49.5%)	11 (1.1%)	384 (39.4%)	24 (2.5%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	66 (6.8%)								70.5	68.5	504	39
060985009532	466	Centennial High	Public	9-12	1820 Rimpau Ave.	Corona	92881	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 739-5670	3,037	122	24.9	79.4%	430 (14.2%)	258 (8.5%)	1,886 (62.1%)	352 (11.6%)	12 (0.4%)	19 (0.6%)	80 (2.6%)	$8,198							70.3	71.6	457	9
063879006525	467	Archie Williams High	Public	9-12	1327 Sir Francis Drake Blvd.	San Anselmo	94960	Marin County	Tamalpais Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 453-8770	1,224	64	19.1	11.1%	927 (75.7%)	12 (1.0%)	174 (14.2%)	28 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (6.5%)	$19,261							70.3	86.3	226	241
062865004425	468	El Modena High	Public	9-12	3920 Spring St.	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 997-6240	2,040	86	23.6	67.0%	432 (21.2%)	19 (0.9%)	1,426 (69.9%)	125 (6.1%)	3 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	28 (1.4%)	$5,445							70.3	65.6	550	82
060156914098	469	WISH Academy High	Public, Charter	9-12	7400 West Manchester Ave.	Los Angeles	90045	Los Angeles County	WISH Academy High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 743-6990	276	18	15.5	33.3%	59 (21.4%)	112 (40.6%)	66 (23.9%)	18 (6.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.9%)								70.2	67.8	511	42
062691004072	470	James Logan High	Public	9-12	1800 H St.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 471-2520	3,315	141	23.5	37.6%	188 (5.7%)	169 (5.1%)	1,160 (35.0%)	1,574 (47.5%)	14 (0.4%)	60 (1.8%)	146 (4.4%)	$11,271							70.2	69.6	486	16

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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