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)
069103010620	1771	North Coastal Consortium Schools	Public, Alternative	K-12	255 Pico Ave. Rm. 220	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Diego County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 761-5110	50	7	7	36.0%	17 (34.0%)	2 (4.0%)	28 (56.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.0%)	$45,181							16.7	4.9	2318	547
060985001047	1772	Corona-Norco Alternative	Public, Alternative	K-12	185 Magnolia Ave.	Corona	92879	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3367	73	3	23.6	90.4%	16 (21.9%)	2 (2.7%)	48 (65.8%)	4 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.1%)								16.6	29.7	1422	350
060239211449	1773	Escuela Popular/Center for Training and Careers Family Learning	Public, Charter	9-12	149 North White Rd.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	Escuela Popular/Center for TRN and CARs FAM Learning Distri	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 275-7191	515	22	23.4	16.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	515 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								16.6	22	1644	129
062271002806	1774	John R. Wooden High	Public	9-12	18741 Elkwood St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 345-0203	102	6	16.9	90.2%	8 (7.8%)	3 (2.9%)	90 (88.2%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,134							16.6	7.8	2215	441
062450003664	1775	Calaveras Hills	Public	9-12	1331 East Calaveras Blvd.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2690	107	9	11.8	55.1%	4 (3.7%)	2 (1.9%)	64 (59.8%)	18 (16.8%)	7 (6.5%)	2 (1.9%)	9 (8.4%)	$16,834							16.5	20	1704	71
062308003523	1776	Lopez Continuation High	Public	9-12	1055 Mesa View Dr.	Arroyo Grande	93420	San Luis Obispo County	Lucia Mar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 474-3750	115	10	11.6	88.7%	35 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (65.2%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$8,850							16.5	12.5	1927	151
060194112613	1777	Ipakanni Early College Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1459 Downer St.	Oroville	95965	Butte County	Ipakanni Early College Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 532-1165	63	3	18.2	71.4%	30 (47.6%)	2 (3.2%)	14 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (17.5%)								16.4	14.7	1849	72
063898002195	1778	Dr. Doug Sears Learning Center	Public	9-12	9501 Lemon Ave.	Temple City	91780	Los Angeles County	Temple City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 548-5113	37	4	9.4	59.5%	3 (8.1%)	1 (2.7%)	20 (54.1%)	12 (32.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.7%)	$18,097							16.4	31.3	1377	401
062805011350	1779	MetWest High	Public	9-12	314 East Tenth St.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2338	237	21	11.1	93.7%	22 (9.3%)	56 (23.6%)	126 (53.2%)	19 (8.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.5%)	$9,667							16.3	24.3	1583	196
063583004108	1780	Elsie Allen High	Public	9-12	599 Bellevue Ave.	Santa Rosa	95407	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3810	980	56	17.3	58.3%	62 (6.3%)	15 (1.5%)	832 (84.9%)	35 (3.6%)	8 (0.8%)	5 (0.5%)	20 (2.0%)	$11,605							16.3	21.3	1664	116

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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