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)
060846009757	151	Ruben S. Ayala High	Public	9-12	14255 Peyton Ave.	Chino Hills	91709	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 627-3584	2,617	104	25.2	22.4%	397 (15.2%)	79 (3.0%)	1,023 (39.1%)	1,019 (38.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.3%)	89 (3.4%)	$9,474							90.5	87.6	215	64
063560006067	152	Santa Cruz High	Public	9-12	415 Walnut Ave.	Santa Cruz	95060	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3960	1,092	52	21.1	26.2%	606 (55.5%)	25 (2.3%)	319 (29.2%)	38 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	100 (9.2%)								90.5	81.1	309	157
060744000689	153	Dana Hills High	Public	9-12	33333 Golden Lantern	Dana Point	92629	Orange County	Capistrano Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 496-6666	1,965	94	20.8	39.3%	1,080 (55.0%)	10 (0.5%)	629 (32.0%)	80 (4.1%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	159 (8.1%)	$9,570							90.5	82.1	294	141
060165000035	154	Las Lomas High	Public	9-12	1460 South Main St.	Walnut Creek	94596	Contra Costa County	Acalanes Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 280-3920	1,571	80	19.7	11.8%	856 (54.5%)	36 (2.3%)	272 (17.3%)	257 (16.4%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	139 (8.8%)	$13,315							90.4	91.4	156	2
064015006638	155	Foothill High	Public	9-12	19251 Dodge Ave.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7464	2,276	84	27.1	26.4%	869 (38.2%)	16 (0.7%)	1,016 (44.6%)	235 (10.3%)	7 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	125 (5.5%)	$10,672							90.4	86.5	221	66
062865004421	156	Canyon High	Public	9-12	220 South Imperial Hwy.	Anaheim	92807	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 532-8000	2,131	81	26.4	28.1%	950 (44.6%)	26 (1.2%)	515 (24.2%)	527 (24.7%)	5 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	96 (4.5%)	$5,129							90.3	88.2	207	51
060561000505	157	Bonita High	Public	9-12	3102 D St.	La Verne	91750	Los Angeles County	Bonita Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 971-8220	1,883	74	25.5	27.7%	457 (24.3%)	38 (2.0%)	1,051 (55.8%)	181 (9.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	151 (8.0%)								90.3	88.8	198	41
060241612208	158	Da Vinci Science	Public, Charter	9-12	201 N. Douglas St.	El Segundo	90245	Los Angeles County	Da Vinci Science District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 725-5800	560	27	20.9	36.1%	78 (13.9%)	53 (9.5%)	318 (56.8%)	45 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	60 (10.7%)								90.3	95.1	88	70
062211002626	159	Granada High	Public	9-12	400 Wall St.	Livermore	94550	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 606-4800	2,279	104	21.9	21.8%	981 (43.0%)	25 (1.1%)	697 (30.6%)	347 (15.2%)	3 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	217 (9.5%)	$6,810							90.3	89.7	182	23
063438005577	160	San Dieguito High School Academy	Public	9-12	800 Santa Fe Dr.	Encinitas	92024	San Diego County	San Dieguito Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 753-1121	2,089	82	25.3	21.3%	1,366 (65.4%)	6 (0.3%)	484 (23.2%)	90 (4.3%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	129 (6.2%)	$6,845							90.2	90.5	166	6

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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