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)
060186000059	61	Albany High	Public	9-12	603 Key Route Blvd.	Albany	94706	Alameda County	Albany City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 558-2500	1,151	63	18.2	26.3%	349 (30.3%)	42 (3.6%)	180 (15.6%)	362 (31.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	210 (18.2%)	$9,222							96.2	96.9	57	4
061970013141	62	Reedley Middle College High	Public, Charter	9-12	1535 North Reed Ave.	Reedley	93654	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7050	233	7	32.2	72.1%	34 (14.6%)	2 (0.9%)	190 (81.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	$11,160							96.2	94.1	102	40
063417010366	63	Middle College High	Public	9-12	1260 West Esperanza St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-4041	254	12	21	86.2%	8 (3.1%)	22 (8.7%)	211 (83.1%)	9 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$8,618							95.9	96.9	56	7
060816013110	64	Chaffey District Online High	Public, Virtual	9-12	1802 East 7th St.	Ontario	91764	San Bernardino County	Chaffey Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(909) 985-0966	102	5	18.9	54.9%	30 (29.4%)	11 (10.8%)	47 (46.1%)	7 (6.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.9%)	$8,614							95.9	94.7	92	28
064158012111	65	Washington Middle College High	Public, Charter	9-12	637 Todhunder Ave.	West Sacramento	95691	Yolo County	Washington Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 375-7901	151	7	21.5	80.8%	36 (23.8%)	7 (4.6%)	88 (58.3%)	12 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.0%)	$16,357							95.9	63.5	588	523
060232413774	66	Design Technical High	Public, Charter	9-12	275 Oracle Pkwy.	Redwood City	94065	San Mateo County	Design Technical High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 231-2701	545	24	22.8	6.1%	232 (42.6%)	4 (0.7%)	77 (14.1%)	147 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	80 (14.7%)								95.8	90.2	169	103
062271013968	67	Girls Academic Leadership Academy Dr. Michelle King School STEM	Public	6-12	2328 St. James Place	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 900-4532	758	37	20.6	38.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,662							95.8	95.7	73	6
064251008517	68	Academy of the Canyons	Public	9-12	26455 Rockwell Canyon Rd.	Santa Clarita	91355	Los Angeles County	William S. Hart Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 362-3056	396	14	28.1	12.6%	109 (27.5%)	16 (4.0%)	87 (22.0%)	163 (41.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.1%)	$8,387							95.6	98.3	26	42
062970010532	69	Palos Verdes High	Public	9-12	600 Cloyden Rd.	Palos Verdes Estates	90274	Los Angeles County	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 378-8471	1,417	63	22.4	6.8%	816 (57.6%)	29 (2.0%)	220 (15.5%)	229 (16.2%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	113 (8.0%)	$7,324							95.5	94.6	95	26
062280003486	70	Los Gatos High	Public	9-12	20 High School Ct.	Los Gatos	95030	Santa Clara County	Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 354-2730	2,067	95	21.6	11.1%	1,153 (55.8%)	10 (0.5%)	219 (10.6%)	325 (15.7%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	329 (15.9%)	$15,346							95.5	94.2	101	31

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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:

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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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