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)
064341007027	611	Yreka High	Public	9-12	400 Preece Way	Yreka	96097	Siskiyou County	Yreka Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 842-2521	669	35	18.8	52.5%	399 (59.6%)	2 (0.3%)	105 (15.7%)	22 (3.3%)	41 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (14.2%)	$14,490							61	55.6	742	131
060212214260	612	Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	881 Kuhn Dr.	Chula Vista	91914	San Diego County	Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 463-6801	393	23	17.1	48.1%	15 (3.8%)	14 (3.6%)	331 (84.2%)	25 (6.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)								60.9	58.3	685	73
060248213859	613	iLEAD Hybrid	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3720 Sierra Hwy. Ste. A	Acton	93510	Los Angeles County	iLEAD Hybrid District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(661) 434-1755	3,575	172	20.7	45.2%	1,323 (37.0%)	240 (6.7%)	1,292 (36.1%)	249 (7.0%)	14 (0.4%)	13 (0.4%)	436 (12.2%)								60.9	60.4	654	41
062271013104	614	Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High	Public	9-12	22328 South Main St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 847-1465	463	26	17.9	74.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,493							60.8	43.4	1028	414
061218001372	615	El Rancho High	Public	9-12	6501 South Passons Blvd.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7500	2,244	92	24.4	73.4%	23 (1.0%)	8 (0.4%)	2,178 (97.1%)	24 (1.1%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.3%)	$5,152							60.8	52.7	805	190
060232311139	616	Learning Choice Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4635 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	Learning Choice Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 536-8388	170	11	15	30.0%	68 (40.0%)	7 (4.1%)	62 (36.5%)	12 (7.1%)	2 (1.2%)	4 (2.4%)	15 (8.8%)								60.8	63.2	595	21
060002604544	617	Frazier Mountain High	Public	9-12	700 Falcon Way	Lebec	93243	Kern County	El Tejon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 248-0310	253	12	20.8	70.0%	121 (47.8%)	1 (0.4%)	113 (44.7%)	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.6%)	$6,542							60.8	50.6	851	234
060210111023	618	Santa Rosa Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	27587 La Piedra Rd.	Menifee	92584	Riverside County	Santa Rosa Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 672-2400	1,569	76	20.5	26.8%	588 (37.5%)	59 (3.8%)	735 (46.8%)	81 (5.2%)	7 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	94 (6.0%)								60.8	68.3	506	112
060369000338	619	Sierra Vista High	Public	9-12	3600 North Frazier St.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 960-7741	1,752	77	22.7	84.2%	8 (0.5%)	6 (0.3%)	1,528 (87.2%)	191 (10.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	12 (0.7%)	$6,780							60.7	52.6	809	190
060200414117	620	Ednovate - Esperanza College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	319 North Humphreys Ave.	Los Angeles	90022	Los Angeles County	Ednovate - Esperanza College Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 459-0325	494	21	23.7	76.3%	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	487 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								60.7	58.2	687	67

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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