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)
069100205704	1621	Hearthstone	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2280 6th St.	Oroville	95965	Butte County	Butte County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 532-5848	163	14	11.5	84.7%	97 (59.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	1 (0.6%)	20 (12.3%)	$11,208							22.4	32.8	1337	284
064214006898	1622	Phoenix High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	870 J St.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	Western Placer Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 645-6395	125	6	21.1	49.6%	47 (37.6%)	4 (3.2%)	61 (48.8%)	3 (2.4%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.2%)	$16,806							22.4	21.4	1661	39
063417014659	1623	Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1885 E Lynwood Dr	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(909) 888-0763	954	53	18	91.2%	49 (5.1%)	119 (12.5%)	731 (76.6%)	18 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	31 (3.2%)								22.3	18.4	1737	114
063442507166	1624	Del Mar High	Public	10-12	312 South Del Mar Ave.	San Gabriel	91776	Los Angeles County	San Gabriel Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 291-5723	41	4	9.2	78.0%	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (85.4%)	2 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.9%)	$17,723							22.2	26.6	1518	106
060233014244	1625	Pivot Charter School - North Bay	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2999 Cleveland Ave.	Santa Rosa	95403	Sonoma County	Pivot Charter School - North Bay District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(707) 843-4676	394	23	16.9	54.8%	146 (37.1%)	10 (2.5%)	181 (45.9%)	7 (1.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.6%)								22.1	21	1677	52
064251006957	1626	Bowman (Jereann) High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	21508 Centre Pointe Pkwy.	Santa Clarita	91350	Los Angeles County	William S. Hart Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 253-4400	388	21	18.3	50.0%	49 (12.6%)	13 (3.4%)	309 (79.6%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	$16,200							22.1	18.9	1728	102
060229609067	1627	Long Valley	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	436-965 Susan Dr.	Doyle	96109	Lassen County	Long Valley District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 827-2395	232	14	16.7	62.9%	164 (70.7%)	3 (1.3%)	39 (16.8%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.2%)								22	34.4	1297	330
060912000933	1628	Coalinga High	Public	9-12	750 Van Ness Ave.	Coalinga	93210	Fresno County	Coalinga-Huron Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 935-7520	1,266	60	21.2	89.4%	111 (8.8%)	18 (1.4%)	1,082 (85.5%)	38 (3.0%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.0%)	$8,892							21.9	29.6	1427	201
062970008173	1629	Rancho del Mar High (Continuation)	Public	10-12	38 Crest Road West	Rolling Hills	90274	Los Angeles County	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 378-9966	50	5	10.1	20.0%	19 (38.0%)	3 (6.0%)	15 (30.0%)	9 (18.0%)	1 (2.0%)	1 (2.0%)	2 (4.0%)	$23,068							21.7	23.2	1616	13
062271012871	1630	Dr. Maya Angelou Community High	Public	9-12	300 East 53rd St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 846-4600	1,092	59	18.4	98.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,009							21.7	13.1	1898	268

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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:

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

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.