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)
062271003189	2211	Mission Continuation	Public	9-12	11015 O'Melveny Ave.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 361-1777	90	5	19.9	98.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,823							7.5	6.7	2282	71
060267000195	2212	Laguna High	Public	9-12	7050 Covey Rd.	Forestville	95436	Sonoma County	West Sonoma County Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 824-6484	75	5	16.2	56.0%	48 (64.0%)	1 (1.3%)	19 (25.3%)	2 (2.7%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	$17,433							7.5	13.7	1880	332
063060007821	2213	Black Diamond High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1131 Stoneman Ave.	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Pittsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 473-4480	217	18	12.3	86.6%	7 (3.2%)	39 (18.0%)	153 (70.5%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (6.0%)	$17,142							7.5	8.1	2194	19
061005001090	2214	Fairvalley High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	758 West Grondahl St.	Covina	91722	Los Angeles County	Covina-Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 974-4800	157	15	10.6	63.1%	13 (8.3%)	9 (5.7%)	128 (81.5%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.5%)	$17,531							7.4	9.6	2084	130
061926002315	2215	Nueva Vista Continuation High	Public	9-12	6836 34th St.	Riverside	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 360-2802	230	16	13.9	77.0%	9 (3.9%)	2 (0.9%)	214 (93.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$26,752							7.4	7.4	2242	27
060282005827	2216	Phoenix High Community Day	Public	9-12	228 East Ave. H8	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 729-3936	25	7	3.5	100.0%	4 (16.0%)	9 (36.0%)	11 (44.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)	$30,031							7.4	7.8	2216
060561005840	2216	Vista (Alternative)	Public, Alternative	K-12	127 West Allen Ave.	San Dimas	91773	Los Angeles County	Bonita Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 971-8242	11	2	6.8	72.7%	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								7.4	13.1	1896	320
069102911088	2218	Community School/Independent Alternative Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	601 North E St.	San Bernardino	92415	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 386-2722	447	26	17	86.8%	44 (9.8%)	82 (18.3%)	298 (66.7%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.6%)	$19,870							7.4	7.4	2245	27
060846000832	2219	Boys Republic High	Public	9-12	3493 Grand Ave.	Chino Hills	91709	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 902-6690	35	11	3.1	91.4%	4 (11.4%)	10 (28.6%)	21 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$30,893							7.4			(n/a)
069102007147	2220	Merced County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	632 West 13th St.	Merced	95341	Merced County	Merced County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 381-6711	848	73	11.6	60.6%	138 (16.3%)	43 (5.1%)	596 (70.3%)	41 (4.8%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	20 (2.4%)	$38,763							7.4	5.4	2313	93

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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

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.