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)
063888007886	2001	Monroe High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	801 South Dennison Rd.	Tehachapi	93561	Kern County	Tehachapi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 822-2130	41	1	42.7	56.1%	24 (58.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (39.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	$11,114							10.3	8.4	2177	176
063682010616	2002	Silver Valley Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	33525 Ponnay	Daggett	92327	San Bernardino County	Silver Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 254-2715	50	5	9.9	76.0%	21 (42.0%)	3 (6.0%)	18 (36.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.0%)	5 (10.0%)	$5,198							10.3	19.6	1709	293
063386005315	2003	Silverado High	Public	9-12	25632 Peter A. Hartman Way	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 586-8800	264	17	15.3	79.5%	54 (20.5%)	4 (1.5%)	190 (72.0%)	9 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$13,657							10.2	12.3	1932	71
063153004883	2004	Abraxas Continuation High	Public	9-12	12450 Glenoak Rd.	Poway	92064	San Diego County	Poway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 748-5900	218	20	11	33.5%	80 (36.7%)	15 (6.9%)	67 (30.7%)	33 (15.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	20 (9.2%)	$28,192							10.2			(n/a)
069100214048	2005	Come Back Butte Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	2350 Lincoln St.	Oroville	95966	Butte County	Butte County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 712-2242	71	3	23.1	94.4%	32 (45.1%)	6 (8.5%)	20 (28.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (11.3%)	$9,869							10.2	8.5	2172	167
060186912366	2006	Learning Works	Public, Charter	7-12	90 North Daisy Ave.	Pasadena	91107	Los Angeles County	Learning Works District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 564-2871	195	7	27.4	89.7%	8 (4.1%)	16 (8.2%)	164 (84.1%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								10.2	9.9	2067	61
069102110557	2007	Salinas Community	Public	7-12	615 Leslie Dr.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Monterey County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 755-9520	107	6	17.9	80.4%	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,139							10.2	10.1	2050	43
062271002918	2008	Cheviot Hills Continuation	Public	9-12	9200 Cattaraugus Ave.	Los Angeles	90034	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 838-8462	60	3	17.2	85.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,962							10.2	11	2003	5
063417007345	2009	Sierra High	Public	9-12	570 East Ninth St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 388-6478	479	24	19.6	91.9%	12 (2.5%)	38 (7.9%)	417 (87.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	$12,803							10.1	9.3	2108	99
063801012443	2010	Stockton High	Public	9-12	22 South Van Buren St.	Stockton	95202	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7365	135	5	26.9	67.4%	7 (5.2%)	16 (11.9%)	94 (69.6%)	7 (5.2%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	9 (6.7%)	$9,663							10.1	16	1804	206

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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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