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)
063417010365	1491	Arroyo Valley High	Public	9-12	1881 West Baseline St.	San Bernardino	92411	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 381-4295	2,785	115	24.1	91.4%	38 (1.4%)	100 (3.6%)	2,588 (92.9%)	30 (1.1%)	3 (0.1%)	11 (0.4%)	14 (0.5%)	$6,754							27.3	31.9	1363	128
061317013933	1492	Evergreen Institute of Excellence	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	19500 Learning Way	Cottonwood	96022	Shasta County	Evergreen Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 347-3411	146	13	11.2	54.8%	110 (75.3%)	1 (0.7%)	24 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.2%)								27.3	40.4	1126	366
064074006739	1493	Vallejo High	Public	9-12	840 Nebraska St.	Vallejo	94590	Solano County	Vallejo City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 556-1700	1,335	64	20.7	80.4%	61 (4.6%)	313 (23.4%)	728 (54.5%)	170 (12.7%)	3 (0.2%)	23 (1.7%)	37 (2.8%)								27.3	22.5	1632	139
069102711053	1494	North Area Community	Public	7-12	4000 Pinell St.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Sacramento County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 228-2073	141	4	35.2	76.6%	21 (14.9%)	38 (27.0%)	62 (44.0%)	3 (2.1%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.9%)	$17,029							27.3			(n/a)
062316003536	1495	Lynwood High	Public	9-12	12124 Bullis Rd.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1582	1,946	86	22.5	92.9%	12 (0.6%)	132 (6.8%)	1,790 (92.0%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	$6,383							27.2	33.7	1315	180
060190111431	1496	East Palo Alto Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1050 Myrtle St.	East Palo Alto	94303	Santa Clara County	East Palo Alto Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 893-8900	299	26	11.5	68.6%	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	261 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)								27.2	25	1563	67
062637003986	1497	Ygnacio Valley High	Public	9-12	755 Oak Grove Rd.	Concord	94518	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 685-8414	1,172	62	19	81.5%	61 (5.2%)	25 (2.1%)	951 (81.1%)	75 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.5%)	53 (4.5%)	$14,599							27.2	26.9	1508	11
063678006227	1498	Downieville Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	130 School St.	Downieville	95936	Sierra County	Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 289-3473	20	3	7	30.0%	16 (80.0%)	1 (5.0%)	3 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,560							27.1			(n/a)
063459005736	1499	San Jose High	Public	9-12	275 North 24th St.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6320	934	45	20.9	67.6%	36 (3.9%)	13 (1.4%)	796 (85.2%)	70 (7.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.7%)	$13,007							27	33.2	1326	173
062271003378	1500	Sun Valley Magnet	Public	6-12	7330 Bakman Ave.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 255-5100	1,245	75	16.6	95.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,007							27	23.3	1614	114

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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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