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)
062580011025	2291	Alessandro	Public, Alternative	K-12	23311 Dracaea Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4510	56	8	6.8	78.6%	7 (12.5%)	17 (30.4%)	30 (53.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	$46,073							6	4.6	2325	34
069102907174	2292	San Bernardino County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	1950 S Sunwest Ln.	San Bernardino	92408	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 387-8511	1,489	144	10.3	77.4%	250 (16.8%)	209 (14.0%)	848 (57.0%)	68 (4.6%)	14 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	96 (6.4%)	$62,987							5.9	6.9	2275	17
062271002802	2293	William Tell Aggeler Opportunity High	Public	7-12	21050 Plummer St.	Chatsworth	91311	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 341-1232	58	3	19.3	96.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$35,585							5.8	7.2	2258	35
060198910387	2294	All Tribes Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	34320 Valley Center Rd.	Valley Center	92082	San Diego County	All Tribes Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 749-5982	59	5	11.8	94.9%	4 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (79.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)								5.7	5.5	2310	16
069104010682	2295	Sonoma County Alternative Education Programs	Public, Alternative	K-12	5340 Skylane Blvd.	Santa Rosa	95403	Sonoma County	Sonoma County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 524-2876	58	4	14.5	63.8%	13 (22.4%)	2 (3.4%)	38 (65.5%)	1 (1.7%)	2 (3.4%)	1 (1.7%)	1 (1.7%)	$44,305							5.5	6.7	2284	11
061455012434	2296	Phoenix Secondary	Public	7-12	5320 E. Church Ave	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-6520	56	17	3.2	94.6%	9 (16.1%)	11 (19.6%)	35 (62.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$63,943							5.4	4.8	2322	26
069103507782	2297	Santa Clara County Community	Public	6-12	1290 Ridder Park Dr. MC213	San Jose	95131	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 453-6968	83	6	13.4	66.3%	8 (9.6%)	2 (2.4%)	57 (68.7%)	10 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	4 (4.8%)	$36,695							5.4	11.3	1979	318
069101207112	2298	Kern County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	1300 17th St. City Centre	Bakersfield	93301	Kern County	Kern County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 636-4788	410	63	6.5	69.0%	107 (26.1%)	28 (6.8%)	252 (61.5%)	17 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$47,367							5.1	6.6	2285	13
062271007759	2299	Marlton	Public, Alternative	K-12	4000 Santo Tomas Dr.	Los Angeles	90008	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 296-7680	128	15	8.2	98.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$42,243							5.1	5.6	2307	8
062271012188	2300	Jack London Community Day	Public	7-12	12924-A Oxnard St.	Valley Glen	91401	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 756-2795	32	4	8.2	93.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,857							5.1	4.3	2328	28

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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