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)
061407001610	1241	Fort Bragg High	Public	9-12	300 Dana St.	Fort Bragg	95437	Mendocino County	Fort Bragg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 961-2880	524	32	16.1	76.1%	235 (44.8%)	2 (0.4%)	245 (46.8%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.1%)	$9,044							35.9	43.3	1033	208
060001709098	1242	Apple Valley High	Public	9-12	11837 Navajo Rd.	Apple Valley	92308	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 247-7206	2,206	91	24.2	61.5%	823 (37.3%)	120 (5.4%)	1,137 (51.5%)	49 (2.2%)	10 (0.5%)	9 (0.4%)	54 (2.4%)	$6,762							35.9	20.8	1684	442
060177511070	1243	Futures High	Public, Charter	7-12	900 Grace Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Futures High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 286-1902	459	21	21.7	91.9%	330 (71.9%)	26 (5.7%)	71 (15.5%)	18 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	6 (1.3%)								35.8	24.7	1575	332
063384011196	1244	New Technology High	Public, Charter	9-12	1400 Dickson St.	Sacramento	95822	Sacramento County	Sacramento City Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 395-5254	154	10	15.6	76.6%	17 (11.0%)	19 (12.3%)	102 (66.2%)	8 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.5%)	$15,196							35.8	27.2	1498	254
063132004842	1245	Garey High	Public	9-12	321 West Lexington Ave.	Pomona	91766	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4451	1,666	76	21.9	96.4%	23 (1.4%)	19 (1.1%)	1,576 (94.6%)	29 (1.7%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	14 (0.8%)	$4,961							35.8	43.9	1015	230
062271010888	1246	South East High	Public	9-12	2720 Tweedy Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-3400	2,057	93	22.2	94.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,317							35.8	33.9	1308	62
060957000966	1247	Colusa High	Public	9-12	901 Colus Ave.	Colusa	95932	Colusa County	Colusa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 458-2156	470	22	21.7	54.9%	94 (20.0%)	6 (1.3%)	341 (72.6%)	5 (1.1%)	13 (2.8%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.5%)	$7,411							35.8	39.6	1151	96
060263000187	1248	Savanna High	Public	9-12	301 North Gilbert St.	Anaheim	92801	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4262	1,711	81	21.1	87.5%	79 (4.6%)	39 (2.3%)	1,399 (81.8%)	158 (9.2%)	7 (0.4%)	6 (0.4%)	23 (1.3%)	$12,364							35.8	38.9	1180	68
063462005769	1249	Del Campo High	Public	9-12	4925 Dewey Dr.	Fair Oaks	95628	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-5664	1,649	73	22.7	46.6%	830 (50.3%)	119 (7.2%)	395 (24.0%)	102 (6.2%)	14 (0.8%)	14 (0.8%)	153 (9.3%)	$7,597							35.8	52.5	814	435
063432005509	1250	Madison High	Public	9-12	4833 Doliva Dr.	San Diego	92117	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 536-0336	944	42	22.6	77.8%	110 (11.7%)	112 (11.9%)	591 (62.6%)	51 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.2%)	66 (7.0%)	$9,872							35.8	37.4	1217	33

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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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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