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)
061380012893	2241	Heritage Valley Independent Study	Public, Alternative	K-12	615 Shiells Dr.	Fillmore	93015	Ventura County	Fillmore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 524-6077	31	1	49.2	74.2%	4 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.2%)	$8,448							7.1	27.9	1478	763
069107812777	2242	Kirby Dorothy Camp	Public	7-12	1500 South McDonnell Ave.	Commerce	90040	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 263-5106	51	6	8.3	94.1%	4 (7.8%)	14 (27.5%)	33 (64.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,314							7.1	9.7	2078	164
060423007264	2243	Chautauqua High (Continuation)	Public	8-12	351 Maple Ln.	Big Bear City	92314	San Bernardino County	Bear Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 585-2521	36	2	20	77.8%	16 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (44.4%)	1 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.3%)	$8,815							7.1	6.9	2270	27
061407000660	2244	Noyo High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	250 South Sanderson Way	Fort Bragg	95437	Mendocino County	Fort Bragg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 961-2889	29	2	16.7	69.0%	13 (44.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (24.1%)	$28,131							7.1			(n/a)
069100709219	2245	Alice M. Worsley	Public, Alternative	K-12	3333 American Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Fresno County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 600-4990	79	13	6.2	96.2%	6 (7.6%)	19 (24.1%)	49 (62.0%)	2 (2.5%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	$16,753							7.1	7.4	2243	2
069102711055	2246	El Centro Junior/Senior High	Public	5-12	9601 Kiefer Blvd.	Sacramento	95827	Sacramento County	Sacramento County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 228-2525	96	9	10.6	96.9%	8 (8.3%)	44 (45.8%)	30 (31.3%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (12.5%)	$13,426							7.1	7.6	2226	20
069103012496	2247	Monarch	Public, Alternative	K-12	1625 Newton Ave.	San Diego	92113	San Diego County	San Diego County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 652-4100	234	16	14.4	100.0%	11 (4.7%)	16 (6.8%)	192 (82.1%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)	$15,098							7	6.8	2280	33
069104509053	2248	Tulare County Court	Public	7-12	6200 South Mooney Blvd.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Tulare County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 735-1630	68	5	13.6	95.6%	7 (10.3%)	2 (2.9%)	56 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,257							7	8.7	2149	99
062064002479	2249	Mt. Tallac High	Public	9-12	1735 Lake Tahoe Blvd.	South Lake Tahoe	96150	El Dorado County	Lake Tahoe Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 543-2264	64	3	20.1	64.1%	23 (35.9%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (54.7%)	3 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.7%)	$15,234							7	12.2	1939	310
062181012338	2250	Pride Continuation	Public	10-12	18527 East Main St.	Linden	95236	San Joaquin County	Linden Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 887-3894	34	2	16.5	91.2%	6 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (76.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	$9,786							7	6.8	2281	31

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