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)
062271012791	321	Math Science & Technology Magnet Academy at Roosevelt High	Public	9-12	456 South Mathews St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-6500	525	27	19.5	94.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,917							80.6	69.6	488	167
062724004124	322	Newport Harbor High	Public	9-12	600 Irvine Ave.	Newport Beach	92663	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6300	2,268	95	23.8	44.4%	1,231 (54.3%)	17 (0.7%)	822 (36.2%)	64 (2.8%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	128 (5.6%)								80.4	60.8	643	321
062985014236	323	Odyssey STEM Academy	Public	9-12	3701 Michelson St.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-6025	492	23	21.3	92.1%	12 (2.4%)	35 (7.1%)	428 (87.0%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)								80.3	66.9	529	206
063386008957	324	Trabuco Hills High	Public	9-12	27501 Mustang Run	Mission Viejo	92691	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 768-1934	2,579	112	23	36.6%	1,187 (46.0%)	33 (1.3%)	715 (27.7%)	419 (16.2%)	3 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	209 (8.1%)	$6,207							80.3	81.2	306	18
069107809663	325	L.A. County High School for the Arts	Public	9-12	5151 State University Dr.	Los Angeles	90032	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 343-2550	549	30	18	20.0%	168 (30.6%)	40 (7.3%)	175 (31.9%)	68 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	86 (15.7%)	$7,630							80.3	71.6	456	131
060561000514	326	San Dimas High	Public	9-12	800 West Covina Blvd.	San Dimas	91773	Los Angeles County	Bonita Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 971-8230	1,251	61	20.6	33.9%	251 (20.1%)	35 (2.8%)	745 (59.6%)	111 (8.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	106 (8.5%)								80.2	79.6	334	8
062271003171	327	John Marshall Senior High	Public	9-12	3939 Tracy St.	Los Angeles	90027	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 671-1400	1,950	95	20.6	72.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,334							80	79.8	329	2
069107804580	328	International Polytechnic High	Public	9-12	3851 West Temple Ave. Bldg. 12	Pomona	91768	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 839-2320	483	23	21.4	24.0%	36 (7.5%)	13 (2.7%)	300 (62.1%)	105 (21.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.2%)	$8,313							80	91.5	152	176
064098001880	329	El Camino High	Public	9-12	61 Day Rd.	Ventura	93023	Ventura County	Ventura Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 289-7955	215	7	29.8	34.4%	125 (58.1%)	11 (5.1%)	64 (29.8%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.7%)								79.8	91.6	149	180
063511005941	330	Terra Linda High	Public	9-12	320 Nova Albion Way	San Rafael	94903	Marin County	San Rafael City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 492-3100	1,189	58	20.5	48.1%	423 (35.6%)	23 (1.9%)	598 (50.3%)	68 (5.7%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	66 (5.6%)	$10,658							79.8	73.7	428	98

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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.