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)
063705014527	1851	Soledad Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	690 Main St.	Soledad	93960	Monterey County	Soledad Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(831) 678-6300	62	2	32.2	79.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)								13.8	25	1557	294
060582000525	1852	Desert Valley High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	104 West Magnolia St.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 312-5100	165	8	19.6	89.7%	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	161 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,227							13.8	13.7	1877	25
060006004164	1853	Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	6937 Fox Rd.	Hughson	95326	Stanislaus County	Hughson Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 883-4182	32			68.8%	7 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (78.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$5,422							13.8	7.9	2209	356
061182010320	1854	Pegasus High	Public	11-12	1776 Educational Park Dr.	San Jose	95133	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-5440	136	6	23	61.0%	2 (1.5%)	3 (2.2%)	107 (78.7%)	20 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	2 (1.5%)	$8,517							13.8	22.3	1635	219
062169002582	1855	Village Oaks High	Public	9-12	1900 West Swain	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8740	146	16	9.1	84.9%	21 (14.4%)	24 (16.4%)	83 (56.8%)	9 (6.2%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	5 (3.4%)	$6,412							13.8	12	1955	100
062271002815	1856	Angel's Gate (Continuation)	Public	9-12	3607 South Gaffey St.	San Pedro	90731	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 221-4600	78	4	17.6	88.5%	4 (5.1%)	2 (2.6%)	69 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	$16,134							13.7	6.4	2298	442
063753006340	1857	Baden High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	825 Southwood Dr.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8769	118	9	12.6	66.1%	8 (6.8%)	2 (1.7%)	87 (73.7%)	18 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,809							13.7	10.1	2052	195
063444005692	1858	Mountain View High	Public	9-12	1000 Ramona Blvd.	San Jacinto	92582	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 487-7710	238	11	21.2	76.9%	13 (5.5%)	21 (8.8%)	197 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	$14,687							13.7	13.2	1893	35
069109008161	1859	Monarch Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	5082 Old Highway North	Mariposa	95338	Mariposa County	Mariposa County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 742-0231	50	6	8.3	76.0%	28 (56.0%)	1 (2.0%)	12 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.0%)								13.6	5.3	2314	455
061970002369	1860	Kings Canyon Continuation	Public	9-12	10026 South Crawford Ave.	Dinuba	93618	Tulare County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7390	166	14	11.6	90.4%	10 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	155 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$16,336							13.6	20.8	1685	175

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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:

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Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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