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)
060133211074	931	Creative Connections Arts Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7201 Arutas Dr.	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-1870	691	34	20.5	76.0%	179 (25.9%)	100 (14.5%)	322 (46.6%)	28 (4.1%)	11 (1.6%)	7 (1.0%)	42 (6.1%)								47.3	59.5	665	266
069113510283	932	Rancho Verde High	Public	9-12	17750 Lasselle St.	Moreno Valley	92551	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 490-4680	1,944	98	19.8	81.9%	65 (3.3%)	397 (20.4%)	1,336 (68.7%)	92 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	51 (2.6%)	$7,505							47.3	35.6	1260	328
060006700731	933	Caruthers High	Public	9-12	2580 West Tahoe Ave.	Caruthers	93609	Fresno County	Caruthers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 864-6500	697	35	19.8	89.7%	47 (6.7%)	1 (0.1%)	627 (90.0%)	17 (2.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,605							47.3	49.5	874	59
060002911241	934	Murrieta Canyon Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	24150 Hayes Ave.	Murrieta	92563	Riverside County	Murrieta Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 696-1661	401	32	12.3	55.9%	112 (27.9%)	33 (8.2%)	180 (44.9%)	35 (8.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	33 (8.2%)								47.2	44.3	1004	70
060150812862	935	Valley Life Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3737 West Walnut Ave.	Visalia	93277	Tulare County	Valley Life Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 625-8527	662	40	16.3	30.7%	300 (45.3%)	7 (1.1%)	298 (45.0%)	14 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.0%)								47.2	43	1049	114
060168213762	936	MethodSchools	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	38750 Sky Canyon Dr.	Murrieta	92563	Riverside County	MethodSchools District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 224-0758	342	17	19.9	39.8%	152 (44.4%)	32 (9.4%)	111 (32.5%)	8 (2.3%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	32 (9.4%)								47.2	29.3	1437	501
060003613189	937	Leroy Greene Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2950 West River Dr.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5560	754	39	19.4	44.4%	119 (15.8%)	104 (13.8%)	338 (44.8%)	100 (13.3%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.2%)	78 (10.3%)	$8,141							47.1	46.7	948	11
060223511313	938	Oscar De La Hoya Animo Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	1114 South Lorena St.	Los Angeles	90023	Los Angeles County	Oscar De La Hoya Animo Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-1259	606	28	21.2	94.6%	22 (3.6%)	2 (0.3%)	577 (95.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								47.1	28.6	1454	516
060226611641	939	Alliance Ouchi-O'Donovan 6-12 Complex	Public, Charter	6-12	5356 South Fifth Ave.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	Alliance Ouchi-O'Donovan 6-12 Complex District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 596-2290	976	45	21.6	97.6%	2 (0.2%)	50 (5.1%)	918 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)								47	25.4	1545	606
063525010074	940	Hallmark Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2445 9th St.	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 524-7190	412	21	19.2	67.5%	52 (12.6%)	8 (1.9%)	298 (72.3%)	35 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.4%)	$13,594							47	39.5	1159	219

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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