Best High Schools in California for African American Students

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Every year, the California Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, African American students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish California test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (African American vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 721)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
062271010844	1	Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy	Public	9-12	1111 Figueroa Pl.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 834-3932	449	19	23.9	62.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,923							99.9%	99.7%	0.16%
061668011295	2	Hawthorne Math and Science Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	4467 West Broadway	Hawthorne	90250	Los Angeles County	Hawthorne	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 973-8184	534	24	21.9	49.8%	28 (5.2%)	82 (15.4%)	357 (66.9%)	56 (10.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.3%)	$11,557							99.7%	93.8%	5.96%
062250009901	3	California Academy of Mathematics and Science	Public	9-12	1000 East Victoria St. Bldg. S	Carson	90747	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 243-2025	672	25	27	29.6%	34 (5.1%)	30 (4.5%)	273 (40.6%)	304 (45.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	28 (4.2%)	$9,174							99.6%	99.8%	0.20%
060282011610	4	SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise)	Public	9-12	3041 West Avenue K	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 722-6509	537	18	30.6	48.4%	59 (11.0%)	71 (13.2%)	332 (61.8%)	38 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.7%)	$6,095							99.4%	95.2%	4.27%
063315013103	5	Riverside STEM Academy	Public	5-12	4466 Mt.Vernon Ave.	Riverside	92507	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 788-7308	669	25	26.8	47.2%	169 (25.3%)	26 (3.9%)	281 (42.0%)	151 (22.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (5.8%)	$7,377							99.3%	98.5%	0.81%
061692012464	6	Western Center Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2345 Searl Pkwy.	Hemet	92543	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 766-9030	746	30	25	56.3%	283 (37.9%)	34 (4.6%)	313 (42.0%)	66 (8.8%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.6%)	$9,989							99.2%	96.7%	2.48%
064251006961	7	Saugus High	Public	9-12	21900 Centurion Way	Saugus	91350	Los Angeles County	William S. Hart Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 297-3900	2,378	96	24.8	14.3%	1,057 (44.4%)	75 (3.2%)	917 (38.6%)	221 (9.3%)	1 (0.0%)	7 (0.3%)	100 (4.2%)	$9,998							99.0%	94.3%	4.71%
060985011712	8	John F. Kennedy High	Public	9-12	1951 Third St.	Norco	92860	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 738-2200	640	22	28.4	61.9%	152 (23.8%)	33 (5.2%)	280 (43.8%)	146 (22.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.1%)	$13,179							98.9%	96.8%	2.12%
060846009757	9	Ruben S. Ayala High	Public	9-12	14255 Peyton Ave.	Chino Hills	91709	San Bernardino County	Chino Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 627-3584	2,617	104	25.2	22.4%	397 (15.2%)	79 (3.0%)	1,023 (39.1%)	1,019 (38.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.3%)	89 (3.4%)	$9,474							98.8%	93.5%	5.25%
063864001223	10	Eastlake High	Public	9-12	1120 Eastlake Pkwy.	Chula Vista	91915	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 397-3800	2,783	111	25.1	21.5%	589 (21.2%)	103 (3.7%)	1,370 (49.2%)	482 (17.3%)	8 (0.3%)	22 (0.8%)	209 (7.5%)	$5,908							98.6%	90.2%	8.43%

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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