Best High Schools in California

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 2162)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
1971	Selma Independent	Public	7-12	2269 Sylvia St.	Selma	93662	Fresno County	Selma Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 898-6670	72	4	17.7	93.1%	7 (9.7%)	1 (1.4%)	62 (86.1%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)								10.9	11.2	1991	20		063627008476
1972	Island High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	500 Pacific Ave.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4024	76	6	11.8	72.4%	14 (18.4%)	13 (17.1%)	34 (44.7%)	6 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	7 (9.2%)	$29,013			$1,399			$27,614	10.9	13.3	1876	96		060177000048
1973	Maine Prairie High (Continuation)	Public	10-12	200 North Lincoln St.	Dixon	95620	Solano County	Dixon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 693-6340	0	6	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	$24,026			$3,945			$20,081	10.9	10.2	2059	86		061128001253
1974	Delta High	Public	9-12	4893 Bethany Ln.	Santa Maria	93455	Santa Barbara County	Santa Maria Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 937-6356	291	14	20.7	78.7%	11 (3.8%)	2 (0.7%)	274 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,356			$1,967			$15,389	10.9	10.6	2033	59		063567006082
1975	Life Learning Academy Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	651 Eighth St. Bldg. 229 Treas	San Francisco	94130	San Francisco County	Life Learning Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 397-8957	47	6	7.9	74.5%	6 (12.8%)	19 (40.4%)	19 (40.4%)	3 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								10.8	21.2	1677	298		060255407721
1976	Gilbert High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1800 Ball Rd.	Anaheim	92804	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 999-3738	543	47	11.4	88.2%	21 (3.9%)	13 (2.4%)	487 (89.7%)	8 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	$28,355			$1,589			$26,766	10.8	10.4	2047	71		060263000174
1977	Mountain View (Alternative)	Public, Alternative	K-12	877 E. North Ave.	Reedley	93654	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7080	318	22	14.6	90.3%	20 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	293 (92.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$22,878			$2,402			$20,476	10.8	11.2	1992	15		061970009385
1978	Perris Lake High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	418 W. Ellis Ave.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 657-7357	228	8	26.9	72.8%	24 (10.5%)	10 (4.4%)	185 (81.1%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	$21,734			$1,880			$19,854	10.8	9.6	2096	118		063021004713
1979	North Park Continuation High	Public	9-12	4600 Bogart Ave.	Baldwin Park	91706	Los Angeles County	Baldwin Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 337-4407	186	15	12.4	93.0%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	181 (97.3%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$34,268			$9,027			$25,241	10.8	11.3	1985	6		060369000335
1980	High Desert Premier Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	21950 Nisqually Rd.	Apple Valley	92308	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 240-4252	208	14	14.9	80.8%	50 (24.0%)	10 (4.8%)	137 (65.9%)	5 (2.4%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$20,702			$2,332			$18,370	10.8	11.2	1993	13		060001708588

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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 9, 2025, 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.