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 9, 2025.

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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
681	Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High	Public	9-12	400 Mansell St.	San Francisco	94134	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4550	1,047	55	19.1	67.7%	15 (1.4%)	82 (7.8%)	478 (45.7%)	391 (37.3%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.4%)	55 (5.3%)	$24,090			$1,612			$22,478	65.4	76.7	463	218		063441008189
682	Alhambra Senior High	Public	9-12	150 E St.	Martinez	94553	Contra Costa County	Martinez Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 335-5810	1,028	49	21	30.7%	402 (39.1%)	31 (3.0%)	375 (36.5%)	81 (7.9%)	3 (0.3%)	8 (0.8%)	126 (12.3%)	$17,233			$974			$16,259	65.4	67.4	606	76		062403003612
683	Diamond Technology Institute	Public, Charter	9-12	112 Diamond Dr.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6225	87	5	17	77.0%	4 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)								65.4	78.8	426	257		062949008366
684	High Technical High Chula Vista	Public, Charter	9-12	1945 Discovery Falls Dr.	Chula Vista	91915	San Diego County	High Technical High Chula Vista District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 591-2500	626	33	19	47.4%	39 (6.2%)	12 (1.9%)	475 (75.9%)	80 (12.8%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	11 (1.8%)	$15,471			$1,416			$14,055	65.4	73.4	516	168		060206112083
685	Monrovia High	Public	9-12	845 West Colorado Blvd.	Monrovia	91016	Los Angeles County	Monrovia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 471-2800	1,455	59	24.8	63.7%	207 (14.2%)	71 (4.9%)	970 (66.7%)	128 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (5.3%)	$18,750			$1,545			$17,205	65.3	67.8	599	86		062532003780
686	Liberty High	Public	9-12	850 Second St.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Liberty Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 634-3521	2,836	131	21.5	35.7%	1,110 (39.1%)	221 (7.8%)	1,014 (35.8%)	276 (9.7%)	15 (0.5%)	23 (0.8%)	174 (6.1%)	$14,733			$1,173			$13,560	65.2	63.5	684	2		062160002573
687	Liberty High	Public	9-12	12220 Road 36	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 645-3500	748	37	20.3	34.5%	308 (41.2%)	10 (1.3%)	367 (49.1%)	45 (6.0%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.6%)	$13,338			$374			$12,964	65.2	48.2	1050	363		060006810542
688	Golden Valley High	Public	9-12	27051 Robert C. Lee Pkwy.	Santa Clarita	91350	Los Angeles County	William S. Hart Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 298-8140	1,980	86	22.9	42.3%	390 (19.7%)	181 (9.1%)	1,123 (56.7%)	227 (11.5%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	55 (2.8%)	$16,003			$797			$15,206	65.2	59.7	772	84		064251010912
689	San Diego Virtual	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	600 West Broadway Ste. 230	San Diego	92101	San Diego County	San Diego Virtual District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 713-7271	403	18	22.4	67.2%	131 (32.5%)	21 (5.2%)	190 (47.1%)	14 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.4%)	$16,595			$00			$16,595	65.1	68.9	583	106		060189312767
690	Fallbrook High	Public	9-12	2400 South Stage Coach Ln.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 723-6300	1,853	90	20.6	71.8%	406 (21.9%)	12 (0.6%)	1,287 (69.5%)	26 (1.4%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	114 (6.2%)								64.9	57.3	827	137		061353001545

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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.