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
721	Galt High	Public	9-12	145 North Lincoln Way	Galt	95632	Sacramento County	Galt Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 745-3081	959	43	22.3	57.4%	248 (25.9%)	6 (0.6%)	647 (67.5%)	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (4.7%)	$17,409			$1,341			$16,068	63.9	58.1	814	93		061482001821
722	Nuview Bridge Early College High	Public, Charter	9-12	30401 Reservoir Ave.	Nuevo	92567	Riverside County	Nuview Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 928-8498	667	27	24.9	75.7%	63 (9.4%)	9 (1.3%)	572 (85.8%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.8%)	$21,195			$1,658			$19,537	63.8	46.1	1098	376		062778010350
723	Bell Senior High	Public	9-12	4328 Bell Ave.	Bell	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 832-4700	2,088	101	20.6	91.4%	105 (5.0%)	7 (0.3%)	1,954 (93.6%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (0.7%)	$20,447			$3,865			$16,582	63.8	50.5	986	263		062271002844
724	West Valley Early College High	Public	9-12	3805 Happy Valley Rd.	Cottonwood	96022	Shasta County	Anderson Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 347-7171	736	33	22.1	47.1%	501 (68.1%)	13 (1.8%)	145 (19.7%)	13 (1.8%)	26 (3.5%)	3 (0.4%)	35 (4.8%)	$15,693			$1,891			$13,802	63.8	46.9	1080	356		060270007642
725	Vaughn Next Century Learning Center	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	13330 Vaughn St.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	Vaughn Next Century Learning Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 896-7461	2,629	127	20.6	94.9%	15 (0.6%)	14 (0.5%)	2,582 (98.2%)	15 (0.6%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	$21,935			$5,067			$16,868	63.7	71	552	173		060189803426
726	Orange Cove High	Public	9-12	1700 Anchor Ave.	Orange Cove	93646	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 626-5900	635	34	18.5	91.2%	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	620 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$20,421			$3,286			$17,135	63.6	64.4	667	59		061970010782
727	Blair High	Public	6-12	1201 South Marengo Ave.	Pasadena	91106	Los Angeles County	Pasadena Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 396-5820	1,053	57	18.3	55.5%	203 (19.3%)	74 (7.0%)	689 (65.4%)	44 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (3.8%)	$26,234			$3,605			$22,629	63.6	65	650	77		062994004662
728	Summerville High	Public	9-12	17555 Tuolumne Rd.	Tuolumne	95379	Tuolumne County	Summerville Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 928-4228	508	22	23.1	45.5%	334 (65.7%)	1 (0.2%)	113 (22.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.4%)	$16,853			$639			$16,214	63.5	70.8	555	173		063828006452
729	Gompers Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1005 47th St.	San Diego	92102	San Diego County	Gompers Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 263-2171	1,175	56	20.8	83.0%	10 (0.9%)	37 (3.1%)	1,085 (92.3%)	33 (2.8%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	$16,827			$1,947			$14,880	63.5	51.4	973	244		060178812386
730	Options Secondary	Public	7-12	3250 Palm Ave.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 796-7320	69	10	6.9	59.4%	19 (27.5%)	2 (2.9%)	41 (59.4%)	3 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.8%)								63.5	47.7	1062	332		063864007709

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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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