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
301	Point Loma High	Public	9-12	2335 Chatsworth Blvd.	San Diego	92106	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 860-5000	1,724	70	24.7	43.3%	856 (49.7%)	43 (2.5%)	601 (34.9%)	66 (3.8%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	150 (8.7%)	$17,562			$2,635			$14,927	85.5	68.1	596	295		063432005537
302	Newbury Park High	Public	9-12	456 North Reino Rd.	Newbury Park	91320	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 498-3676	2,047	93	21.9	17.5%	1,023 (50.0%)	21 (1.0%)	624 (30.5%)	220 (10.7%)	8 (0.4%)	7 (0.3%)	141 (6.9%)	$16,317			$1,092			$15,225	85.4	85.7	314	12		060964001020
303	West Hills High	Public	9-12	8756 Mast Blvd.	Santee	92071	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 956-0400	1,624	69	23.3	42.7%	782 (48.2%)	16 (1.0%)	572 (35.2%)	99 (6.1%)	3 (0.2%)	6 (0.4%)	146 (9.0%)	$19,964			$2,619			$17,345	85.4	71.1	550	247		061623009141
304	Hart-Ransom Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3920 Shoemake Ave.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Hart-Ransom Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(209) 523-0401	0	16	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								85.3	91.9	180	124		061665005478
305	Burroughs High	Public	9-12	1920 Clark Ave.	Burbank	91506	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-6900	2,283	93	24.5	26.6%	775 (33.9%)	51 (2.2%)	1,067 (46.7%)	188 (8.2%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	190 (8.3%)	$51,569			$2,998			$48,571	85.3	85.1	325	20		060645000564
306	Central Valley High	Public	9-12	4066 La Mesa Ave.	Shasta Lake	96019	Shasta County	Gateway Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 275-7075	583	27	21.9	71.5%	350 (60.0%)	7 (1.2%)	103 (17.7%)	23 (3.9%)	49 (8.4%)	4 (0.7%)	47 (8.1%)	$20,404			$2,755			$17,649	85.3	77.4	450	144		061495001667
307	Epic California Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	100 South Anaheim Blvd. Ste. 1	Anaheim	92805	Orange County	Epic California Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(657) 220-1000	1,022	40	25.2	45.4%	197 (19.3%)	154 (15.1%)	470 (46.0%)	27 (2.6%)	4 (0.4%)	34 (3.3%)	136 (13.3%)	$13,265			$697			$12,568	85.2	46.5	1088	781		060151914018
308	Environmental Charter High - Lawndale	Public, Charter	9-12	16315 Grevillea Ave.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Environmental Charter High - Lawndale District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 214-3400	488	31	15.9	75.8%	11 (2.3%)	20 (4.1%)	433 (88.7%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	$20,782			$1,826			$18,956	85.2	80.1	413	105		060207608718
309	Los Alamitos High	Public	9-12	3591 Cerritos Ave.	Los Alamitos	90720	Orange County	Los Alamitos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 799-4780	2,915	117	25	16.4%	1,159 (39.8%)	103 (3.5%)	877 (30.1%)	475 (16.3%)	2 (0.1%)	22 (0.8%)	266 (9.1%)	$16,060			$609			$15,451	85.2	92.5	171	138		062259007304
310	Whitney High	Public	9-12	701 Wildcat Blvd.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 632-6500	2,041	92	22.1	20.9%	1,048 (51.3%)	42 (2.1%)	373 (18.3%)	338 (16.6%)	13 (0.6%)	9 (0.4%)	215 (10.5%)	$14,785			$613			$14,172	85.1	90.5	213	97		060001311010

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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 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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Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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