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
561	San Gabriel High	Public	9-12	801 South Ramona St.	San Gabriel	91776	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-6800	1,761	73	24.1	66.4%	15 (0.9%)	8 (0.5%)	681 (38.7%)	954 (54.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (5.7%)	$12,784			$1,192			$11,592	71.9	80	414	147		060015310931
562	Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	881 Kuhn Dr.	Chula Vista	91914	San Diego County	Learning Choice Academy - Chula Vista District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 463-6801	437	24	17.8	56.5%	27 (6.2%)	19 (4.3%)	340 (77.8%)	29 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	$14,442			$1,354			$13,088	71.9	83.4	354	208		060212214260
563	Altus Schools Audeo	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10170 Huennekens St.	San Diego	92121	San Diego County	Altus Schools Audeo District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 678-2050	450	15	30.6	64.0%	137 (30.4%)	28 (6.2%)	234 (52.0%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	33 (7.3%)	$19,865			$957			$18,908	71.8	68.8	586	23		060152210634
564	Abraham Lincoln Senior High	Public	9-12	3501 North Broadway	Los Angeles	90031	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 441-4600	913	58	15.7	89.4%	12 (1.3%)	17 (1.9%)	700 (76.7%)	172 (18.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.2%)	$25,593			$5,335			$20,258	71.8	79.3	421	143		062271003139
565	Summit High	Public	9-12	15551 Summit Ave.	Fontana	92336	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5950	2,725	111	24.5	72.1%	204 (7.5%)	273 (10.0%)	1,956 (71.8%)	206 (7.6%)	3 (0.1%)	19 (0.7%)	62 (2.3%)	$42,286			$6,408			$35,878	71.7	63.8	679	114		061392011099
566	Sierra High	Public	9-12	33326 Lodge Rd.	Tollhouse	93667	Fresno County	Sierra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 855-8311	367	22	16.9	35.1%	217 (59.1%)	3 (0.8%)	70 (19.1%)	4 (1.1%)	48 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	$22,522			$1,681			$20,841	71.6	73.9	508	58		063680500401
567	Pinole Valley High	Public	9-12	2900 Pinole Valley Rd.	Pinole	94564	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1442	1,245	50	24.7	61.8%	126 (10.1%)	181 (14.5%)	639 (51.3%)	228 (18.3%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	59 (4.7%)	$6,207			$1,616			$4,591	71.6	57.9	818	251		063255005052
568	Alternative Education-San Joaquin High	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3387 Barranca Pkwy.	Irvine	92606	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(949) 936-7440	88	11	8	36.4%	32 (36.4%)	5 (5.7%)	14 (15.9%)	29 (33.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.8%)	$28,784			$224			$28,560	71.6	90.6	211	357		068450009467
569	Suncoast Preparatory Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3857 Birch St. #297	Newport Beach	92660	Orange County	Suncoast Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(949) 994-6724	1,459	48	30.1	38.3%	827 (56.7%)	40 (2.7%)	323 (22.1%)	68 (4.7%)	11 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	181 (12.4%)	$10,341			$85			$10,256	71.5	69.5	571	2		060175714337
570	Birmingham Community Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	17000 Haynes St.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Birmingham Community Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 758-5200	3,162	140	22.6	90.0%	147 (4.6%)	122 (3.9%)	2,724 (86.1%)	110 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.1%)	52 (1.6%)	$20,192			$2,405			$17,787	71.4	65.5	642	72		060159602857

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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.