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
651	Eisenhower High	Public	9-12	1321 North Lilac Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 820-7777	2,075	97	21.4	86.7%	45 (2.2%)	181 (8.7%)	1,800 (86.7%)	19 (0.9%)	3 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	20 (1.0%)	$20,602			$3,275			$17,327	67.3	62.8	699	48		063237004990
652	John F. Kennedy High	Public	9-12	11254 Gothic Ave.	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 271-2900	2,152	106	20.3	72.0%	258 (12.0%)	28 (1.3%)	1,674 (77.8%)	145 (6.7%)	3 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	39 (1.8%)	$20,228			$2,971			$17,257	67.2	71.2	549	103		062271003108
653	Villa Park High	Public	9-12	18042 Taft Ave.	Villa Park	92861	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 532-8020	2,023	82	24.5	56.2%	540 (26.7%)	31 (1.5%)	1,123 (55.5%)	229 (11.3%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	92 (4.5%)	$15,741			$1,182			$14,559	67.2	72.1	540	113		062865004456
654	Sun Valley Magnet	Public	6-12	7330 Bakman Ave.	Sun Valley	91352	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 255-5100	1,272	73	17.3	95.2%	70 (5.5%)	15 (1.2%)	1,154 (90.7%)	23 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	$22,534			$4,535			$17,999	67.1	56.2	852	198		062271003378
655	Canyon Hills High	Public	9-12	5156 Santo Rd.	San Diego	92124	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 605-8100	1,183	53	22.1	58.5%	344 (29.1%)	92 (7.8%)	441 (37.3%)	130 (11.0%)	7 (0.6%)	7 (0.6%)	159 (13.4%)	$19,145			$3,567			$15,578	67.1	57.3	826	171		063432005549
656	Royal High	Public	9-12	1402 Royal Ave.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 306-4875	1,835	83	21.9	43.1%	707 (38.5%)	36 (2.0%)	923 (50.3%)	102 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.3%)	61 (3.3%)	$15,955			$1,079			$14,876	67	64.4	666	10		063684006264
657	Segerstrom High	Public	9-12	2301 West MacArthur Blvd.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 241-5000	2,376	100	23.8	80.6%	18 (0.8%)	6 (0.3%)	2,206 (92.8%)	123 (5.2%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	13 (0.5%)	$21,981			$973			$21,008	67	67.8	600	57		063531010990
658	Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences	Public	9-12	10445 Balboa Blvd.	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 832-7750	757	45	16.8	72.4%	170 (22.5%)	21 (2.8%)	470 (62.1%)	70 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.2%)	$24,515			$4,291			$20,224	66.9	58.2	808	150		062271012946
659	Beaumont Senior High	Public	9-12	39139 Cherry Valley Blvd.	Beaumont	92223	Riverside County	Beaumont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 845-3171	3,460	140	24.8	63.7%	763 (22.1%)	226 (6.5%)	2,050 (59.2%)	216 (6.2%)	19 (0.5%)	11 (0.3%)	170 (4.9%)	$17,114			$1,529			$15,585	66.9	59.8	769	110		060429000386
660	Mueller Charter (Robert L.)	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	715 I St.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Mueller Charter (Robert L.) District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 422-6192	1,542	67	22.8	77.8%	55 (3.6%)	17 (1.1%)	1,424 (92.3%)	17 (1.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (1.6%)	$16,338			$1,832			$14,506	66.8	59.2	788	128		060157800869

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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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