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
2011	Monterey High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1915 Monterey Ave.	Burbank	91506	Los Angeles County	Burbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 729-5900	91	8	11.2	52.7%	32 (35.2%)	5 (5.5%)	45 (49.5%)	4 (4.4%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.4%)								10.2	19.9	1706	305		060645008120
2012	Jane Addams Continuation	Public	9-12	16341 Donmetz St.	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 271-2946	90	5	17.5	88.9%	8 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.6%)	$25,396			$5,457			$19,939	10.2	10.2	2054	42		062271002801
2013	Nueva Vista Continuation High	Public	10-12	904 Willow Ave.	La Puente	91746	Los Angeles County	Bassett Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 931-3177	46	3	13.8	97.8%	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	44 (95.7%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,854			$6,212			$22,642	10.2	8.7	2133	120		060411000375
2014	San Joaquin County Community	Public, Alternative	K-12	2707 Transworld Dr.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	San Joaquin County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 468-4847	1,021	60	16.9	85.2%	96 (9.4%)	149 (14.6%)	630 (61.7%)	63 (6.2%)	7 (0.7%)	5 (0.5%)	71 (7.0%)	$25,782			$4,302			$21,480	10.1	13.1	1883	131		069103110650
2015	Bidwell Continuation High	Public	10-12	800 Gary Ave.	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7520	147	10	15.1	87.8%	13 (8.8%)	51 (34.7%)	63 (42.9%)	6 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	12 (8.2%)	$19,465			$2,014			$17,451	10.1	11.8	1964	51		060285011573
2016	Amelia Earhart Continuation	Public	9-12	5355 Colfax Ave.	North Hollywood	91601	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 769-4877	69	3	22.6	97.1%	2 (2.9%)	2 (2.9%)	60 (87.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.8%)	$31,481			$6,676			$24,805	10.1	10.2	2058	42		062271002972
2017	Downtown High	Public	9-12	693 Vermont St.	San Francisco	94107	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5860	174	4	40.2	71.3%	7 (4.0%)	32 (18.4%)	94 (54.0%)	8 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.0%)	18 (10.3%)	$35,634			$2,137			$33,497	10.1	10.1	2064	47		063441005602
2018	Mission Continuation	Public	9-12	11015 O'Melveny Ave.	San Fernando	91340	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 361-1777	127	6	20.6	96.1%	4 (3.1%)	2 (1.6%)	119 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$28,216			$5,343			$22,873	10.1	9.6	2094	76		062271003189
2019	Farber School of Credit Attainment	Public	9-12	720 S 10th St.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-5390	439	27	16.1	95.2%	9 (2.1%)	43 (9.8%)	371 (84.5%)	14 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$17,191			$1,764			$15,427	10.1	11	2006	13		061455001986
2020	Kern Workforce 2000 Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	5801 Sundale Ave.	Bakersfield	93309	Kern County	Kern High	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 827-3158	491	54	9	89.0%	22 (4.5%)	32 (6.5%)	429 (87.4%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$17,872			$1,012			$16,860	10	11.3	1983	37		061954004529

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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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Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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