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
1321	Apple Valley High	Public	9-12	11837 Navajo Rd.	Apple Valley	92308	San Bernardino County	Apple Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 247-7206	2,211	93	23.8	66.4%	705 (31.9%)	123 (5.6%)	1,226 (55.5%)	53 (2.4%)	8 (0.4%)	14 (0.6%)	78 (3.5%)	$17,174			$1,746			$15,428	37.5	39.6	1248	73		060001709098
1322	Advanced Learning Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	408 East Santa Clara Ave.	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 564-2100	363	31	11.6	89.8%	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	349 (96.1%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$33,323			$1,726			$31,597	37.4	49.4	1015	307		063531014192
1323	Calipatria High	Public	9-12	601 West Main St.	Calipatria	92233	Imperial County	Calipatria Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 348-2254	345	22	15.7	83.8%	20 (5.8%)	8 (2.3%)	310 (89.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$21,927			$2,301			$19,626	37.4	38	1290	33		060699000643
1324	Farmersville High	Public	9-12	631 East Walnut Ave.	Farmersville	93223	Tulare County	Farmersville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 594-4567	711	33	21.4	86.6%	20 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	683 (96.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$18,784			$2,456			$16,328	37.4	33.6	1403	79		060003507903
1325	Maywood Academy High	Public	9-12	6125 Pine Ave.	Maywood	90270	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 838-6000	1,012	55	18.4	96.7%	19 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	985 (97.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	$23,557			$5,498			$18,059	37.3	34.9	1374	49		062271010889
1326	Calexico High	Public	9-12	1030 Encinas Ave.	Calexico	92231	Imperial County	Calexico Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 768-3980	2,746	123	22.2	84.9%	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2,737 (99.7%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,845			$3,114			$19,731	37	35.4	1357	31		060690000634
1327	Adelanto High	Public	9-12	15620 Joshua St.	Adelanto	92345	San Bernardino County	Victor Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 246-3909	2,247	96	23.3	86.2%	62 (2.8%)	421 (18.7%)	1,617 (72.0%)	14 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	120 (5.3%)								37	31.6	1454	127		063697212990
1328	Centennial High	Public	9-12	2606 North Central Ave.	Compton	90222	Los Angeles County	Compton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 635-2715	908	45	20.1	90.1%	1 (0.1%)	158 (17.4%)	734 (80.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	$24,097			$3,596			$20,501	37	32.4	1437	109		060962000975
1329	Piner High	Public	9-12	1700 Fulton Rd.	Santa Rosa	95403	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3840	1,434	67	21.2	64.4%	157 (10.9%)	26 (1.8%)	1,074 (74.9%)	86 (6.0%)	14 (1.0%)	11 (0.8%)	58 (4.0%)	$17,158			$965			$16,193	36.9	38.6	1280	49		063583006128
1330	Vista del Lago High	Public	9-12	15150 Lasselle St.	Moreno Valley	92551	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4880	1,924	95	20.2	87.8%	57 (3.0%)	212 (11.0%)	1,521 (79.1%)	66 (3.4%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	59 (3.1%)	$20,711			$2,489			$18,222	36.9	31.5	1457	127		062580010583

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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.