Best High Schools in California

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the CAST and Smarter Balanced Assessments test scores by the California Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 9, 2025.

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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
231	Brea Olinda High	Public	9-12	789 North Wildcat Way	Brea	92821	Orange County	Brea-Olinda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 990-7850	1,676	79	21.3	41.6%	408 (24.3%)	22 (1.3%)	657 (39.2%)	498 (29.7%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	83 (5.0%)	$23,092			$1,305			$21,787	88.5	87.6	269	38		060588000529
232	Cottonwood	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3921 Sandstone Drive Ste. A	El Dorado Hills	95762	El Dorado County	Cottonwood District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 285-2003	3,563	123	29	42.5%	2,481 (69.6%)	58 (1.6%)	553 (15.5%)	111 (3.1%)	8 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	344 (9.7%)	$12,624			$588			$12,036	88.5	82.2	371	139		060252414444
233	Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	3700 Del Paso Rd.	Sacramento	95834	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5740	629	35	17.7	36.4%	106 (16.9%)	27 (4.3%)	146 (23.2%)	313 (49.8%)	4 (0.6%)	7 (1.1%)	26 (4.1%)	$15,089			$1,222			$13,867	88.5	89.9	230	3		060003611735
234	Chula Vista Learning Community Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	590 K St.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	Chula Vista Learning Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 426-2885	1,397	70	20	68.9%	29 (2.1%)	3 (0.2%)	1,353 (96.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.6%)	$15,374			$1,351			$14,023	88.3	86.3	301	67		060207107649
235	Granada High	Public	9-12	400 Wall St.	Livermore	94550	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 606-4800	2,156	97	22.1	15.7%	857 (39.7%)	24 (1.1%)	677 (31.4%)	379 (17.6%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	210 (9.7%)	$15,353			$251			$15,102	88.3	92.8	166	69		062211002626
236	Milpitas Middle College High	Public	9-12	1450 Escuela Pkwy.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 947-5355	55	3	17.3	41.8%	3 (5.5%)	1 (1.8%)	23 (41.8%)	24 (43.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	3 (5.5%)	$26,234			$2,771			$23,463	88.3	87.6	267	31		062450014571
237	River Oaks Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	920 Hampshire Rd. Ste. X	Westlake Village	91361	Ventura County	River Oaks Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 777-7999	331	15	22.5	41.1%	159 (48.0%)	4 (1.2%)	110 (33.2%)	15 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	41 (12.4%)	$17,615			$314			$17,301	88.2	86.8	284	47		060190812801
238	Glen A. Wilson High	Public	9-12	16455 Wedgeworth Dr.	Hacienda Heights	91745	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 934-4410	1,456	60	24.3	65.2%	52 (3.6%)	19 (1.3%)	654 (44.9%)	702 (48.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	25 (1.7%)	$19,364			$1,470			$17,894	88.2	91.1	196	42		061632502072
239	Math Science & Technology Magnet Academy at Roosevelt High	Public	9-12	2530 East 4th St.	Los Angeles	90033	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 780-6500	534	29	18.1	90.3%	20 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	510 (95.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$18,883			$3,512			$15,371	88.2	84.4	337	98		062271012791
240	Corcoran High	Public	9-12	1100 Letts Ave.	Corcoran	93212	Kings County	Corcoran Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 992-8884	931	42	22.1	89.4%	30 (3.2%)	18 (1.9%)	868 (93.2%)	7 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	$16,357			$2,311			$14,046	88.1	76.2	468	228		060969001035

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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.