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
571	Sutter Peak Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3934 Broadway Rd.	Live Oak	95953	Sutter County	Sutter Peak Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 468-4044	714	29	24.8	40.5%	445 (62.3%)	18 (2.5%)	159 (22.3%)	57 (8.0%)	18 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.1%)	$11,513			$257			$11,256	71.4	87.8	265	306		060151213958
572	Temecula Valley High	Public	9-12	31555 Rancho Vista Rd.	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 695-7300	2,739	117	23.4	36.4%	1,213 (44.3%)	63 (2.3%)	1,031 (37.6%)	190 (6.9%)	15 (0.5%)	5 (0.2%)	221 (8.1%)	$14,933			$1,139			$13,794	71.2	82.1	374	198		060002809499
573	Animo Inglewood Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	3425 West Manchester Blvd.	Inglewood	90305	Los Angeles County	Animo Inglewood Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 565-2100	592	31	19.4	89.9%	1 (0.2%)	60 (10.1%)	526 (88.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$25,768			$3,959			$21,809	71.2	74.2	492	81		060247110538
574	Rise Kohyang High	Public, Charter	9-12	111 South Madison Ave.	Los Angeles	90004	Los Angeles County	Rise Kohyang High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 284-2553	470	25	18.6	89.4%	6 (1.3%)	19 (4.0%)	339 (72.1%)	103 (21.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$21,509			$1,136			$20,373	71.2	73.3	517	57		060194613974
575	OUSD EDGE Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	250 South Yorba	Orange	92869	Orange County	Orange Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(714) 628-5467	229	14	15.9	43.2%	63 (27.5%)	4 (1.7%)	140 (61.1%)	12 (5.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	$17,468			$4,119			$13,349	71.2	52.2	946	371		062865014496
576	Centennial High	Public	9-12	1820 Rimpau Ave.	Corona	92881	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 739-5670	2,712	111	24.4	81.3%	322 (11.9%)	248 (9.1%)	1,706 (62.9%)	317 (11.7%)	10 (0.4%)	25 (0.9%)	83 (3.1%)	$16,171			$807			$15,364	71.1	74.3	489	87		060985009532
577	Montclair High	Public	9-12	4725 Benito St.	Montclair	91763	San Bernardino County	Chaffey Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 621-6781	2,515	107	23.5	83.3%	97 (3.9%)	47 (1.9%)	2,212 (88.0%)	105 (4.2%)	17 (0.7%)	4 (0.2%)	31 (1.2%)	$18,215			$1,408			$16,807	71.1	66.6	625	48		060816000793
578	Riverside Virtual	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3380 14th St.	Riverside	92501	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 276-2006	524	32	16.2	85.7%	72 (13.7%)	43 (8.2%)	355 (67.7%)	23 (4.4%)	6 (1.1%)	5 (1.0%)	20 (3.8%)	$23,676			$6,911			$16,765	71.1	50.5	988	410		063315012176
579	Clovis Online Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1655 David E Cook Way	Clovis	93611	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 327-4400	797	20	40.1	59.5%	251 (31.5%)	24 (3.0%)	408 (51.2%)	61 (7.7%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.5%)	$17,528			$354			$17,174	71	59.5	779	200		060903012267
580	Summit Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	175 South Mathew St.	Porterville	93257	Tulare County	Burton Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 782-5902	2,423	107	22.7	72.5%	278 (11.5%)	4 (0.2%)	1,972 (81.4%)	44 (1.8%)	20 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (4.3%)	$19,050			$1,737			$17,313	71	54.8	884	304		060657011526

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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.