Best High Schools in California

A teacher and two students give a thumbs-up in a classroom.

Find the best California high schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish California test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

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
1711	Antioch High	Public	9-12	700 West 18th St	Antioch	94509	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7550	1,776	85	20.8	90.2%	151 (8.5%)	325 (18.3%)	1,118 (63.0%)	73 (4.1%)	7 (0.4%)	26 (1.5%)	74 (4.2%)	$17,781			$2,176			$15,605	19.1	28.1	1539	172		060285000207
1712	Centinela Valley Independent Study	Public, Virtual	9-12	4951 Marine Ave.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Centinela Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(310) 263-3264	62	2	29.1	77.4%	2 (3.2%)	5 (8.1%)	49 (79.0%)	3 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.8%)	$23,562			$11,894			$11,668	19.1	34.6	1384	328		060792012265
1713	San Diego County Community	Public, Alternative	K-12	6401 Linda Vista Rd. Rm. 216	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 290-5853	510	43	11.7	92.5%	38 (7.5%)	52 (10.2%)	394 (77.3%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.5%)	$39,543			$5,878			$33,665	19.1	13	1887	174		069103013682
1714	Keema School for Independent Study	Public, Alternative	K-12	1281 North Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3410	529	28	18.8	91.9%	109 (20.6%)	60 (11.3%)	264 (49.9%)	34 (6.4%)	7 (1.3%)	6 (1.1%)	46 (8.7%)	$18,219			$2,451			$15,768	19.1	20.8	1685	29		060133207240
1715	Mojave River Academy - Oro Grande	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	12384 Palmdale Rd.	Victorville	92392	San Bernardino County	Mojave River Academy - Oro Grande District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-3222	862	39	22.2	85.8%	210 (24.4%)	53 (6.1%)	540 (62.6%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	40 (4.6%)	$11,574			$1,944			$9,630	19	20	1702	13		060220914262
1716	John Muir Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	960 McCourtney Rd.	Grass Valley	95949	Nevada County	John Muir Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 272-4008	629	38	16.6	94.3%	56 (8.9%)	56 (8.9%)	459 (73.0%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (6.4%)	$18,096			$498			$17,598	18.9	13.5	1870	154		060210908230
1717	Madison Park Academy 6-12	Public	6-12	400 Capistrano Dr.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2315	676	38	17.5	98.4%	5 (0.7%)	74 (10.9%)	554 (82.0%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.2%)	17 (2.5%)	$25,841			$4,206			$21,635	18.8	25	1582	135		062805004278
1718	CBK Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	3939 13th St.	Riverside	92501	Riverside County	Riverside County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 826-6461	612	23	26.9	75.7%	67 (10.9%)	40 (6.5%)	464 (75.8%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (4.1%)	$16,119			$1,618			$14,501	18.8	16.8	1764	46		069102613694
1719	Lower Lake High	Public	9-12	9430 A Lake St.	Lower Lake	95457	Lake County	Konocti Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 994-6471	966	45	21.3	75.8%	290 (30.0%)	14 (1.4%)	563 (58.3%)	4 (0.4%)	17 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (7.2%)	$59,822			$8,713			$51,109	18.7	26.7	1559	160		062007002401
1720	Dunsmuir High	Public	9-12	5805 High School Way	Dunsmuir	96025	Siskiyou County	Dunsmuir Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 235-4835	61	9	7.1	72.1%	29 (47.5%)	2 (3.3%)	14 (23.0%)	4 (6.6%)	4 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (13.1%)	$23,831			$1,455			$22,376	18.7	25.6	1576	144		061170001294

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for California

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for CA student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students Native American Students Pacific Islander Students White Students Multi-racial Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students Migrant Students Homeless Students Military Connected Students

About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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