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
2071	Nueva Continuation High	Public	9-12	8600 Palm Ave.	Lamont	93241	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 845-1532	79	8	9.9	97.5%	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$32,494			$1,734			$30,760	9	12.4	1924	147		061954002351
2072	Maple High	Public	9-12	4010 Jupiter Ave.	Lompoc	93436	Santa Barbara County	Lompoc Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 742-3150	135	9	14.7	85.2%	26 (19.3%)	2 (1.5%)	99 (73.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.2%)	$24,735			$1,625			$23,110	9	8.8	2131	59		062241002687
2073	Central Valley High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	526 Mannel Ave.	Shafter	93263	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 746-4281	86	7	12.9	96.5%	3 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	$29,721			$1,263			$28,458	8.9	10.9	2011	62		061954002342
2074	Cambridge High	Public	9-12	516 Baker St.	Coalinga	93210	Fresno County	Coalinga-Huron Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 935-7565	48	5	8.7	83.3%	4 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (87.5%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	$12,397			$2,522			$9,875	8.8	9.2	2111	37		060912000935
2075	Slover Mountain High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	18829 Orange St.	Bloomington	92316	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 580-5013	231	18	12.5	81.8%	4 (1.7%)	8 (3.5%)	217 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$29,553			$5,890			$23,663	8.8	9.7	2091	16		060939000956
2076	Deep Creek Academy	Public	9-12	281 South Farmersville Blvd.	Farmersville	93223	Tulare County	Farmersville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 747-6205	34	2	17	91.2%	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,912			$1,993			$25,919	8.8	8.3	2146	70		060003508425
2077	Foothill High	Public	11-12	230 Pala Ave.	San Jose	95127	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 928-9100	268	17	16.1	76.5%	4 (1.5%)	4 (1.5%)	244 (91.0%)	11 (4.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	$22,860			$2,339			$20,521	8.8	14.2	1841	236		061182001300
2078	Mission View High	Public	9-12	10368 Campbell Ave.	Riverside	92505	Riverside County	Alvord Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 509-6021	90	6	13.9	96.7%	3 (3.3%)	3 (3.3%)	81 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	$38,725			$2,244			$36,481	8.8	10.9	2008	70		060243013134
2079	Laguna High	Public	9-12	7050 Covey Rd.	Forestville	95436	Sonoma County	West Sonoma County Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 824-6484	57	5	10.9	56.1%	34 (59.6%)	1 (1.8%)	16 (28.1%)	2 (3.5%)	2 (3.5%)	1 (1.8%)	1 (1.8%)	$23,785			$2,998			$20,787	8.8	9.4	2103	24		060267000195
2080	Frontier High	Public	9-12	545 Airport Way	Camarillo	93010	Ventura County	Oxnard Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 389-6450	260	21	12.3	95.4%	8 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	247 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)								8.8	9.8	2082	2		062927004518

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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