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
191	New West Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	1905 Armacost Ave.	Los Angeles	90025	Los Angeles County	New West Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 943-5444	980	53	18.4	18.5%	515 (52.6%)	44 (4.5%)	218 (22.2%)	92 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	108 (11.0%)	$15,216			$699			$14,517	90.4	92.4	174	17		060184411208
192	Santa Teresa High	Public	9-12	6150 Snell Rd.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-6200	2,134	95	22.4	27.9%	398 (18.7%)	62 (2.9%)	863 (40.4%)	650 (30.5%)	2 (0.1%)	13 (0.6%)	142 (6.7%)	$16,737			$809			$15,928	90.4	85.8	313	121		061182001308
193	Middle College High	Public	9-12	1260 West Esperanza St.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-4041	269	14	18.8	91.1%	8 (3.0%)	24 (8.9%)	223 (82.9%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	$26,637			$6,707			$19,930	90.4	97	72	121		063417010366
194	North High	Public	9-12	3620 West 182nd St.	Torrance	90504	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4412	1,812	69	26.4	44.6%	173 (9.5%)	139 (7.7%)	846 (46.7%)	492 (27.2%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.0%)	142 (7.8%)	$17,016			$523			$16,493	90.3	89.6	238	44		063942006568
195	Westlake High	Public	9-12	100 North Lakeview Canyon Rd.	Westlake Village	91362	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 497-6711	1,900	80	23.8	17.7%	958 (50.4%)	32 (1.7%)	527 (27.7%)	235 (12.4%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	139 (7.3%)	$15,563			$1,070			$14,493	90	84.6	333	138		060964001031
196	El Dorado High	Public	9-12	1651 North Valencia Ave.	Placentia	92870	Orange County	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 986-7580	1,998	80	24.9	35.5%	682 (34.1%)	30 (1.5%)	801 (40.1%)	394 (19.7%)	10 (0.5%)	5 (0.3%)	74 (3.7%)	$17,313			$984			$16,329	90	86.3	299	103		063066004757
197	Etiwanda High	Public	9-12	13500 Victoria St.	Etiwanda	91739	San Bernardino County	Chaffey Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 899-2531	3,446	136	25.3	54.5%	506 (14.7%)	478 (13.9%)	1,787 (51.9%)	461 (13.4%)	12 (0.3%)	10 (0.3%)	187 (5.4%)	$16,175			$885			$15,290	89.9	87.4	272	75		060816008807
198	Mark Keppel High	Public	9-12	501 East Hellman Ave.	Alhambra	91801	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-6710	2,201	85	26	40.9%	18 (0.8%)	5 (0.2%)	568 (25.8%)	1,381 (62.7%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	223 (10.1%)	$12,114			$1,007			$11,107	89.9	92.9	163	35		060015310930
199	John Adams Academy - Lincoln	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1797 Bella Breeze Dr.	Lincoln	95648	Placer County	John Adams Academy - Lincoln District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 209-5540	1,392	64	21.8	23.6%	861 (61.9%)	17 (1.2%)	336 (24.1%)	84 (6.0%)	2 (0.1%)	11 (0.8%)	81 (5.8%)	$15,440			$392			$15,048	89.9	53.6	917	718		060198614071
200	Great Oak High	Public	9-12	32555 Deer Hollow Way	Temecula	92592	Riverside County	Temecula Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 294-6450	2,946	118	25	24.6%	1,078 (36.6%)	99 (3.4%)	952 (32.3%)	441 (15.0%)	45 (1.5%)	11 (0.4%)	319 (10.8%)	$14,893			$1,066			$13,827	89.9	90.7	210	10		060002811038

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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.