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
1981	Redwood High	Public	9-12	1968 Old County Rd.	Redwood City	94063	San Mateo County	Sequoia Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 369-1411	175	8	21.7	63.4%	6 (3.4%)	3 (1.7%)	154 (88.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.9%)	5 (2.9%)	$20,804			$1,607			$19,197	10.8	9.8	2080	99		063639006196
1982	South Valley High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	445 South Dora St.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Ukiah Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 472-5150	120	8	15	92.5%	37 (30.8%)	1 (0.8%)	63 (52.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	$29,464			$2,248			$27,216	10.7	13.2	1882	100		064030006663
1983	San Andreas Continuation High	Public	9-12	191 Alvarado St.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	San Benito High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 637-9269	74	4	17.1	87.8%	5 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	$14,998			$1,352			$13,646	10.7	15.2	1816	167		063414008958
1984	Ridgeview High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	5944 Maxwell Dr.	Paradise	95969	Butte County	Paradise Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 872-6422	51	4	12	74.5%	40 (78.4%)	1 (2.0%)	6 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	$29,771			$4,844			$24,927	10.7	21.6	1667	317		062982004642
1985	Calero High	Public	10-12	420 Calero Ave.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-7600	173	9	18.6	67.1%	9 (5.2%)	2 (1.2%)	153 (88.4%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	$25,087			$2,954			$22,133	10.7	9.6	2093	108		061182013019
1986	Frontier High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	9401 South Painter Ave.	Whittier	90605	Los Angeles County	Whittier Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 698-8121	364	28	13.2	72.3%	17 (4.7%)	5 (1.4%)	334 (91.8%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$22,569			$1,574			$20,995	10.7	12.4	1918	68		064248009008
1987	San Bernardino County Juve Detention and Assessment Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	900 Gilbert St.	San Bernardino	92415	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 387-7490	113	7	16.2	97.3%	7 (6.2%)	37 (32.7%)	65 (57.5%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$50,096			$6,007			$44,089	10.7	10	2070	83		069102909241
1988	Hillside High	Public	10-12	1558 West Ninth St.	Upland	91786	San Bernardino County	Upland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 949-8400	119	11	10.6	90.8%	14 (11.8%)	11 (9.2%)	89 (74.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	$29,639			$2,424			$27,215	10.6	11.3	1984	4		060001609085
1989	Village High	Public	9-12	4645 Bernal Ave.	Pleasanton	94566	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-4260	85	10	8.5	42.4%	27 (31.8%)	6 (7.1%)	27 (31.8%)	19 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.1%)	$32,958			$2,553			$30,405	10.6	41.1	1221	768		060002009280
1990	Lee V. Pollard High	Public	9-12	185 Magnolia Ave.	Corona	92879	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3367	413	30	13.8	91.5%	56 (13.6%)	20 (4.8%)	322 (78.0%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$22,738			$1,414			$21,324	10.6	17	1759	231		060985000853

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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.
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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.