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
851	Henry J. Kaiser High	Public	9-12	11155 Almond Ave.	Fontana	92337	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5900	1,660	86	19.3	86.1%	58 (3.5%)	77 (4.6%)	1,459 (87.9%)	53 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (0.6%)	$35,289			$5,178			$30,111	58.9	57	834	17		061392008290
852	Laguna Creek High	Public	9-12	9050 Vicino Dr.	Elk Grove	95758	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 683-1339	2,142	100	21.4	51.9%	337 (15.7%)	289 (13.5%)	614 (28.7%)	612 (28.6%)	12 (0.6%)	30 (1.4%)	248 (11.6%)	$15,180			$934			$14,246	58.9	65.5	641	211		061233003662
853	Santa Rosa Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	27587 La Piedra Rd.	Menifee	92584	Riverside County	Santa Rosa Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 672-2400	1,736	76	22.6	24.1%	575 (33.1%)	79 (4.6%)	848 (48.8%)	106 (6.1%)	7 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	116 (6.7%)	$11,238			$356			$10,882	58.8	62.3	715	138		060210111023
854	Leroy Greene Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2950 West River Dr.	Sacramento	95833	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5560	755	40	19	63.0%	116 (15.4%)	103 (13.6%)	334 (44.2%)	118 (15.6%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.2%)	73 (9.7%)	$14,268			$1,261			$13,007	58.7	55.6	864	10		060003613189
855	Tustin High	Public	9-12	1171 El Camino Real	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7414	1,627	68	23.9	86.8%	104 (6.4%)	44 (2.7%)	1,335 (82.1%)	99 (6.1%)	2 (0.1%)	9 (0.6%)	31 (1.9%)	$16,551			$1,450			$15,101	58.7	65.6	640	215		064015006647
856	Skyline High	Public	9-12	12250 Skyline Blvd.	Oakland	94619	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2306	1,250	81	15.4	76.0%	166 (13.3%)	257 (20.6%)	497 (39.8%)	155 (12.4%)	2 (0.2%)	17 (1.4%)	150 (12.0%)	$26,174			$3,978			$22,196	58.7	47.5	1065	209		062805004315
857	Central Valley High	Public	9-12	4033 Central Ave.	Ceres	95307	Stanislaus County	Ceres Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 556-1900	2,317	99	23.4	87.4%	168 (7.3%)	18 (0.8%)	1,953 (84.3%)	148 (6.4%)	7 (0.3%)	12 (0.5%)	11 (0.5%)	$17,519			$1,748			$15,771	58.7	52.2	948	91		060813011489
858	Amador High	Public	9-12	330 Spanish St.	Sutter Creek	95685	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 257-7300	615	29	21	34.3%	405 (65.9%)	1 (0.2%)	155 (25.2%)	5 (0.8%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.7%)	$18,022			$833			$17,189	58.6	77.4	449	409		060245008786
859	Tide Academy	Public	9-12	150 Jefferson Dr.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Sequoia Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 369-1411	212	22	9.4	40.1%	47 (22.2%)	5 (2.4%)	129 (60.8%)	11 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	13 (6.1%)	$34,306			$1,433			$32,873	58.6	91.6	186	673		063639014381
860	Vacaville High	Public	9-12	100 Monte Vista Ave.	Vacaville	95688	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 453-6011	2,044	96	21.2	45.4%	813 (39.8%)	78 (3.8%)	849 (41.5%)	94 (4.6%)	4 (0.2%)	9 (0.4%)	192 (9.4%)	$14,417			$1,345			$13,072	58.6	56.7	844	16		064059006709

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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.