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
71	Oxnard Middle College High	Public	9-12	4000 South Rose Ave.	Oxnard	93033	Ventura County	Oxnard Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 278-5521	194	6	30.7	79.4%	10 (5.2%)	4 (2.1%)	163 (84.0%)	13 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)								96.3	91.8	182	111		062927014319
72	West Ranch High	Public	9-12	26255 West Valencia Blvd.	Valencia	91381	Los Angeles County	William S. Hart Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 222-1220	1,777	72	24.6	12.5%	647 (36.4%)	93 (5.2%)	414 (23.3%)	508 (28.6%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	106 (6.0%)	$15,736			$517			$15,219	96.3	96.5	77	5		064251010914
73	Burlingame High	Public	9-12	1 Mangini Way	Burlingame	94010	San Mateo County	San Mateo Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 558-2899	1,583	81	19.6	13.3%	645 (40.7%)	8 (0.5%)	315 (19.9%)	425 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.6%)	179 (11.3%)	$17,636			$351			$17,285	96.3	98	43	30		063498005920
74	University Preparatory Academy Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	2315 Canoas Garden Ave.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	University Preparatory Academy Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 723-1839	727	38	19.3	27.8%	40 (5.5%)	135 (18.6%)	129 (17.7%)	366 (50.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	53 (7.3%)	$12,808			$218			$12,590	96.2	94.4	121	47		060223312016
75	University Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	2200 Eureka Way	Redding	96001	Shasta County	University Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 245-2790	1,009	48	21.1	31.7%	691 (68.5%)	8 (0.8%)	123 (12.2%)	67 (6.6%)	13 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	104 (10.3%)	$12,257			$10			$12,247	96.2	93.5	145	70		060175911467
76	Evergreen Valley High	Public	9-12	3300 Quimby Rd.	San Jose	95148	Santa Clara County	East Side Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 347-7000	2,703	108	24.9	22.4%	74 (2.7%)	21 (0.8%)	427 (15.8%)	2,090 (77.3%)	6 (0.2%)	6 (0.2%)	79 (2.9%)	$15,479			$842			$14,637	96.2	97.1	68	8		061182010665
77	Aragon High	Public	9-12	900 Alameda de Las Pulgas	San Mateo	94402	San Mateo County	San Mateo Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 558-2999	1,658	74	22.3	16.8%	433 (26.1%)	10 (0.6%)	450 (27.1%)	554 (33.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (2.0%)	177 (10.7%)	$16,420			$364			$16,056	96.1	95.7	95	18		063498005919
78	Dublin High	Public	9-12	8151 Village Pkwy.	Dublin	94568	Alameda County	Dublin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 833-3300	2,771	112	24.8	16.9%	446 (16.1%)	126 (4.5%)	332 (12.0%)	1,644 (59.3%)	2 (0.1%)	11 (0.4%)	209 (7.5%)	$13,946			$731			$13,215	96.1	95.5	100	22		060001909273
79	Bonita High	Public	9-12	3102 D St.	La Verne	91750	Los Angeles County	Bonita Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 971-8220	1,911	73	26.2	25.6%	411 (21.5%)	40 (2.1%)	1,074 (56.2%)	211 (11.0%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	172 (9.0%)	$15,492			$660			$14,832	96.1	93.9	134	55		060561000505
80	Academy of the Redwoods	Public	9-12	7351 Tompkins Hill Rd.	Eureka	95501	Humboldt County	Fortuna Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 476-4203	154	7	23.2	37.7%	103 (66.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (15.6%)	7 (4.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (10.4%)	$13,025			$1,503			$11,522	95.9	96.5	76	4		061419010801

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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.