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
471	Julian Charter	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1704 Cape Horn	Julian	92036	San Diego County	Julian Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 765-3847	203	14	14	41.9%	77 (37.9%)	4 (2.0%)	88 (43.3%)	5 (2.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (12.3%)	$15,804			$720			$15,084	76.5	81.3	391	80		060200508596
472	Santana High	Public	9-12	9915 North Magnolia Ave.	Santee	92071	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 956-0211	1,621	69	23.5	46.0%	868 (53.5%)	23 (1.4%)	529 (32.6%)	68 (4.2%)	7 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	123 (7.6%)	$19,410			$2,512			$16,898	76.4	74	505	33		061623002026
473	John Marshall Senior High	Public	9-12	3939 Tracy St.	Los Angeles	90027	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 671-1400	1,842	95	19.3	71.2%	345 (18.7%)	35 (1.9%)	1,122 (60.9%)	251 (13.6%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	81 (4.4%)	$20,313			$3,222			$17,091	76.4	82.9	359	114		062271003171
474	California Virtual Academy at Maricopa	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	California Virtual Academy at Maricopa District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	1,286	51	25.1	77.7%	342 (26.6%)	120 (9.3%)	696 (54.1%)	64 (5.0%)	10 (0.8%)	5 (0.4%)	49 (3.8%)	$11,578			$485			$11,093	76.3	57.1	830	356		060245114255
475	Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High School Complex	Public	9-12	5225 Tweedy Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 357-7540	524	29	18	85.7%	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	510 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$23,601			$6,534			$17,067	76.2	73.2	521	46		062271013162
476	Upland High	Public	9-12	565 West 11th St.	Upland	91786	San Bernardino County	Upland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 949-7880	2,797	125	22.3	69.5%	478 (17.1%)	205 (7.3%)	1,812 (64.8%)	205 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.3%)	79 (2.8%)	$20,167			$4,123			$16,044	76.1	73.7	511	35		060001609086
477	PUC Triumph Charter Academy and PUC Triumph Charter High	Public, Charter	6-12	13361 Glenoaks Blvd.	Sylmar	91342	Los Angeles County	PUC Triumph Charter Academy and PUC Triumph Charter High Di	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 837-6221	794	40	19.8	88.8%	17 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	763 (96.1%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	$21,235			$2,182			$19,053	76	74.3	491	14		060148412812
478	Alhambra High	Public	9-12	101 South Second St.	Alhambra	91801	Los Angeles County	Alhambra Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 943-6910	2,056	96	21.3	48.0%	50 (2.4%)	14 (0.7%)	1,148 (55.8%)	763 (37.1%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	78 (3.8%)	$13,040			$1,043			$11,997	76	80	415	63		060015310929
479	Kingsburg High	Public	9-12	1900 18th Ave.	Kingsburg	93631	Fresno County	Kingsburg Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 897-5156	1,073	55	19.5	62.6%	319 (29.7%)	5 (0.5%)	686 (63.9%)	32 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (2.6%)	$16,581			$851			$15,730	76	74.4	485	6		061983002383
480	Redlands East Valley High	Public	9-12	31000 East Colton Ave.	Redlands	92374	San Bernardino County	Redlands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 389-2500	1,845	87	21.2	60.8%	501 (27.2%)	99 (5.4%)	1,016 (55.1%)	95 (5.1%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	118 (6.4%)	$17,935			$1,809			$16,126	76	78.7	427	53		063207007268

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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