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
671	Mira Loma High	Public	9-12	4000 Edison Ave.	Sacramento	95821	Sacramento County	San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 971-7465	1,655	73	22.5	62.7%	562 (34.0%)	106 (6.4%)	372 (22.5%)	464 (28.0%)	6 (0.4%)	23 (1.4%)	113 (6.8%)	$16,958			$2,207			$14,751	66.2	83.4	355	316		063462005799
672	Adolfo Camarillo High	Public	9-12	4660 Mission Oaks Blvd.	Camarillo	93012	Ventura County	Oxnard Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 389-6407	1,969	78	25.1	40.9%	620 (31.5%)	32 (1.6%)	1,030 (52.3%)	129 (6.6%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	147 (7.5%)								66.1	77.8	443	229		062927004516
673	Carson Senior High	Public	9-12	22328 South Main St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 847-6000	1,407	76	18.5	87.7%	47 (3.3%)	238 (16.9%)	808 (57.4%)	203 (14.4%)	3 (0.2%)	40 (2.8%)	67 (4.8%)	$21,297			$3,813			$17,484	66	49.6	1004	331		062271002899
674	California Online Public Schools Northern California	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	580 North Wilma Ave. Ste. G	Ripon	95366	San Joaquin County	California Online Public Schools Northern California Distri	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(800) 906-5166	1,507	67	22.6	51.0%	483 (32.1%)	167 (11.1%)	413 (27.4%)	143 (9.5%)	11 (0.7%)	7 (0.5%)	268 (17.8%)	$13,692			$568			$13,124	66	51.2	977	303		060238813152
675	Santiago High	Public	9-12	12342 Trask Ave.	Garden Grove	92843	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6215	1,664	84	19.8	92.1%	25 (1.5%)	4 (0.2%)	1,389 (83.5%)	222 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.4%)	17 (1.0%)	$19,873			$2,650			$17,223	66	53.9	906	231		061488001878
676	Yucaipa High	Public	9-12	33000 Yucaipa Blvd.	Yucaipa	92399	San Bernardino County	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 797-0106	2,755	114	24.2	58.8%	1,213 (44.0%)	40 (1.5%)	1,351 (49.0%)	53 (1.9%)	14 (0.5%)	4 (0.1%)	75 (2.7%)	$15,511			$1,916			$13,595	65.8	66.7	622	54		064356007048
677	Wheatland Union High	Public	9-12	1010 Wheatland Rd.	Wheatland	95692	Yuba County	Wheatland Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 633-3100	1,063	52	20.3	74.8%	398 (37.4%)	44 (4.1%)	371 (34.9%)	85 (8.0%)	8 (0.8%)	8 (0.8%)	148 (13.9%)	$22,426			$1,339			$21,087	65.6	59.6	776	99		064235006930
678	Heritage Peak Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	631 L St.	Rio Linda	95673	Sacramento County	Heritage Peak Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(866) 992-9033	1,181	52	22.8	54.7%	674 (57.1%)	49 (4.1%)	301 (25.5%)	108 (9.1%)	21 (1.8%)	9 (0.8%)	19 (1.6%)	$13,101			$1,229			$11,872	65.5	61.2	736	58		060237111073
679	La Sierra High (Alternative)	Public	9-12	951 North State College Blvd.	Fullerton	92831	Orange County	Fullerton Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7821	236	22	10.8	70.3%	28 (11.9%)	1 (0.4%)	179 (75.8%)	20 (8.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	$25,477			$1,487			$23,990	65.5	66	634	45		061476007723
680	Mission Hills High	Public	9-12	1 Mission Hills Ct.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2700	2,751	111	24.7	44.6%	776 (28.2%)	23 (0.8%)	1,533 (55.7%)	216 (7.9%)	5 (0.2%)	6 (0.2%)	191 (6.9%)	$14,971			$1,119			$13,852	65.4	71	551	129		063488011404

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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