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
1051	Jurupa Hills High	Public	9-12	10700 Oleander Ave.	Fontana	92337	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-6300	1,739	83	20.8	84.9%	42 (2.4%)	74 (4.3%)	1,539 (88.5%)	46 (2.6%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	26 (1.5%)	$33,589			$4,965			$28,624	49.7	54.3	899	152		061392012517
1052	Gardena Senior High	Public	9-12	1301 West 182nd St.	Gardena	90248	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 354-5000	1,343	76	17.6	93.5%	22 (1.6%)	335 (24.9%)	879 (65.5%)	61 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.5%)	39 (2.9%)	$22,733			$4,617			$18,116	49.5	29	1517	465		062271003034
1053	Valley View High	Public	9-12	13135 Nason St.	Moreno Valley	92555	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4850	2,699	124	21.7	81.5%	168 (6.2%)	286 (10.6%)	2,023 (75.0%)	120 (4.4%)	10 (0.4%)	12 (0.4%)	78 (2.9%)	$19,219			$2,419			$16,800	49.4	37.8	1300	247		062580009404
1054	Santa Rosa High	Public	9-12	1235 Mendocino Ave.	Santa Rosa	95401	Sonoma County	Santa Rosa High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 890-3850	1,553	73	21.1	58.3%	528 (34.0%)	30 (1.9%)	776 (50.0%)	56 (3.6%)	6 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	120 (7.7%)	$17,694			$1,141			$16,553	49.3	60.6	753	301		063583006132
1055	Ridgeview High	Public	9-12	8501 Stine Rd.	Bakersfield	93313	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 398-3100	2,575	96	26.9	71.8%	179 (7.0%)	122 (4.7%)	1,831 (71.1%)	207 (8.0%)	2 (0.1%)	12 (0.5%)	221 (8.6%)	$16,357			$1,854			$14,503	49.3	57	833	222		061954003116
1056	Aspire Langston Hughes Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2050 West Ln.	Stockton	95205	San Joaquin County	Aspire Langston Hughes Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 943-2389	772	32	24	70.2%	27 (3.5%)	115 (14.9%)	506 (65.5%)	63 (8.2%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	54 (7.0%)	$15,670			$2,158			$13,512	49.2	47.9	1058	2		060180112244
1057	Mount Shasta High	Public	9-12	710 Everitt Memorial Hwy.	Mount Shasta	96067	Siskiyou County	Siskiyou Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 926-2614	241	17	14.5	32.8%	161 (66.8%)	5 (2.1%)	31 (12.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (16.2%)								49.1	79.6	420	637		063694006279
1058	Da Vinci Design	Public, Charter	9-12	201 North Douglas	El Segundo	90245	Los Angeles County	Da Vinci Design District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 725-5800	536	28	19.4	52.8%	40 (7.5%)	95 (17.7%)	347 (64.7%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (6.9%)	$19,035			$861			$18,174	49.1	45.7	1109	51		060197312410
1059	Academy of Innovation	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3211 South Main St.	Corona	92882	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 739-6809	556	36	15.5	68.5%	164 (29.5%)	42 (7.6%)	269 (48.4%)	47 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.0%)	$17,236			$632			$16,604	49	38	1292	233		060985014184
1060	Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High	Public	9-12	22328 South Main St.	Carson	90745	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 847-1455	474	26	18.4	77.8%	17 (3.6%)	53 (11.2%)	291 (61.4%)	65 (13.7%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.8%)	14 (3.0%)	$18,461			$2,449			$16,012	49	49.6	1008	52		062271013040

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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.