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
1861	Opportunity Youth Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1290 Ridder Park Dr.	San Jose	95131	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(844) 692-4888	283	8	33.8	69.6%	19 (6.7%)	11 (3.9%)	242 (85.5%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$17,397			$1,436			$15,961	13.4	15.8	1794	67		069103514054
1862	Learning Works	Public, Charter	7-12	90 North Daisy Ave.	Pasadena	91107	Los Angeles County	Learning Works District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 564-2871	212	8	25.3	75.5%	7 (3.3%)	15 (7.1%)	187 (88.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$17,441			$1,950			$15,491	13.4	14.6	1830	32		060186912366
1863	Willits High	Public	9-12	299 North Main St.	Willits	95490	Mendocino County	Willits Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 459-7700	397	30	13.3	50.6%	145 (36.5%)	6 (1.5%)	143 (36.0%)	5 (1.3%)	34 (8.6%)	1 (0.3%)	57 (14.4%)	$21,338			$769			$20,569	13.4	22.7	1637	226		064256006972
1864	Kings River High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1801 Seventh St.	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-6490	89	5	16.2	87.6%	8 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (87.6%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$32,261			$2,331			$29,930	13.4	12	1951	87		063525005974
1865	Whitcomb Continuation High	Public	9-12	350 West Mauna Loa Ave.	Glendora	91740	Los Angeles County	Glendora Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 852-4550	104	10	10.7	44.2%	31 (29.8%)	1 (1.0%)	61 (58.7%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.8%)	$38,754			$2,127			$36,627	13.4	19.4	1713	152		061527001960
1866	Mojave River Academy - National Trails	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	851 South Mt. Vernon	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Mojave River Academy - National Trails District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-3222	801	32	24.9	82.4%	135 (16.9%)	26 (3.2%)	582 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	41 (5.1%)	$10,355			$766			$9,589	13.4	19	1718	148		060193514219
1867	Diego Valley East Public Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	511 North Second St.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Diego Valley East Public Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 870-0608	408	18	23.3	84.6%	177 (43.4%)	23 (5.6%)	170 (41.7%)	9 (2.2%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.9%)	$151,637			$340			$151,297	13.3	20.6	1690	177		060238614301
1868	Costanoa Continuation High	Public	9-12	840 North Branciforte Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3898	77	3	22.7	57.1%	15 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (74.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.5%)	$22,210			$2,267			$19,943	13.3	16.6	1770	98		063560006064
1869	Zane Grey Continuation	Public	9-12	18230 Kittridge St.	Reseda	91335	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 758-3769	77	5	15.2	98.7%	8 (10.4%)	5 (6.5%)	63 (81.8%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$31,217			$6,980			$24,237	13.3	13.2	1881	12		062271003055
1870	Summit Leadership Academy-High Desert	Public, Charter	7-12	12850 Muscatel St.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Summit Leadership Academy-High Desert District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 949-9202	253	16	15.8	74.3%	22 (8.7%)	38 (15.0%)	178 (70.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.9%)	$25,273			$6,153			$19,120	13.3	17.3	1755	115		060160711118

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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.