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
1241	Northern United - Humboldt Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2020 Campton Rd.	Eureka	95503	Humboldt County	Northern United - Humboldt Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 445-2660	330	28	11.9	74.2%	191 (57.9%)	3 (0.9%)	47 (14.2%)	4 (1.2%)	28 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (16.7%)	$18,473			$1,239			$17,234	40.9	37.6	1305	64		060190914323
1242	San Ysidro High	Public	9-12	5353 Airway Rd.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 710-2300	1,941	84	23.2	78.3%	64 (3.3%)	42 (2.2%)	1,736 (89.4%)	57 (2.9%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	34 (1.8%)								40.8	29.5	1503	261		063864010642
1243	Grant Union High	Public	9-12	1400 Grand Ave.	Sacramento	95838	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-3450	1,987	98	20.1	91.3%	100 (5.0%)	311 (15.7%)	987 (49.7%)	397 (20.0%)	3 (0.2%)	69 (3.5%)	114 (5.7%)	$20,656			$3,394			$17,262	40.8	33.6	1408	165		060133201987
1244	Edward R. Roybal Learning Center	Public	9-12	1200 West Colton St.	Los Angeles	90026	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 580-6400	1,130	56	20.1	93.9%	15 (1.3%)	33 (2.9%)	1,016 (89.9%)	40 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	22 (1.9%)	$24,805			$4,711			$20,094	40.7	39	1263	19		062271012295
1245	Patriot High	Public	9-12	4355 Camino Real	Jurupa Valley	92509	Riverside County	Jurupa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 361-6500	2,399	98	24.3	74.4%	210 (8.8%)	40 (1.7%)	2,028 (84.5%)	77 (3.2%)	9 (0.4%)	5 (0.2%)	30 (1.3%)	$19,751			$1,688			$18,063	40.7	44.9	1124	121		061926012095
1246	Everett Alvarez High	Public	9-12	1900 Independence Blvd.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7800	1,978	91	21.8	92.7%	21 (1.1%)	9 (0.5%)	1,860 (94.0%)	62 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (1.2%)	$16,512			$1,512			$15,000	40.6	41.9	1193	53		063398004694
1247	Indian Springs High	Public	9-12	650 North Del Rosa Dr.	San Bernardino	92410	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 383-1360	1,810	84	21.6	96.8%	33 (1.8%)	155 (8.6%)	1,550 (85.6%)	41 (2.3%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	25 (1.4%)	$22,298			$5,633			$16,665	40.6	33.4	1414	167		063417013013
1248	Engr and Technical Academy at Esteban E. Torres High #3	Public	9-12	4211 Dozier St.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 265-6795	263	19	13.6	97.7%	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	259 (98.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,297			$4,231			$18,066	40.6	24.7	1594	346		062271012819
1249	Willows High	Public	9-12	203 North Murdock Ave.	Willows	95988	Glenn County	Willows Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 934-6611	423	22	18.8	70.4%	147 (34.8%)	4 (0.9%)	240 (56.7%)	17 (4.0%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$19,301			$2,964			$16,337	40.5	43.9	1149	100		064271006978
1250	University Pathways Medical Magnet Academy	Public	9-12	11227 South San Pedro St.	Los Angeles	90061	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 241-4060	110	10	10.5	97.3%	0 (0.0%)	21 (19.1%)	87 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$24,078			$4,207			$19,871	40.4	21.6	1664	414		062271014307

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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.