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
1561	West Park Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2695 South Valentine Ave.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	West Park Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 233-6501	165	9	17.9	84.2%	48 (29.1%)	6 (3.6%)	103 (62.4%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	$41,351			$4,226			$37,125	26.6	26.9	1553	8		064206003032
1562	Leadership Military Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	13730 Perris Blvd.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Leadership Military Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 421-8450	119	9	13.2	87.4%	3 (2.5%)	28 (23.5%)	79 (66.4%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	6 (5.0%)	$20,999			$755			$20,244	26.5	22.9	1633	71		060164012986
1563	Crescent View West Public Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	1901 East Shields Ave. Ste. 10	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Crescent View West Public Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 222-8439	1,703	63	27	90.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$120,718			$85			$120,633	26.4	26.1	1570	7		060167710789
1564	Ambassador-Global Leadership	Public	6-12	701 South Catalina St.	Los Angeles	90005	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 480-4540	472	30	15.8	97.7%	14 (3.0%)	14 (3.0%)	391 (82.8%)	36 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	$20,032			$3,694			$16,338	26.3	22.8	1636	72		062271012559
1565	Mountain High	Public	9-12	27614 Hwy. 18	Lake Arrowhead	92352	San Bernardino County	Rim of the World Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 336-2038	44	3	14.8	68.2%	20 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,587			$5,391			$20,196	26.3	12.9	1894	329		063261005073
1566	Taylion High Desert Academy/Adelanto	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	11336 Bartlett Ave.	Adelanto	92301	San Bernardino County	Taylion High Desert Academy/Adelanto District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 843-6622	803	34	23.8	80.1%	153 (19.1%)	145 (18.1%)	437 (54.4%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (6.5%)	$15,778			$894			$14,884	26.2	19.3	1714	148		060197013723
1567	El Puente	Public	7-12	20 Sherwood Pl.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7700	326	20	16.3	93.6%	13 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	304 (93.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$20,378			$1,607			$18,771	26.2	28.5	1531	36		063398012977
1568	Emery Secondary	Public	9-12	1100 Steve Dain Dr.	Emeryville	94608	Alameda County	Emery Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 601-4998	162	14	11.6	60.5%	14 (8.6%)	71 (43.8%)	37 (22.8%)	19 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	18 (11.1%)	$24,131			$693			$23,438	26	51.3	976	592		061263001426
1569	Del Oro High	Public	9-12	1750 East Panama Ln.	Bakersfield	93307	Kern County	Kern High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 366-1750	1,927	77	25.1	96.3%	35 (1.8%)	97 (5.0%)	1,750 (90.8%)	12 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (1.6%)	$18,193			$2,002			$16,191	26	30.7	1474	95		061954014605
1570	West Adams Preparatory High	Public	9-12	1500 West Washington Blvd.	Los Angeles	90007	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 373-2500	942	57	16.5	97.7%	19 (2.0%)	43 (4.6%)	872 (92.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	$25,132			$5,658			$19,474	25.9	23.9	1604	34		062271012114

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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.