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
1531	Maidu Virtual Charter Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	332 Finley St.	Auburn	95603	Placer County	Placer Union High	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 745-5763												$7,694			$113			$7,581	27.9	39.1	1261	270		063075014310
1532	Riley/New Dawn	Public, Alternative	K-12	5650 Mt. Ackerly Dr.	San Diego	92111	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 302-3340	142	22	6.4	83.8%	25 (17.6%)	30 (21.1%)	68 (47.9%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.6%)	$43,701			$4,118			$39,583	27.8	23.2	1624	92		063432005539
1533	Ronald E. McNair High	Public	9-12	9550 Ronald E. McNair Way	Stockton	95210	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-9245	1,644	95	17.2	76.9%	71 (4.3%)	152 (9.2%)	628 (38.2%)	702 (42.7%)	7 (0.4%)	22 (1.3%)	61 (3.7%)	$17,941			$2,147			$15,794	27.8	34.7	1380	153		062223011418
1534	Eastside High	Public	9-12	3200 East Ave. J-8	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 946-3800	2,631	105	25.1	68.5%	98 (3.7%)	582 (22.1%)	1,809 (68.8%)	32 (1.2%)	3 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	103 (3.9%)	$17,368			$1,929			$15,439	27.7	25.1	1581	47		060282010823
1535	Cabrillo High	Public	9-12	2001 Santa Fe Ave.	Long Beach	90810	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 951-7700	1,652	83	19.8	72.8%	20 (1.2%)	163 (9.9%)	1,256 (76.0%)	161 (9.7%)	2 (0.1%)	20 (1.2%)	28 (1.7%)	$25,022			$4,292			$20,730	27.7	30.6	1476	59		062250005870
1536	Sierra Vista Charter High	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	351 North K St.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare Joint Union High	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 687-7384	166	11	14.9	79.5%	31 (18.7%)	1 (0.6%)	123 (74.1%)	9 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$19,748			$1,759			$17,989	27.7	30.5	1479	57		063993004203
1537	East Bay Arts High	Public	9-12	50 East Lewelling Blvd.	San Lorenzo	94580	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-4471	154	10	14.9	76.0%	10 (6.5%)	19 (12.3%)	99 (64.3%)	13 (8.4%)	2 (1.3%)	3 (1.9%)	6 (3.9%)	$26,311			$1,252			$25,059	27.5	16.7	1769	232		063471011567
1538	Mt. Diablo High	Public	9-12	2450 Grant St.	Concord	94520	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 682-4030	1,397	71	19.7	80.0%	67 (4.8%)	116 (8.3%)	1,029 (73.7%)	106 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.1%)	62 (4.4%)	$2,674			$1,093			$1,581	27.5	26.1	1572	34		062637003960
1539	Humanitas Academy of Art and Technical at Esteban E. Torres High #4	Public	9-12	4211 Dozier St.	Los Angeles	90063	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 265-6830	398	22	18.1	95.5%	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	388 (97.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$19,945			$3,600			$16,345	27.5	33.9	1399	140		062271012711
1540	Triton Academy	Public, Alternative	3-12	5250 Adolfo Rd.	Camarillo	93012	Ventura County	Ventura County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 384-0205	84	11	7.4	58.3%	29 (34.5%)	2 (2.4%)	41 (48.8%)	5 (6.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.1%)	$81,850			$00			$81,850	27.4			(n/a)		069104714080

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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.