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
661	Mariposa County High	Public	9-12	5074 Old Hwy.	Mariposa	95338	Mariposa County	Mariposa County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 742-0260	461	28	16.3	62.7%	293 (63.6%)	5 (1.1%)	106 (23.0%)	4 (0.9%)	18 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.5%)	$18,879			$1,713			$17,166	66.7	59.9	764	103		062394003602
662	Fontana High	Public	9-12	9453 Citrus Ave.	Fontana	92335	San Bernardino County	Fontana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 357-5500	2,534	112	22.6	95.3%	55 (2.2%)	56 (2.2%)	2,386 (94.2%)	23 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	12 (0.5%)	$41,441			$6,109			$35,332	66.7	59.2	791	129		061392001589
663	Daniel Pearl Journalism & Communications Magnet	Public	9-12	6649 Balboa Blvd.	Lake Balboa	91406	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 654-3775	183	14	13.5	78.7%	50 (27.3%)	8 (4.4%)	109 (59.6%)	10 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	$29,435			$4,769			$24,666	66.7	71.4	545	118		062271012525
664	Robert F. Kennedy High	Public	9-12	1401 Hiett Ave.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Delano Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 720-5117	1,394	62	22.4	89.3%	16 (1.1%)	8 (0.6%)	1,285 (92.2%)	81 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	$18,635			$2,127			$16,508	66.7	70.5	559	105		061086012157
665	Redding Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3200 Adams Ln.	Redding	96002	Shasta County	Enterprise Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 224-4240	219	8	26.9	58.4%	148 (67.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (11.4%)	7 (3.2%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (15.5%)	$17,723			$384			$17,339	66.5	29.8	1496	831		061281014193
666	Eleanor Roosevelt Community Learning Center	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	31191 Road 180	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Eleanor Roosevelt Community Learning Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 592-9160	467	22	21.6	56.1%	215 (46.0%)	7 (1.5%)	210 (45.0%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	$13,549			$584			$12,965	66.4	89	250	416		060203610445
667	Harbor High	Public	9-12	300 La Fonda Ave.	Santa Cruz	95062	Santa Cruz County	Santa Cruz City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 429-3810	1,013	55	18.5	38.2%	350 (34.6%)	6 (0.6%)	564 (55.7%)	27 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (6.3%)	$18,858			$2,563			$16,295	66.4	68.9	584	83		063560006063
668	School of Business and Tourism at Contreras Learning Complex	Public	9-12	322 Lucas Ave.	Los Angeles	90017	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 240-3840	392	20	19.5	99.2%	7 (1.8%)	8 (2.0%)	372 (94.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$33,319			$8,469			$24,850	66.3	54.6	888	220		062271011650
669	School of Arts and Enterprise	Public, Charter	6-12	295 North Garey Ave.	Pomona	91768	Los Angeles County	School of Arts and Enterprise District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 622-0699	647	53	12.3	68.5%	54 (8.3%)	28 (4.3%)	519 (80.2%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.7%)	$22,496			$2,316			$20,180	66.2	61.1	737	68		060218011207
670	Norco High	Public	9-12	2065 Temescal Ave.	Norco	92860	Riverside County	Corona-Norco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 736-3241	2,032	86	23.4	71.8%	753 (37.1%)	39 (1.9%)	1,101 (54.2%)	71 (3.5%)	10 (0.5%)	10 (0.5%)	48 (2.4%)	$19,005			$1,112			$17,893	66.2	66.6	624	46		060985001061

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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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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.