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
921	San Rafael High	Public	9-12	150 Third St.	San Rafael	94901	Marin County	San Rafael City High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 485-2330	1,332	67	19.7	72.2%	272 (20.4%)	14 (1.1%)	986 (74.0%)	34 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	18 (1.4%)	$19,535			$1,344			$18,191	55.6	56.9	839	82		063511005938
922	Magnolia Science Academy 4	Public, Charter	6-12	11330 West Graham Pl. B-9	Los Angeles	90064	Los Angeles County	Magnolia Science Academy 4 District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 473-2464	132	8	17.4	89.4%	7 (5.3%)	8 (6.1%)	113 (85.6%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,887			$1,244			$23,643	55.6	47.9	1059	137		060167812360
923	Elsinore High	Public	9-12	21800 Canyon Dr.	Wildomar	92595	Riverside County	Lake Elsinore Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 253-7200	1,927	88	21.7	77.7%	374 (19.4%)	90 (4.7%)	1,283 (66.6%)	64 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (0.6%)	103 (5.3%)	$16,524			$1,567			$14,957	55.5	38.5	1283	360		060002709489
924	Evergreen Institute of Excellence	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	19500 Learning Way	Cottonwood	96022	Tehama County	Evergreen Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 347-3411	184	12	15.3	57.1%	131 (71.2%)	1 (0.5%)	31 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.2%)	$14,117			$00			$14,117	55.5	33.4	1412	488		061317013933
925	University High School Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	11800 Texas Ave.	Los Angeles	90025	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 914-3500	1,385	74	18.8	72.3%	162 (11.7%)	296 (21.4%)	789 (57.0%)	83 (6.0%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	51 (3.7%)	$21,271			$3,403			$17,868	55.5	59.8	768	157		062271003413
926	Winters High	Public	9-12	101 Grant Ave.	Winters	95694	Yolo County	Winters Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 795-6140	479	28	17.1	61.4%	148 (30.9%)	10 (2.1%)	312 (65.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	$20,640			$1,753			$18,887	55.4	51.9	958	32		064293006986
927	Tulare Union High	Public	9-12	755 East Tulare Ave.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 686-4761	1,616	76	21.1	75.3%	202 (12.5%)	57 (3.5%)	1,288 (79.7%)	17 (1.1%)	12 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (2.2%)	$20,709			$2,314			$18,395	55.4	49.2	1020	93		063993006619
928	Envision Academy for Arts & Technology	Public, Charter	6-12	1515 Webster St.	Oakland	94612	Alameda County	Envision Academy for Arts & Technology District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 596-8901	207	12	17.2	73.9%	7 (3.4%)	61 (29.5%)	78 (37.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	58 (28.0%)	$28,559			$3,543			$25,016	55.4	33.1	1424	496		060161410947
929	Colony High	Public	9-12	3850 East Riverside Dr.	Ontario	91761	San Bernardino County	Chaffey Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 930-2929	2,109	81	25.9	69.7%	153 (7.3%)	270 (12.8%)	1,400 (66.4%)	190 (9.0%)	7 (0.3%)	21 (1.0%)	66 (3.1%)	$18,722			$1,443			$17,279	55.3	61.1	738	191		060816010606
930	Newark Memorial High	Public	9-12	39375 Cedar Blvd.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-4300	1,367	53	25.8	38.9%	120 (8.8%)	41 (3.0%)	745 (54.5%)	343 (25.1%)	3 (0.2%)	27 (2.0%)	85 (6.2%)	$16,713			$109			$16,604	55.3	58.9	800	130		062706004085

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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.