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
1721	Condor High	Public	9-12	1800 Solar Dr.	Oxnard	93030	Ventura County	Oxnard Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 385-2552	411	21	19.1	76.2%	34 (8.3%)	2 (0.5%)	358 (87.1%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.7%)								18.5	30	1491	230		062927013007
1722	Briones (Alternative)	Public, Alternative	K-12	925 Susana St.	Martinez	94553	Contra Costa County	Martinez Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 335-5800	48	2	24.6	37.5%	25 (52.1%)	2 (4.2%)	18 (37.5%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)	$19,971			$988			$18,983	18.4			(n/a)		062403007071
1723	SIATech	Public, Charter	10-12	2611 Temple Heights Dr. Ste. A	Oceanside	92056	San Diego County	SIATech District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 945-1227	1,174	44	26.4	92.7%	88 (7.5%)	154 (13.1%)	807 (68.7%)	12 (1.0%)	9 (0.8%)	9 (0.8%)	87 (7.4%)	$26,489			$779			$25,710	18.2	18.7	1725	2		060178111401
1724	Oakview High (Alternative)	Public	9-12	20111 Olinda Rd.	Anderson	96007	Shasta County	Anderson Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 378-6895	92	4	24.1	53.3%	66 (71.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (15.2%)	1 (1.1%)	4 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.6%)	$10,824			$1,651			$9,173	18.1	22.1	1649	75		060270005415
1725	Angel's Gate (Continuation)	Public	9-12	3607 South Gaffey St.	San Pedro	90731	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 221-4600	80	4	17.8	88.8%	5 (6.3%)	7 (8.8%)	65 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	$30,972			$5,195			$25,777	18	16.1	1787	62		062271002815
1726	Assurance Learning Academy	Public, Charter	8-12	43145 Business Center Ste. 102	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Assurance Learning Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 272-1225	3,014	115	26.1	84.3%	310 (10.3%)	202 (6.7%)	2,308 (76.6%)	27 (0.9%)	10 (0.3%)	4 (0.1%)	139 (4.6%)								18	18.9	1723	3		060243713121
1727	Desert Valley High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	104 West Magnolia St.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 312-5100	162	9	18.7	80.9%	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	160 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,883			$2,207			$19,676	17.8	16.1	1784	57		060582000525
1728	Montecito High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	720 Ninth St.	Ramona	92065	San Diego County	Ramona City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 787-4300	92	7	13.1	75.0%	32 (34.8%)	1 (1.1%)	52 (56.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.6%)	$12,751			$3,089			$9,662	17.7	15.6	1803	75		063171004906
1729	Salinas Community	Public	7-12	615 Leslie Dr.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Monterey County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 755-9520	101	5	20.4	88.1%	5 (5.0%)	3 (3.0%)	93 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$56,780			$9,035			$47,745	17.7	13.8	1856	127		069102110557
1730	Mojave Junior/Senior High	Public	6-12	15732 O St.	Mojave	93501	Kern County	Mojave Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 824-4088	400	20	20	84.5%	35 (8.8%)	93 (23.3%)	227 (56.8%)	21 (5.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	$24,822			$2,848			$21,974	17.6	15	1819	89		062523003771

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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:

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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