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
1121	Le Grand High	Public	9-12	12961 East Le Grand Rd.	Le Grand	95333	Merced County	Le Grand Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 389-9400	484	26	18.6	87.2%	29 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	446 (92.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$26,278			$2,855			$23,423	45.9	45.8	1105	16		062127002548
1122	Insight @ San Diego	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	50 Moreland Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Insight @ San Diego District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(805) 581-0202	231	7	33.9	69.3%	63 (27.3%)	26 (11.3%)	118 (51.1%)	11 (4.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.8%)	$9,268			$765			$8,503	45.8	18.4	1732	610		060152813030
1123	Fall River Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	44215 Walnut St.	McArthur	96056	Shasta County	Fall River Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 336-5515	226	15	14.9	42.0%	129 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (35.8%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	$14,084			$861			$13,223	45.8	54.6	891	232		061347001536
1124	Ferndale High	Public	9-12	1231 Main St.	Ferndale	95536	Humboldt County	Ferndale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 786-5900	145	13	11.3	46.2%	103 (71.0%)	1 (0.7%)	32 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	$15,727			$1,408			$14,319	45.7	53.1	929	195		060003701551
1125	Paramount High	Public	9-12	14429 South Downey Ave.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-6067	3,400	176	19.2	96.7%	28 (0.8%)	192 (5.6%)	3,087 (90.8%)	45 (1.3%)	3 (0.1%)	9 (0.3%)	30 (0.9%)	$21,421			$2,791			$18,630	45.7	36.5	1327	202		062985004653
1126	Oroville High	Public	9-12	1535 Bridge St.	Oroville	95966	Butte County	Oroville Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 538-2320	872	45	19.5	81.8%	350 (40.1%)	44 (5.0%)	154 (17.7%)	209 (24.0%)	47 (5.4%)	9 (1.0%)	57 (6.5%)	$20,556			$2,115			$18,441	45.7	36.6	1323	197		062913004496
1127	Mar Vista Senior High	Public	9-12	505 Elm Ave.	Imperial Beach	91932	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 628-5700	1,216	55	22.2	76.9%	193 (15.9%)	30 (2.5%)	876 (72.0%)	67 (5.5%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)	42 (3.5%)								45.6	50.2	993	134		063864006486
1128	New Technology High	Public	9-12	920 Yount St.	Napa	94559	Napa County	Napa Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 259-8557	365	16	23	64.4%	100 (27.4%)	1 (0.3%)	228 (62.5%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	$16,484			$1,367			$15,117	45.6	54.9	880	248		062664006081
1129	Hilmar High	Public	9-12	7807 North Lander Ave.	Hilmar	95324	Merced County	Hilmar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 667-5903	696	36	19.3	60.6%	347 (49.9%)	1 (0.1%)	338 (48.6%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$15,569			$797			$14,772	45.5	46.4	1089	40		061722002177
1130	Venture Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2829 Transworld Dr.	Stockton	95206	San Joaquin County	Venture Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 468-5940	1,657	79	21	66.8%	189 (11.4%)	101 (6.1%)	1,201 (72.5%)	87 (5.3%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.4%)	70 (4.2%)								45.5	35.7	1346	216		060196310651

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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.