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
961	East Bay Innovation Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3400 Malcolm Ave.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	East Bay Innovation Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 577-9557	451	26	17.6	40.8%	71 (15.7%)	121 (26.8%)	182 (40.4%)	21 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.3%)	$17,614			$606			$17,008	53.5	88.5	255	706		060219213735
962	Phineas Banning Senior High	Public	9-12	1527 Lakme Ave.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 847-3700	2,422	139	17.4	91.5%	47 (1.9%)	40 (1.7%)	2,277 (94.0%)	28 (1.2%)	1 (0.0%)	18 (0.7%)	11 (0.5%)	$19,549			$3,307			$16,242	53.5	43	1169	207		062271002838
963	Inderkum High	Public	9-12	2500 New Market Dr.	Sacramento	95835	Sacramento County	Natomas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 567-5640	2,194	90	24.4	56.0%	274 (12.5%)	469 (21.4%)	621 (28.3%)	534 (24.3%)	10 (0.5%)	30 (1.4%)	255 (11.6%)	$16,226			$2,089			$14,137	53.5	66.2	629	334		060003611084
964	California Military Institute	Public, Charter	5-12	755 North A St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Union High	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 443-2731	1,031	43	23.9	89.8%	35 (3.4%)	34 (3.3%)	934 (90.6%)	14 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.2%)	$17,591			$383			$17,208	53.4	30.8	1471	507		063021011184
965	Dixon High	Public	9-12	555 College Way	Dixon	95620	Solano County	Dixon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 693-6330	990	41	23.9	57.7%	233 (23.5%)	19 (1.9%)	618 (62.4%)	37 (3.7%)	8 (0.8%)	9 (0.9%)	64 (6.5%)	$13,983			$1,203			$12,780	53.3	47.3	1074	109		061128001251
966	Boron Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	26831 Prospect St.	Boron	93516	Kern County	Muroc Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 762-5121	253	20	12.5	60.1%	96 (37.9%)	28 (11.1%)	111 (43.9%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.3%)	$16,697			$3,781			$12,916	53.2	13.7	1860	894		062649003994
967	Fairfax Senior High	Public	9-12	7850 Melrose Ave.	Los Angeles	90046	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 370-1200	1,495	85	17.5	87.4%	165 (11.0%)	197 (13.2%)	873 (58.4%)	213 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (3.1%)	$21,863			$3,868			$17,995	53.1	59.9	765	202		062271002998
968	Alameda Community Learning Center	Public, Charter	6-12	1900 Third St.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Community Learning Center District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 995-4300	362	18	20.6	40.6%	70 (19.3%)	56 (15.5%)	73 (20.2%)	96 (26.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	60 (16.6%)	$16,383			$946			$15,437	53.1	51.5	972	4		060166408673
969	Hughson High	Public	9-12	7419 East Whitmore Ave.	Hughson	95326	Stanislaus County	Hughson Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 883-0469	859	37	23.5	57.2%	421 (49.0%)	6 (0.7%)	398 (46.3%)	18 (2.1%)	7 (0.8%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	$15,147			$1,457			$13,690	52.9	59.5	780	189		060006002212
970	Hilltop Senior High	Public	9-12	555 Claire Ave.	Chula Vista	91910	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 476-4200	1,771	81	21.9	77.4%	237 (13.4%)	30 (1.7%)	1,396 (78.8%)	53 (3.0%)	7 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	46 (2.6%)								52.9	59.1	792	178		063864006484

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.