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
811	Minarets Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	45077 Road 220	O Neals	93645	Madera County	Chawanakee Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 868-8689	165	7	23.7	53.3%	87 (52.7%)	1 (0.6%)	50 (30.3%)	5 (3.0%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.7%)	$22,059			$406			$21,653	60.4	78	435	376		060011613035
812	Bret Harte Union High	Public	9-12	364 Murphys Grade Rd.	Angels Camp	95222	Calaveras County	Bret Harte Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 736-2507	559	33	17	41.5%	365 (65.3%)	2 (0.4%)	137 (24.5%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.4%)	$22,295			$809			$21,486	60.4	46	1101	289		060594000537
813	Sanger West High	Public	9-12	1760 South Fowler	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 524-3100	1,438	56	25.6	65.6%	84 (5.8%)	46 (3.2%)	802 (55.8%)	377 (26.2%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	124 (8.6%)	$19,348			$1,269			$18,079	60.3	66	633	180		063525014604
814	Windsor High	Public	9-12	8695 Windsor Rd.	Windsor	95492	Sonoma County	Windsor Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 837-7767	1,700	85	19.9	48.4%	617 (36.3%)	9 (0.5%)	927 (54.5%)	39 (2.3%)	12 (0.7%)	6 (0.4%)	80 (4.7%)	$19,466			$724			$18,742	60.2	58.1	811	3		060003405470
815	Alliance Collins Family College-Ready High	Public, Charter	9-12	2071 Saturn Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Alliance Collins Family College-Ready High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 923-1588	633	32	19.7	87.8%	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	626 (98.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$19,810			$2,391			$17,419	60.2	77	457	358		060166610871
816	STEM Academy at Bernstein High	Public	9-12	1309 North Wilton Pl.	Hollywood	90028	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 817-6461	599	30	19.8	97.5%	24 (4.0%)	11 (1.8%)	524 (87.5%)	31 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	$17,299			$3,224			$14,075	60.1	52.9	933	117		062271013139
817	Stellar Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5885 East Bonnyview Rd.	Redding	96001	Shasta County	Redding Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 245-7730	273	14	19.5	42.1%	206 (75.5%)	1 (0.4%)	31 (11.4%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.5%)	$15,196			$19			$15,177	60.1	93.5	144	673		063204014118
818	Monarch River Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2293 East Crabtree Ave.	Porterville	93257	Fresno County	Monarch River Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 754-1442	1,338	41	33	49.3%	632 (47.2%)	26 (1.9%)	512 (38.3%)	22 (1.6%)	4 (0.3%)	7 (0.5%)	131 (9.8%)	$17,424			$320			$17,104	60.1	61	743	75		060250814423
819	Wonderful College Prep Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2070 Veneto St.	Delano	93215	Kern County	Wonderful College Prep Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 721-2887	1,845	90	20.4	84.3%	45 (2.4%)	8 (0.4%)	1,711 (92.7%)	77 (4.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	$24,100			$3,397			$20,703	60.1	73.4	515	304		060231512450
820	Polytechnic High	Public	9-12	1600 Atlantic Ave.	Long Beach	90813	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 591-0581	3,890	167	23.3	59.2%	224 (5.8%)	563 (14.5%)	2,158 (55.5%)	653 (16.8%)	6 (0.2%)	69 (1.8%)	217 (5.6%)	$19,267			$3,214			$16,053	60.1	63	694	126		062250002751

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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

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