Best High Schools in California

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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
701	Village Academy High School at Indian Hill	Public	9-12	1444 East Holt Ave.	Pomona	91767	Los Angeles County	Pomona Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 397-4900	270	18	15.4	88.9%	7 (2.6%)	6 (2.2%)	244 (90.4%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$25,358			$4,412			$20,946	64.3	80.3	407	294		063132008730
702	Imperial High	Public	9-12	517 West Barioni Blvd.	Imperial	92251	Imperial County	Imperial Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 355-3220	1,439	62	23	47.0%	117 (8.1%)	12 (0.8%)	1,278 (88.8%)	22 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.7%)	$15,094			$1,744			$13,350	64.3	65.2	646	56		061821002243
703	Laguna Hills High	Public	9-12	25401 Paseo de Valencia	Laguna Hills	92653	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 770-5447	1,317	62	21.3	58.5%	392 (29.8%)	13 (1.0%)	715 (54.3%)	106 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	82 (6.2%)	$19,857			$1,362			$18,495	64.3	67.7	602	101		063386005303
704	Launch Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	2710 Iris Ave.	San Diego	92154	San Diego County	Sweetwater Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(619) 796-7624	578	28	20.7	51.2%	57 (9.9%)	25 (4.3%)	443 (76.6%)	28 (4.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.6%)								64.3	68.4	592	112		063864014532
705	Roseville High	Public	9-12	1 Tiger Way	Roseville	95678	Placer County	Roseville Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 782-3753	1,443	61	23.7	50.6%	669 (46.4%)	48 (3.3%)	449 (31.1%)	161 (11.2%)	11 (0.8%)	14 (1.0%)	83 (5.8%)	$17,596			$1,739			$15,857	64.2	62.3	712	7		063363005191
706	California Online Public Schools Monterey Bay	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	108 Whispering Pines Dr. Ste.	Scotts Valley	95066	Santa Cruz County	California Online Public Schools Monterey Bay District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(800) 906-5166	440	16	27.3	41.4%	129 (29.3%)	10 (2.3%)	174 (39.5%)	65 (14.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (12.7%)	$13,423			$140			$13,283	64.2	59.6	778	72		060251714429
707	La Quinta High	Public	9-12	79-255 Blackhawk Way	La Quinta	92253	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 772-4150	2,425	98	24.8	74.4%	385 (15.9%)	30 (1.2%)	1,860 (76.7%)	70 (2.9%)	6 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	71 (2.9%)	$18,875			$2,787			$16,088	64.2	63	696	11		061111003582
708	Verdugo Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	1700 East Mountain St.	Glendale	91207	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 548-0740	135	8	17.9	53.3%	82 (60.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (25.9%)	15 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$18,905			$6,048			$12,857	64.2	48.5	1039	331		061524000440
709	North Point Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	11761 Ridge Rd.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Nevada Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 477-1225	111	5	20.4	39.6%	80 (72.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)	$17,636			$233			$17,403	64.1	51.5	970	261		062688007794
710	South San Francisco High	Public	9-12	400 B St.	South San Francisco	94080	San Mateo County	South San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 877-8754	1,239	68	18.2	41.8%	60 (4.8%)	16 (1.3%)	777 (62.7%)	320 (25.8%)	4 (0.3%)	15 (1.2%)	47 (3.8%)	$21,111			$2,310			$18,801	64.1	70.5	558	152		063753006352

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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