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
1830	Round Valley High	Public	9-12	Howard and High Sts.	Covelo	95428	Mendocino County	Round Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 983-6174	113	11	9.9	88.5%	10 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (58.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$32,874			$4,208			$28,666	14.3	15.9	1793	37		063372005195
1832	Wells (Ida B.) High	Public	9-12	1099 Hayes St.	San Francisco	94117	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 241-6315	198	12	16.3	77.3%	14 (7.1%)	34 (17.2%)	120 (60.6%)	17 (8.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.6%)	$32,629			$3,615			$29,014	14.3	13.4	1874	42		063441005653
1833	Kerman Unified Online	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	14655 West F St.	Kerman	93630	Fresno County	Kerman Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 843-9800	140	3	51.8	93.6%	10 (7.1%)	1 (0.7%)	125 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	$14,711			$4,895			$9,816	14.1	22.5	1641	192		061949014540
1834	Big Picture Educational Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1207 South Trinity St.	Fresno	93706	Fresno County	Big Picture Educational Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 420-1234	520	23	22.6	80.2%	36 (6.9%)	73 (14.0%)	384 (73.8%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	$17,578			$1,317			$16,261	14.1	16	1791	43		060182912427
1835	Pacific Career and Technology High	Public	9-12	6560 Melrose Dr.	North Highlands	95660	Sacramento County	Twin Rivers Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 566-2715	69	11	6	91.3%	12 (17.4%)	12 (17.4%)	34 (49.3%)	3 (4.3%)	2 (2.9%)	2 (2.9%)	4 (5.8%)	$46,675			$7,302			$39,373	14	13.5	1871	36		060133207727
1836	Redwood Continuation High	Public	9-12	18400 Clifton Way	Castro Valley	94546	Alameda County	Castro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 537-3193	92	7	12.4	78.3%	15 (16.3%)	4 (4.3%)	48 (52.2%)	8 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	13 (14.1%)	$19,523			$101			$19,422	14	19.2	1715	121		060780000744
1837	Ivy High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1056 Winterhaven Rd.	Fallbrook	92028	San Diego County	Fallbrook Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 723-6395	69	7	9.8	87.0%	9 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.9%)								14	14.6	1831	6		061353001546
1838	Tehama eLearning Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	979 Douglass St.	Red Bluff	96080	Tehama County	Tehama eLearning Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 527-0188	128	7	19.4	82.0%	70 (54.7%)	1 (0.8%)	33 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (15.6%)	$12,918			$1,095			$11,823	14	22.5	1643	195		060254410699
1839	Dan M. Issacs Avalon High	Public	9-12	1425 North Avalon Blvd.	Wilmington	90744	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 549-2112	48	3	15.6	100.0%	2 (4.2%)	1 (2.1%)	43 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	1 (2.1%)	$32,736			$5,888			$26,848	14	8.8	2130	291		062271002830
1840	Lincoln High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1700 Leonard Dr.	San Leandro	94577	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 618-4460	166	13	12.7	83.7%	8 (4.8%)	26 (15.7%)	110 (66.3%)	12 (7.2%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.2%)	2 (1.2%)	$22,054			$1,870			$20,184	13.9	14.8	1823	17		063468005835

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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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