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
1281	Alternative Learning Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	1885 E. Lynwood Dr	San Bernardino	92404	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 888-0763	34	2	13.6	91.2%	4 (11.8%)	4 (11.8%)	25 (73.5%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,614			$3,571			$11,043	39.3	41.6	1202	79		063417010048
1282	Hanford West High	Public	9-12	1150 West Lacey Blvd.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 583-5903	1,331	62	21.5	77.6%	182 (13.7%)	47 (3.5%)	1,012 (76.0%)	36 (2.7%)	7 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	42 (3.2%)	$15,928			$641			$15,287	39.3	45.6	1110	172		061650007506
1283	Pittsburg Senior High	Public	9-12	1750 Harbor St.	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Pittsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 473-2390	3,403	158	21.5	79.3%	145 (4.3%)	562 (16.5%)	2,223 (65.3%)	260 (7.6%)	7 (0.2%)	43 (1.3%)	160 (4.7%)	$17,014			$1,452			$15,562	39.3	26.4	1566	283		063060004752
1284	North Star Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	525 Independence Dr.	Sutter Creek	95685	Amador County	Amador County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 257-7773	44	3	13.4	36.4%	31 (70.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,529			$825			$20,704	39.3	33.1	1422	138		060245006975
1285	La Sierra High	Public, Charter	7-12	1735 East Houston Ave.	Visalia	93292	Tulare County	Tulare County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 733-6963	191	11	16.8	62.8%	10 (5.2%)	5 (2.6%)	169 (88.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$123,939			$17,087			$106,852	39.3	21.5	1668	383		069104508660
1286	Scholar Plus Online Learning	Public, Virtual	7-12	418 W. Ellis Ave.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 657-7357	19	2	11.5	42.1%	4 (21.1%)	2 (10.5%)	11 (57.9%)	2 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,973			$999			$12,974	39.1	15.4	1808	522		063021014047
1287	Vista High	Public	9-12	1 Panther Way	Vista	92084	San Diego County	Vista Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 726-5611	1,746	105	16.5	84.7%	148 (8.5%)	21 (1.2%)	1,491 (85.4%)	24 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.4%)	47 (2.7%)	$19,101			$3,290			$15,811	39.1	47.7	1060	227		064119006824
1288	Cloverdale High	Public	9-12	509 North Cloverdale Blvd.	Cloverdale	95425	Sonoma County	Cloverdale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 894-1900	393	23	17.1	57.3%	116 (29.5%)	2 (0.5%)	253 (64.4%)	5 (1.3%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$18,257			$1,189			$17,068	39.1	41.3	1213	75		060897000899
1289	Orestimba High	Public	9-12	707 Hardin Rd.	Newman	95360	Stanislaus County	Newman-Crows Landing Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 862-2916	925	46	20.1	60.9%	118 (12.8%)	22 (2.4%)	748 (80.9%)	15 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.2%)	$18,350			$906			$17,444	39.1	35.7	1347	58		062720004100
1290	Huntington Park Senior High	Public	9-12	6020 Miles Ave.	Huntington Park	90255	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-2300	1,479	78	18.8	95.1%	17 (1.1%)	11 (0.7%)	1,435 (97.0%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.7%)	$22,854			$4,865			$17,989	39	33.6	1406	116		062271003098

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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