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
1991	Marin Oaks High	Public	9-12	720 Diablo Ave.	Novato	94947	Marin County	Novato Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 897-7653	69	7	9.2	82.6%	15 (21.7%)	4 (5.8%)	47 (68.1%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	$38,212			$4,098			$34,114	10.5	19.1	1717	274		062772004190
1992	Boynton High	Public	9-12	901 Boynton Ave.	San Jose	95117	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 626-3404	163	15	10.9	67.5%	9 (5.5%)	6 (3.7%)	137 (84.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	6 (3.7%)	$39,021			$2,587			$36,434	10.5	16.7	1768	224		060723000658
1993	Central High (Continuation)	Public	10-12	85 Tilton Ave.	Morgan Hill	95037	Santa Clara County	Morgan Hill Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 201-6300	83	7	11.1	62.7%	13 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (71.1%)	2 (2.4%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.0%)	$26,831			$666			$26,165	10.5	12.4	1922	71		062583003873
1994	MAAC Community Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	1385 Third Ave.	Chula Vista	91911	San Diego County	MAAC Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 476-0749	171	12	14.3	57.3%	6 (3.5%)	18 (10.5%)	145 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$23,198			$3,274			$19,924	10.5	10.9	2014	20		060198810384
1995	Buena Vista High	Public	9-12	3717 Michelson St.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8090	180	16	11	95.6%	4 (2.2%)	21 (11.7%)	148 (82.2%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$27,665			$2,365			$25,300	10.5	11.6	1968	27		062985004647
1996	Cache Creek High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	145 Second St.	Yolo	95697	Yolo County	Woodland Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 662-4331	142	10	14.5	83.8%	19 (13.4%)	3 (2.1%)	114 (80.3%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$15,093			$2,379			$12,714	10.5	10.8	2021	25		064308007010
1997	Valley Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	253 East Ross Ave.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	Imperial County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 312-5525	205	11	19.2	93.7%	4 (2.0%)	3 (1.5%)	196 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,350			$4,487			$23,863	10.5	12.5	1915	82		069101013814
1998	Val Verde High	Public	9-12	972 West Morgan St.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 940-6155	275	25	10.9	93.5%	8 (2.9%)	27 (9.8%)	230 (83.6%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	$34,774			$2,327			$32,447	10.5	10.5	2036	38		069113510284
1999	Yosemite High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1900 G St.	Merced	95340	Merced County	Merced Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 325-1600	342	21	16	83.3%	39 (11.4%)	18 (5.3%)	266 (77.8%)	10 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	$20,460			$3,034			$17,426	10.5	9.7	2088	89		062466003703
2000	Accelerated Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	4136 North Mooney Blvd.	Tulare	93274	Tulare County	Tulare Joint Union High	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 688-2021	152	9	16.5	86.2%	13 (8.6%)	4 (2.6%)	133 (87.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$24,235			$1,595			$22,640	10.5	11.5	1976	24		063993013976

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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:

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Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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