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
2061	Apollo High	Public	9-12	3150 School St.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6150	88	12	7.3	79.5%	24 (27.3%)	2 (2.3%)	58 (65.9%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$22,739			$2,016			$20,723	9.1	10.5	2038	23		063684006245
2062	Pioneer Continuation High	Public	9-12	2650 Eighth St.	Redding	96001	Shasta County	Shasta Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 243-1880	215	15	14.2	76.7%	133 (61.9%)	9 (4.2%)	37 (17.2%)	4 (1.9%)	16 (7.4%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (6.5%)	$21,648			$984			$20,664	9.1	14.9	1821	241		063660008637
2063	Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	2600 Vine St.	Torrance	90501	Los Angeles County	Torrance Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 533-4440	119	7	16.1	73.1%	13 (10.9%)	15 (12.6%)	74 (62.2%)	7 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	5 (4.2%)	$31,471			$230			$31,241	9.1	16.4	1776	287		063942006572
2064	Tulare County Court	Public	7-12	11200 Avenue 368	Visalia	93291	Tulare County	Tulare County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 735-1630	66	6	10.8	95.5%	5 (7.6%)	2 (3.0%)	55 (83.3%)	1 (1.5%)	2 (3.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$133,275			$21,947			$111,328	9.1	9.8	2086	22		069104509053
2065	Santa Clara County Court	Public	6-12	1290 Ridder Park Dr. MC213	San Jose	95131	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 573-3070	44	10	4.3	93.2%	1 (2.3%)	8 (18.2%)	33 (75.0%)	2 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$119,107			$15,596			$103,511	9.1			(n/a)		069103509045
2066	R. K. Lloyde High	Public	9-12	4951 Marine Ave.	Lawndale	90260	Los Angeles County	Centinela Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 263-3264	230	19	11.8	80.4%	3 (1.3%)	50 (21.7%)	159 (69.1%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	8 (3.5%)	$35,317			$9,432			$25,885	9	13.3	1878	188		060792000760
2067	Brenkwitz High	Public	9-12	22100 Princeton St.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3160	76	16	4.6	88.2%	2 (2.6%)	8 (10.5%)	56 (73.7%)	4 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	3 (3.9%)	$37,602			$4,263			$33,339	9	10.7	2025	42		061674002123
2068	Renaissance High Continuation	Public	9-12	11 Spring Valley Rd.	La Selva Beach	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6344	112	16	7.2	92.9%	4 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (93.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								9	11.4	1980	88		062949004548
2069	San Bernardino County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	1950 S Sunwest Ln.	San Bernardino	92408	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 387-8511	1,860	164	11.3	74.8%	269 (14.5%)	250 (13.4%)	1,130 (60.8%)	77 (4.1%)	12 (0.6%)	5 (0.3%)	116 (6.2%)	$78,920			$3,899			$75,021	9	10.6	2029	40		069102907174
2070	Frida Kahlo High	Public	9-12	1924 South Los Angeles St.	Los Angeles	90011	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(213) 763-1090	92	6	16.7	98.9%	2 (2.2%)	7 (7.6%)	82 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$22,279			$4,782			$17,497	9	12.9	1896	174		062271011629

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