Best High Schools in California for English Language Learner Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in California!

Every year, the California Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, English Language Learner students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish California test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 10, 2024.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (English Language Learner vs All Students - 2024)					ID
Rank (of 1350)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (English Language Learner)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (English Language Learner)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	Helix High	Public, Charter	9-12	7323 University Ave.	La Mesa	91941	San Diego County	Helix High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 644-1940	2,544	106	24	66.8%	624 (24.5%)	283 (11.1%)	1,176 (46.2%)	161 (6.3%)	3 (0.1%)	19 (0.7%)	269 (10.6%)	$14,126			$1,651			$12,475	99.9%	96.6%	3.33%			060221102023
2	Portola High	Public	9-12	1001 Cadence	Irvine	92618	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-8200	2,503	95	26.2	18.1%	465 (18.6%)	39 (1.6%)	230 (9.2%)	1,560 (62.3%)	1 (0.0%)	8 (0.3%)	192 (7.7%)	$10,475			$666			$9,809	99.9%	96.6%	3.21%			068450013995
3	Henry M. Gunn High	Public	9-12	780 Arastradero Rd.	Palo Alto	94306	Santa Clara County	Palo Alto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 354-8200	1,713	101	16.9	9.5%	494 (28.8%)	22 (1.3%)	210 (12.3%)	799 (46.6%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	180 (10.5%)	$27,842			$2,390			$25,452	99.8%	98.6%	1.16%			062961004587
4	Cupertino High	Public	9-12	10100 Finch Ave.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Fremont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 366-7300	1,811	81	22.4	8.1%	180 (9.9%)	13 (0.7%)	168 (9.3%)	1,302 (71.9%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	141 (7.8%)	$20,795			$357			$20,438	99.7%	99.1%	0.56%			061443001695
5	Walnut High	Public	9-12	400 North Pierre Rd.	Walnut	91789	Los Angeles County	Walnut Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 594-1333	2,138	93	23	26.2%	90 (4.2%)	27 (1.3%)	675 (31.6%)	1,239 (58.0%)	1 (0.0%)	21 (1.0%)	84 (3.9%)	$14,906			$798			$14,108	99.6%	94.9%	4.75%			064128006843
6	Bonita High	Public	9-12	3102 D St.	La Verne	91750	Los Angeles County	Bonita Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 971-8220	1,866	74	25.1	26.9%	448 (24.0%)	35 (1.9%)	1,028 (55.1%)	187 (10.0%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	162 (8.7%)	$14,201			$693			$13,508	99.6%	93.2%	6.31%			060561000505
7	Cypress High	Public	9-12	9801 Valley View St.	Cypress	90630	Orange County	Anaheim Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 220-4144	2,705	103	26.3	51.2%	495 (18.3%)	83 (3.1%)	858 (31.7%)	1,068 (39.5%)	19 (0.7%)	16 (0.6%)	162 (6.0%)	$13,666			$1,283			$12,383	99.5%	91.3%	8.13%			060263000172
8	Glen A. Wilson High	Public	9-12	16455 Wedgeworth Dr.	Hacienda Heights	91745	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 934-4410	1,422	61	23.4	67.6%	60 (4.2%)	15 (1.1%)	665 (46.8%)	657 (46.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	21 (1.5%)	$16,700			$1,913			$14,787	99.4%	92.6%	6.81%			061632502072
9	Ocsa	Public, Charter	7-12	1010 North Main St.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	OCSA District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 560-9000	2,288	133	17.1	15.4%	552 (24.1%)	18 (0.8%)	500 (21.9%)	873 (38.2%)	1 (0.0%)	7 (0.3%)	305 (13.3%)	$21,035			$428			$20,607	99.3%	98.2%	1.14%			060228408546
10	Torrey Pines High	Public	9-12	3710 Del Mar Heights Rd.	San Diego	92130	San Diego County	San Dieguito Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 755-0125	2,644	99	26.8	16.8%	1,404 (53.1%)	37 (1.4%)	444 (16.8%)	489 (18.5%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	261 (9.9%)	$13,332			$319			$13,013	99.3%	95.6%	3.65%			063438005579

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About our rankings:

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 10, 2024, 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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.