Best High Schools in California (2025-26)
Ranked high schools
1561
Listed, not ranked
1100
Every ranked high school in California, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
California rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools
California high schools ranked, 1501 to 1561 of 1561
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| Rank | Grade | School | City | District | Actual | Projected | Impact | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1501 | D | Mt Lassen Charter (Charter, K-12) | Herlong | Fort Sage Unified | 12% | 34% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 147 |
| #1502 | D | Oxford Day Academy (Charter) | East Palo Alto | 12% | 35% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 92 | |
| #1503 | D | Sava Sacramento Academic And Vocational Academy (Charter) | Sacramento | SAVA - Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy District | 12% | 22% | Meets Expectations | 176 |
| #1504 | D | South Fork High | Miranda | Southern Humboldt Joint Unified | 12% | 28% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 230 |
| #1505 | D | Tehama Elearning Academy (Charter) | Red Bluff | Tehama eLearning Academy District | 12% | 33% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 116 |
| #1506 | D | Trona High | Trona | Trona Joint Unified | 12% | 24% | Meets Expectations | 116 |
| #1507 | D | West Shores High | Salton City | Coachella Valley Unified | 12% | 20% | Meets Expectations | 520 |
| #1508 | D | B Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy (Charter) | San Jose | B. Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy District | 11% | 54% | Underperforms Expectations | 264 |
| #1509 | D | Butte Valley High | Dorris | Butte Valley Unified | 11% | 27% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 78 |
| #1510 | D | Mcclymonds High | Oakland | Oakland Unified | 11% | 24% | Meets Expectations | 281 |
| #1511 | D | Mojave River Academy Marble City (Charter, K-12) | Phelan | Mojave River Academy - Marble City District | 11% | 50% | Underperforms Expectations | 183 |
| #1512 | D | Mojave River Academy Rockview Park (Charter, K-12) | Hesperia | Mojave River Academy - Rockview Park District | 11% | 28% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 322 |
| #1513 | D | Point Arena High | Point Arena | Point Arena Joint Union High | 11% | 30% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 125 |
| #1514 | D | Round Valley High | Covelo | Round Valley Unified | 11% | 22% | Meets Expectations | 112 |
| #1515 | D | School Of Unlimited Learning (Charter) | Fresno | School of Unlimited Learning District | 11% | 22% | Meets Expectations | 188 |
| #1516 | D | Shandon High | Shandon | Shandon Joint Unified | 11% | 23% | Meets Expectations | 86 |
| #1517 | D | Tulelake High | Tulelake | Tulelake Basin Joint Unified | 11% | 30% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 174 |
| #1518 | D | Valley Oak Charter (Charter, K-12) | Ojai | Valley Oak Charter District | 11% | 39% | Underperforms Expectations | 50 |
| #1519 | D | Alpha Cindy Avitia High (Charter) | San Jose | Alpha Cindy Avitia High District | 10% | 36% | Underperforms Expectations | 455 |
| #1520 | D | Da Vinci Rise High (Charter) | El Segundo | Da Vinci RISE High District | 10% | 24% | Meets Expectations | 187 |
| #1521 | D | Madison Park Academy 6 12 | Oakland | Oakland Unified | 10% | 19% | Meets Expectations | 674 |
| #1522 | D | Mission High | San Francisco | San Francisco Unified | 10% | 35% | Underperforms Expectations | 1,041 |
| #1523 | D | Willits High | Willits | Willits Unified | 10% | 31% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 415 |
| #1524 | D | City Heights Preparatory Charter (Charter) | San Diego | City Heights Preparatory Charter District | 9% | 17% | Meets Expectations | 141 |
| #1525 | D | John F Kennedy High | Richmond | West Contra Costa Unified | 9% | 27% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 823 |
| #1526 | D | Provisional Accelerated Learning Academy (Charter) | San Bernardino | Provisional Accelerated Learning Academy District | 9% | 28% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 242 |
| #1527 | D | Sava Sacramento Academic And Vocational Academy Scusd (Charter) | Sacramento | SAVA - Sacramento ACAD and Vocational Acad - SCUSD DIST | 9% | 25% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 709 |
| #1528 | D | Los Angeles Academy Of Arts And Enterprise (Charter) | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Academy of Arts and Enterprise District | 8% | 28% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 265 |
| #1529 | D | Matrix For Success Academy (Charter) | Los Angeles | Matrix for Success Academy District | 8% | 38% | Underperforms Expectations | 170 |
| #1530 | D | Stockton High | Stockton | Stockton Unified | 8% | 18% | Meets Expectations | 135 |
| #1531 | D- | Diego Valley East Public Charter (Charter, K-12) | El Cajon | Diego Valley East Public Charter District | 10% | 27% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 411 |
| #1532 | D- | Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter (Charter, K-12) | Marysville | Yuba County Office of Education | 10% | 28% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 212 |
| #1533 | D- | Big Picture Educational Academy (Charter, K-12) | Fresno | Big Picture Educational Academy District | 9% | 15% | Meets Expectations | 494 |
| #1534 | D- | Mojave River Academy National Trails (Charter, K-12) | Colton | Mojave River Academy - National Trails District | 9% | 41% | Underperforms Expectations | 655 |
| #1535 | D- | Mojave River Academy Silver Mountain (Charter, K-12) | Barstow | Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain District | 9% | 53% | Underperforms Expectations | 538 |
| #1536 | D- | Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning (Charter, K-12) | San Jose | Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning District | 8% | 23% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 391 |
| #1537 | D- | Mojave Jrsr High | Mojave | Mojave Unified | 8% | 18% | Meets Expectations | 396 |
| #1538 | D- | Butterfield Charter (Charter, K-12) | Porterville | Porterville Unified | 7% | 26% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 384 |
| #1539 | D- | Carter G Woodson Public Charter (Charter) | Fresno | Carter G. Woodson Public Charter District | 7% | 25% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 322 |
| #1540 | D- | Fremont High | Oakland | Oakland Unified | 7% | 22% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 1,146 |
| #1541 | D- | Mojave River Academy Route 66 (Charter, K-12) | Victorville | Mojave River Academy - Route 66 District | 7% | 45% | Underperforms Expectations | 368 |
| #1542 | D- | Opportunity Youth Academy (Charter) | San Jose | Santa Clara County Office of Education | 7% | 45% | Underperforms Expectations | 337 |
| #1543 | D- | Summit Leadership Academy High Desert (Charter) | Hesperia | Summit Leadership Academy-High Desert District | 7% | 17% | Meets Expectations | 224 |
| #1544 | D- | Thurgood Marshall (K-12) | Compton | Compton Unified | 7% | 25% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 52 |
| #1545 | D- | Ernest Kimme Charter Academy (Charter) | Vacaville | Vacaville Unified | 6% | 36% | Underperforms Expectations | 358 |
| #1546 | D- | Fusion Charter (Charter) | Turlock | Fusion Charter District | 6% | 39% | Underperforms Expectations | 126 |
| #1547 | D- | Grizzly Challenge Charter (Charter) | San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo County Office of Education | 6% | 24% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 212 |
| #1548 | D- | Marshall Thurgood High | San Francisco | San Francisco Unified | 6% | 31% | Underperforms Expectations | 457 |
| #1549 | D- | The Education Corps (Charter) | Long Beach | The Education Corps District | 6% | 20% | Meets Expectations | 202 |
| #1550 | D- | Youthbuild Charter School Of California (Charter) | Los Angeles | YouthBuild Charter School of California District | 6% | 22% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 667 |
| #1551 | D- | Castlemont High | Oakland | Oakland Unified | 5% | 18% | Meets Expectations | 680 |
| #1552 | D- | Kern Workforce 2000 Academy (Charter) | Bakersfield | Kern High | 5% | 63% | Underperforms Expectations | 571 |
| #1553 | D- | Life Learning Academy Charter (Charter) | San Francisco | 5% | 46% | Underperforms Expectations | 41 | |
| #1554 | F | Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Unified | 15% | 16% | Meets Expectations | 397 |
| #1555 | F | Alternatives In Action (Charter) | Oakland | Alternatives in Action District | 4% | 17% | Meets Expectations | 143 |
| #1556 | F | Potter Valley High | Potter Valley | Potter Valley Community Unified | 4% | 25% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 82 |
| #1557 | F | Accelerated Charter High (Charter) | Tulare | Tulare Joint Union High | 3% | 28% | Underperforms Expectations | 172 |
| #1558 | F | Encina Preparatory High | Sacramento | San Juan Unified | 3% | 35% | Underperforms Expectations | 663 |
| #1559 | F | Learning Works (Charter) | Pasadena | Learning Works District | 3% | 19% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 195 |
| #1560 | F | Come Back Butte Charter (Charter) | Oroville | Butte County Office of Education | 2% | 36% | Underperforms Expectations | 71 |
| #1561 | F | Maac Community Charter (Charter) | Chula Vista | MAAC Community Charter District | 0% | 54% | Underperforms Expectations | 236 |
About this ranking
- Scope: every public high school in California.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the high schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works