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The top-graded public high schools in California

This ranking covers the top-graded public high schools in California, drawn from 1,083 qualifying public high schools. West Campus leads the list at A+, against a median of B- across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

1,083

California

Top Grade

A+

Median Grade

B-

TOP GRADED · CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Grade	Percentile in state
1	West Campus	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	High	907	A+	100
2	University Preparatory	Victorville, CA	Victor Valley Union High	High	1,136	A+	99.9
3	Middle College High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	361	A+	99.8
4	Rancho Campana High	Camarillo, CA	Oxnard Union High	High	826	A+	99.7
5	La Quinta High	Westminster, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	2,041	A+	99.6
6	Compton Early College High	Compton, CA	Compton Unified	High	556	A+	99.5
7	Washington Middle College High	West Sacramento, CA	Washington Unified	High	171	A+	99.4
8	Legacy Magnet Academy	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	High	964	A+	99.3
9	California Academy of Mathematics and Science	Carson, CA	Long Beach Unified	High	673	A+	99.2
10	Canyon Crest Academy	San Diego, CA	San Dieguito Union High	High	2,147	A+	99.1
11	Sunny Hills High	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Joint Union High	High	2,337	A+	99
12	San Marino High	San Marino, CA	San Marino Unified	High	886	A+	98.9
13	Troy High	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Joint Union High	High	2,504	A+	98.8
14	Clovis West High	Fresno, CA	Clovis Unified	High	2,184	A+	98.8
15	Girls Academic Leadership Acad Dr. Michelle King Sch STEM	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	720	A+	98.7
16	Piedmont High	Piedmont, CA	Piedmont City Unified	High	733	A+	98.6
17	Oak Park High	Oak Park, CA	Oak Park Unified	High	1,483	A+	98.5
18	Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy	Wilmington, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	452	A+	98.4
19	Cobalt Institute of Math and Science	Victorville, CA	Victor Valley Union High	High	1,058	A+	98.3
20	Oxford Academy	Cypress, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	1,315	A+	98.2
21	Middle College High	San Pablo, CA	West Contra Costa Unified	High	294	A+	98.1
22	Harmony Magnet Academy	Strathmore, CA	Porterville Unified	High	509	A+	98
23	Davis Senior High	Davis, CA	Davis Joint Unified	High	1,755	A+	97.9
24	Eunice Sato Academy of Math & Science	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Unified	High	552	A+	97.8
25	Whitney (Gretchen) High	Cerritos, CA	ABC Unified	High	1,024	A+	97.7
26	Western Center Academy	Hemet, CA	Hemet Unified	High	762	A+	97.6
27	Pacifica High	Garden Grove, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	1,634	A+	97.6
28	University Preparatory High	Visalia, CA	Tulare County Office of Education	High	253	A+	97.5
29	Hayfork High	Hayfork, CA	Mountain Valley Unified	High	96	A+	97.4
30	Glen A. Wilson High	Hacienda Heights, CA	Hacienda la Puente Unified	High	1,456	A+	97.3
31	Middle College High	Stockton, CA	Lodi Unified	High	343	A+	97.2
32	Albany High	Albany, CA	Albany City Unified	High	1,122	A+	97.1
33	Mission San Jose High	Fremont, CA	Fremont Unified	High	1,794	A+	97
34	Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy	Gilroy, CA	Gilroy Unified	High	304	A+	96.9
35	Cerritos High	Cerritos, CA	ABC Unified	High	1,996	A+	96.8
36	North High	Torrance, CA	Torrance Unified	High	1,812	A+	96.7
37	Arnold O. Beckman High	Irvine, CA	Tustin Unified	High	2,776	A+	96.6
38	Anderson W. Clark Magnet High	La Crescenta, CA	Glendale Unified	High	1,136	A+	96.5
39	Ruben S. Ayala High	Chino Hills, CA	Chino Valley Unified	High	2,541	A+	96.4
40	Corcoran High	Corcoran, CA	Corcoran Joint Unified	High	931	A+	96.4
41	Palos Verdes Peninsula High	Rolling Hills Estates, CA	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	High	2,075	A+	96.3
42	Riverside STEM Academy	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	High	665	A+	96.2
43	American High	Fremont, CA	Fremont Unified	High	2,618	A+	96.1
44	Clovis North High	Fresno, CA	Clovis Unified	High	2,360	A+	96
45	Redlands Senior High	Redlands, CA	Redlands Unified	High	2,189	A+	95.9
46	Miramonte High	Orinda, CA	Acalanes Union High	High	1,167	A+	95.8
47	Hawthorne Math and Science Academy	Hawthorne, CA	Hawthorne	High	567	A+	95.7
48	Academy of the Canyons	Santa Clarita, CA	William S. Hart Union High	High	385	A+	95.6
49	Tesoro High	Las Flores, CA	Capistrano Unified	High	2,030	A+	95.5
50	Stockton Early College Academy	Stockton, CA	Stockton Unified	High	428	A+	95.4

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