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The highest-performing public high schools in math in California

1,056 public high schools in California appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public high schools in math, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state math standard. Whitney (Gretchen) High leads the list at 98.0%, against a median of 24.9% 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

1,056

California

Top % Proficient (Math)

98.0%

Median % Proficient (Math)

24.9%

BEST IN MATH · CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Math)
1	Whitney (Gretchen) High	Cerritos, CA	ABC Unified	High	1,024	98.0%
2	California Academy of Mathematics and Science	Carson, CA	Long Beach Unified	High	673	94.9%
3	Oxford Academy	Cypress, CA	Anaheim Union High	High	1,315	94.4%
4	Lynbrook High	San Jose, CA	Fremont Union High	High	1,702	92.7%
5	Mission San Jose High	Fremont, CA	Fremont Unified	High	1,794	88.8%
6	Canyon Crest Academy	San Diego, CA	San Dieguito Union High	High	2,147	86.4%
7	Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy	Gilroy, CA	Gilroy Unified	High	304	86.1%
8	Eunice Sato Academy of Math & Science	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Unified	High	552	85.7%
9	Monta Vista High	Cupertino, CA	Fremont Union High	High	1,630	85.7%
10	La Canada High	La Canada, CA	La Canada Unified	High	1,989	83.1%
11	Cupertino High	Cupertino, CA	Fremont Union High	High	1,800	81.6%
12	The High School at Moorpark College	Moorpark, CA	Moorpark Unified	High	121	81.0%
13	Piedmont High	Piedmont, CA	Piedmont City Unified	High	733	80.7%
14	Henry M. Gunn High	Palo Alto, CA	Palo Alto Unified	High	1,643	80.4%
15	Saratoga High	Saratoga, CA	Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High	High	1,161	79.3%
16	Dougherty Valley High	San Ramon, CA	San Ramon Valley Unified	High	3,039	79.0%
17	Miramonte High	Orinda, CA	Acalanes Union High	High	1,167	78.7%
18	Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy	Wilmington, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	452	78.7%
19	Troy High	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Joint Union High	High	2,504	78.0%
20	Riverside STEM Academy	Riverside, CA	Riverside Unified	High	665	78.0%
21	Leland High	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	High	1,471	77.8%
22	San Marino High	San Marino, CA	San Marino Unified	High	886	77.7%
23	Academy of the Canyons	Santa Clarita, CA	William S. Hart Union High	High	385	77.5%
24	Palos Verdes Peninsula High	Rolling Hills Estates, CA	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	High	2,075	75.2%
25	Oak Park High	Oak Park, CA	Oak Park Unified	High	1,483	75.0%
26	Middle College High	Stockton, CA	Lodi Unified	High	343	74.7%
27	Del Norte High	San Diego, CA	Poway Unified	High	2,557	74.3%
28	Irvington High	Fremont, CA	Fremont Unified	High	2,157	74.0%
29	Palo Alto High	Palo Alto, CA	Palo Alto Unified	High	1,891	73.7%
30	University Preparatory High	Visalia, CA	Tulare County Office of Education	High	253	73.3%
31	Anderson W. Clark Magnet High	La Crescenta, CA	Glendale Unified	High	1,136	73.2%
32	Albany High	Albany, CA	Albany City Unified	High	1,122	73.0%
33	West Campus	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	High	907	72.5%
34	La Quinta High	Westminster, CA	Garden Grove Unified	High	2,041	72.4%
35	American High	Fremont, CA	Fremont Unified	High	2,618	72.4%
36	Amador Valley High	Pleasanton, CA	Pleasanton Unified	High	2,583	72.3%
37	Carlmont High	Belmont, CA	Sequoia Union High	High	2,360	72.2%
38	Northwood High	Irvine, CA	Irvine Unified	High	2,244	72.0%
39	Dublin High	Dublin, CA	Dublin Unified	High	2,771	71.5%
40	Lowell High	San Francisco, CA	San Francisco Unified	High	2,571	71.4%
41	University Preparatory	Victorville, CA	Victor Valley Union High	High	1,136	70.4%
42	Campolindo High	Moraga, CA	Acalanes Union High	High	1,340	70.1%
43	Legacy Magnet Academy	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	High	964	69.9%
44	Westview High	San Diego, CA	Poway Unified	High	2,116	69.9%
45	Davis Senior High	Davis, CA	Davis Joint Unified	High	1,755	69.6%
46	Middle College High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	361	69.6%
47	Scripps Ranch High	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	High	1,890	69.4%
48	Los Altos High	Los Altos, CA	Mountain View-Los Altos Union High	High	2,170	68.8%
49	Evergreen Valley High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	High	2,703	68.7%
50	Foothill High	Pleasanton, CA	Pleasanton Unified	High	2,169	68.6%

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