California's 100 Best Public High Schools: New Rankings Released

ACROSS CALIFORNIA – Canyon Crest Academy is California's best public high school for 2019, according to a new set of rankings released by Niche.com this week.

The rankings were released as part of Niche’s 2019 K-12 rankings. Henry M. Gunn High School, Troy High School, Palo Alto High School and Miramonte High School closed out the top five spots in the state.

Here are the top 100 public high schools in California:

1. Canyon Crest Academy in San Diego
2. Henry M. Gunn High School in Palo Alto
3. Troy High School in Fullerton
4. Palo Alto High School in Palo Alto
5. Miramonte High School in Orinda
6. Northwood High School in Irvine
7. Saratoga High School in Saratoga
8. Torrey Pines High School in San Diego
9. Palos Verdes Peninsula High School in Rolling Hills
10. Los Altos High School in Los Altos
11. Westview High School in San Diego
12. California Academy of Mathematics & Science in Carson
13. Los Gatos High School in Los Gatos
14. Lynbrook High School in San Jose
15. Granada Hills Charter High School in Los Angeles
16. Campolindo High School in Moraga
17. San Marino High School in San Marino
18. La Canada High School in La Cañada Flintridge
19. Carmel High School in Monterey County
20. Lowell High School in San Francisco
21. Redwood High School in Larkspur
22. Arcadia High School in Arcadia
23. University High School in Fresno
24. Orange County School of the Arts in Santa Ana
25. Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton
26. University High School in Irvine
27. Oxford Academy in Cypress
28. Whitney High School in Cerritos
29. Dougherty Valley High School in San Ramon
30. Walnut High School in Walnut
31. Academy of the Canyons in Santa Clarita
32. Westlake High School in Thousand Oaks
33. Monta Vista High School in Cupertino
34. Mountain View High School in Mountain View
35. Aragon High School in San Mateo
36. Del Norte High School in San Diego
37. Burlingame High School in Burlingame
38. Mission San Jose High School in Fremont
39. Corona Del Mar High School in Newport Beach
40. South Pasadena Senior High School in South Pasadena
41. Cupertino High School in Cupertino
42. Leland High School in San Jose
43. Davis Senior High School in Davis
44. Diamond Bar High School in Diamond Bar
45. Arnold O. Beckman High School in Irvine
46. Pacific Collegiate Charter School in Santa Cruz
47. Albany High School in Albany
48. Coronado High School in Coronado
49. Woodbridge High School in Irvine
50. Carlmont High School in Belmont
51. Foothill High School in Pleasanton
52. Acalanes High School in Lafayette
53. San Dieguito High Academy in Encinitas
54. Homestead High School in Cupertino
55. Piedmont High School in Piedmont
56. Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach
57. Beverly Hills High School in Beverly Hills
58. Crescenta Valley High School in La Crescenta
59. Cerritos High School in Cerritos
60. San Mateo High School in San Mateo
61. Grossmont Middle College High School in El Cajon
62. Fountain Valley High School in Fountain Valley
63. University Preparatory Academy Charter School in San Jose
64. Valencia High School in Placentia
65. Sage Creek High School in Carlsbad
66. Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley
67. Los Alamitos High School in Los Alamitos
68. Tesoro High School in Las Flores
69. Irvine High School in Irvine
70. Dublin High School in Dublin
71. Mira Loma High School in Sacramento
72. Monte Vista High School in Danville
73. Riverside STEM Academy in Riverside
74. Rancho Bernardo High School in San Diego
75. Santa Monica High School in Santa Monica
76. University Preparatory in Redding
77. Preuss School UCSD in San Diego
78. Folsom High School in Folsom
79. Mt. Carmel High School in San Diego
80. San Juan Hills High School in San Juan Capistrano
81. High Tech Los Angeles in Los Angeles
82. Mt. Everest Academy in in San Diego
83. Mills High School in Millbrae
84. Granite Bay High School in Granite Bay
85. Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek
86. Menlo-Atherton High School in Atherton
87. Berkeley High School in Berkeley
88. Alameda Science and Technology Institute in Alameda
89. Palos Verdes High School in Palos Verdes Estates
90. Irvington High School in Fremont
91. Clovis North High School in Fresno
92. Redondo Union High School in Redondo Beach
93. Oak Park High School in Oak Park
94. Yorba Linda High School in Yorba Linda
95. Aliso Niguel High School in Aliso Viejo
96. Dos Pueblos Senior High School in Goleta
97. Western Sierra Collegiate Academy in Rocklin
98. Foothill Technology High School in Ventura
99. Great Oak High School in Temecula
100. Temple City High School in Temple City

You can see the full list of best public high schools in California here.

According to Niche, the best public high school in the country is Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy in Aurora, Illinois.

To arrive at these rankings, Niche looked at data from the U.S. Department of Education as well as test scores, college data and ratings collected from Niche users. (You can read more about the methodology here.)

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