During their high school days, almost everyone was filled with school pride. “Who’s the best school? WE ARE!” School spirit ran rampant throughout the halls. Whether it was for the sports teams, choir, band, or Chess Club, you belonged; your group was number one. Even though it probably wasn’t.

Thanks to Niche.com, we now have definitive proof of which High Schools are the best. From nearly 2.5 million reviews on schools from students, teachers, and parents, the researchers have crunched the data and have the results.

In their top 25 High Schools in the United States, California claimed the 22nd spot with the California Academy of Mathematics & Science in the Long Beach Unified School District. At that school, the student-to-teacher ratio is 27 to 1. But Niche’s breakdown doesn’t stop at the top High Schools; it goes much deeper.

TOP CALIFORNIA SCHOOL DISTRICTS

When actual school districts are concerned, 2 of the districts in California ranked in the top 25 list!

#16: Palo Alto Unified School District (19 schools in total)
#18: San Dieguito Union High School District (10 schools in total)

TOP CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS

Top Charter Schools in the U.S., 4 of the top 25 are in California:

#8: California School of the Arts – San Gabriel Valley (Duarte, CA) (10:1 student-teacher ratio)
#10: University High School (Fresno, CA) (24:1 student-teacher ratio)
#11: Orange County School of the Arts (Santa Ana, CA) (16:1 student-teacher ratio)
#19: High Tech Lost Angeles (Lake Balboa, CA) (23:1 student-teacher ratio)

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TOP CALIFORNIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

California has 2 of the top 25 Elementary Schools in America:

#8: Mt. Everest Academy (San Diego Unified School District) (19:1 student-teacher ratio)
#14: Granada Hills Charter (Granada Hills, CA) (26:1 student-teacher ratio)

TOP CALIFORNIA MIDDLE SCHOOLS

6 Public Middle Schools in California made the top 25 list:

#13: The Science Academy STEM Magnet (Los Angeles Unified School District, CA) (25:1 student-teacher ratio)
#16: Riverside STEM Academy (Riverside Unified School district, CA) (26:1 student-teacher ratio)
#17: Girls Academic Leadership Academy: Dr. Michelle King School for STEM (Los Angeles Unified School District, CA) (19:1 student-teacher ratio)
#18: Mt Everest Academy (San Diego Unified School District, CA) (19:1 student-teacher ratio)
#22: Granada Hills Charter (Granada Hills, CA) (26:1 student-teacher ratio)
#25: Preuss School UCSD (La Jolla, CA) (20:1 student-teacher ratio)

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TOP CALIFORNIA PRIVATE SCHOOLS

But in the top 25 Private Schools, California has nabbed 6 spots.

#5 – Harvard-Westlake School – Studio City, CA (8:1 student-teacher ratio)
#6 – Stanford Online High School – Redwood City, CA (12:1 student-teacher ratio)
#7 – The Nueva School – Hillsborough, CA (6:1 student-teacher ratio)
#17 – Flintridge Preparatory School – La Canada Flintridge, CA (7:1 student-teacher ratio)
#18 – Castilleja School- Palo Alto, CA (7:1 student-teacher ratio)
#19 – Crystal Springs Uplands School – Hillsborough, CA (9:1 student-teacher ratio)

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TOP ONLINE SCHOOLS IN CALIFORNIA

California leads the pack when it comes to staying at home. 11 out of the top 25 homeschooling programs are in California:

#1: Stanford Online High School (Redwood City, CA) (12:1 student-teacher ratio)
#4: Aquinas International Academy (Ontario, CA) (5:1 student-teacher ratio)
#7: ICL Academy (Los Angeles, CA) (15:1 student-teacher ratio)
#15: Laurel Springs School (Ojai, CA) (20:1 student-teacher ratio)
#17: Capistrano Home & Virtual Schools (Capistrano Unified School District, CA) (25:1 student-teacher ratio)
#18: Learning Post High School (William S Hart Union High School district, CA) (29:1 student-teacher ratio)
#20: International Virtual Learning Academy (Simi Valley, CA) (19;1 student-teacher ratio)
#21: Amphi Academy Online (Irvine Unified School District, CA) (22:1 student-teacher ratio)
#23: Orchard View (Twin Hills Union Elementary School District, CA) (19:1 student-teacher ratio)
#24: Buena Vista Virtual Academy (Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, CA) (32:1 student-teacher ratio)
#25: Elite Academic Academy – Mountain Empire (Temecula, CA) (13:1 student-teacher ratio)

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Whether you're looking for a different school to move your child into or enrolling them for the first time, now you have some statistics. For more information on these rankings, check out Niche.com.

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