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* Only counties with U.S. News Best High Schools are shown.

Alameda County

Bronze Medal Alameda Community Learning Center
Alameda, CA
Bronze Medal Alameda Science and Technology Institute
Alameda, CA
Silver Medal Amador Valley High School
Pleasanton, CA
Silver Medal Foothill High School
Pleasanton, CA
Silver Medal Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy (Charter)
Oakland, CA
Gold Medal Mission San Jose High School
Fremont, CA
Gold Medal Piedmont High School
Piedmont, CA

Contra Costa County

Silver Medal Acalanes High School
Lafayette, CA
Silver Medal California High School
San Ramon, CA
Gold Medal Campolindo High School
Moraga, CA
Bronze Medal Middle College High School (San Pablo)
San Pablo, CA
Gold Medal Miramonte High School
Orinda, CA
Silver Medal Monte Vista High School
Danville, CA
Silver Medal San Ramon Valley High School
Danville, CA

El Dorado County

Silver Medal Oak Ridge High School
El Dorado Hills, CA

Fresno County

Silver Medal Buchanan High School
Clovis, CA
Silver Medal Caruthers High School
Caruthers, CA
Bronze Medal Clovis East High School
Clovis, CA
Bronze Medal Clovis High School
Clovis, CA
Silver Medal Clovis West High School
Fresno, CA
Bronze Medal Reedley High School
Reedley, CA
Silver Medal Riverdale High School
Riverdale, CA
Bronze Medal Sanger High School
Sanger, CA
Bronze Medal Selma High School
Selma, CA
Bronze Medal University High
Fresno, CA

Imperial County

Silver Medal Calexico High School
Calexico, CA
Bronze Medal Calipatria High School
Calipatria, CA
Bronze Medal Imperial County Special Education
El Centro, CA
Silver Medal Imperial High School
Imperial, CA

Kern County

Bronze Medal Cesar E. Chavez High School
Delano, CA

Los Angeles County

Silver Medal 32nd Street School/USC MaST Magnet
Los Angeles, CA
Bronze Medal Academy of the Canyons
Santa Clarita, CA
Silver Medal Alhambra High School
Alhambra, CA
Bronze Medal Alphonso B. Perez Special Education Center
Los Angeles, CA
Silver Medal Ánimo Inglewood Charter High School
Inglewood, CA
Gold Medal Ánimo Leadership Charter High School
Inglewood, CA
Silver Medal Ánimo South Los Angeles Charter High School
Los Angeles, CA
Silver Medal Ánimo Venice Charter High School
Los Angeles, CA
Silver Medal Arcadia High School
Arcadia, CA
Silver Medal Arroyo High School
El Monte, CA
Bronze Medal CA Academy for Liberal Studies Early College High School
Los Angeles, CA
Gold Medal California Academy of Math & Science
Carson, CA
Bronze Medal Camino Nuevo High School Charter
Los Angeles, CA
Silver Medal City Honors High School
Inglewood, CA
Silver Medal Clark Magnet High School
La Crescenta, CA
Silver Medal Cleveland High School
Reseda, CA
Silver Medal Crescenta Valley High School
La Crescenta, CA
Silver Medal Diamond Bar High School
Diamond Bar, CA
Silver Medal Downtown Magnets High School
Los Angeles, CA
Silver Medal Eagle Rock High School
Los Angeles, CA
Silver Medal Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School
Los Angeles, CA
Silver Medal Gabrielino High School
San Gabriel, CA
Silver Medal Gertz-Ressler High School
Los Angeles, CA
Silver Medal Granada Hills Charter High School
Granada Hills, CA
Silver Medal Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy
Wilmington, CA
Gold Medal Hawthorne Math and Science Academy
Hawthorne, CA
Silver Medal High Tech Los Angeles
Lake Balboa, CA
Gold Medal La Cañada High School
La Cañada, CA
Silver Medal Lawndale High School
Lawndale, CA
Gold Medal Lennox Mathematics, Science & Technology Academy
Lennox, CA
Silver Medal Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies
Los Angeles, CA
Silver Medal Magnolia Science Academy
Reseda, CA
Silver Medal Mark Keppel High School
Alhambra, CA
Silver Medal Marshall Fundamental High School
Pasadena, CA
Bronze Medal Metropolitan Continuation
Los Angeles, CA
Silver Medal Middle College High School
Los Angeles, CA
Silver Medal Mira Costa High School
Manhattan Beach, CA
Silver Medal Orthopaedic Hospital Medical Magnet High School
Los Angeles, CA
Silver Medal Oscar De La Hoya Ánimo Charter High School
Los Angeles, CA
Silver Medal Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
Rolling Hills Estates, CA
Bronze Medal Paramount High School
Paramount, CA
Bronze Medal Rosemead High School
Rosemead, CA
Silver Medal San Gabriel High School
San Gabriel, CA
Silver Medal San Marino High School
San Marino, CA
Silver Medal Santa Fe High School
Santa Fe Springs, CA
Silver Medal Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies
Reseda, CA
Silver Medal South Pasadena High School
South Pasadena, CA
Silver Medal Temple City High School
Temple City, CA
Bronze Medal Valley Alternative Magnet
Van Nuys, CA
Silver Medal Van Nuys High School
Van Nuys, CA
Bronze Medal Verdugo Academy
La Crescenta, CA
Silver Medal Village Academy High School
Pomona, CA
Bronze Medal Wallis Annenberg High School
Los Angeles, CA
Silver Medal Walnut High School
Walnut, CA
Gold Medal Whitney High School
Cerritos, CA

Madera County

Bronze Medal Gould Educational Center
Madera, CA

Marin County

Silver Medal Redwood High School
Larkspur, CA
Silver Medal Tamalpais High School
Mill Valley, CA

Mendocino County

Silver Medal Anderson Valley High School
Boonville, CA
Silver Medal Fort Bragg High School
Fort Bragg, CA

Merced County

Silver Medal Livingston High School
Livingston, CA

Orange County

Bronze Medal Anaheim High School
Anaheim, CA
Silver Medal Arnold O. Beckman High School
Irvine, CA
Silver Medal Bolsa Grande High School
Garden Grove, CA
Silver Medal Corona Del Mar High School
Newport Beach, CA
Silver Medal Cypress High School
Cypress, CA
Silver Medal Foothill High School
Santa Ana, CA
Silver Medal Garden Grove High School
Garden Grove, CA
Bronze Medal Hope Special Education Center
Buena Park, CA
Silver Medal Irvine High School
Irvine, CA
Silver Medal Laguna Hills High School
Laguna Hills, CA
Silver Medal La Quinta High School
Westminster, CA
Silver Medal Los Amigos High School
Fountain Valley, CA
Silver Medal Middle College High School
Santa Ana, CA
Silver Medal Northwood High School
Irvine, CA
Bronze Medal Nova Academy
Santa Ana, CA
Silver Medal Orange County High School of the Arts
Santa Ana, CA
Gold Medal Oxford Academy
Cypress, CA
Bronze Medal Rancho Alamitos High School
Garden Grove, CA
Silver Medal Santiago High School
Garden Grove, CA
Silver Medal Segerstrom High School
Santa Ana, CA
Silver Medal Sunny Hills High School
Fullerton, CA
Silver Medal Troy High School
Fullerton, CA
Silver Medal University High School
Irvine, CA
Bronze Medal Western High School
Anaheim, CA

Plumas County

Bronze Medal Chester Junior-Senior High School
Chester, CA
Bronze Medal Greenville Junior-Senior High School
Greenville, CA

Riverside County

Bronze Medal Hemet Senior High School
Hemet, CA
Bronze Medal Victress Bower School for Exceptional Studies
Norco, CA

Sacramento County

Bronze Medal Florin High School
Sacramento, CA
Bronze Medal Futures High School
North Highlands, CA
Bronze Medal Natomas Charter #19
Sacramento, CA
Silver Medal Pleasant Grove High School
Elk Grove, CA
Bronze Medal Sacramento Charter High School
Sacramento, CA
Bronze Medal Valley High School
Sacramento, CA
Silver Medal West Campus High School
Sacramento, CA

San Bernardino County

Silver Medal Academy for Academic Excellence
Apple Valley, CA
Bronze Medal Anderson School
San Bernardino, CA
Bronze Medal Middle College High School (San Bernardino)
San Bernardino, CA

San Diego County

Honorable Mention La Jolla High School
La Jolla, CA
Bronze Medal Learn, Explore, Achieve, Discover and Serve (LEADS) at San Diego High
San Diego, CA
Silver Medal Poway High School
Poway, CA
Silver Medal River Valley Charter School
Lakeside, CA
Bronze Medal San Diego Metropolitan Regional Career & Technical
San Diego, CA
Bronze Medal School of International Business at Kearny High (SIB)
San Diego, CA
Gold Medal School of International Studies San Diego High School
San Diego, CA
Gold Medal The Preuss School UCSD
La Jolla, CA

San Francisco County

Silver Medal Galileo Academy of Science and Technology
San Francisco, CA
Silver Medal George Washington High School
San Francisco, CA
Gold Medal Lowell High School
San Francisco, CA

San Joaquin County

Bronze Medal Benjamin Holt College Preparatory Academy
Stockton, CA
Bronze Medal Middle College High School (Stockton)
Stockton, CA
Bronze Medal Walton Development Center
Stockton, CA

San Luis Obispo County

Silver Medal Morro Bay High School
Morro Bay, CA

San Mateo County

Honorable Mention Summit Preparatory Charter High
Redwood City, CA

Santa Clara County

Gold Medal Henry M. Gunn High School
Palo Alto, CA
Silver Medal Homestead High School
Cupertino, CA
Gold Medal Lynbrook High School
San Jose, CA
Gold Medal Monta Vista High School
Cupertino, CA
Silver Medal Mountain View High School
Mountain View, CA
Gold Medal Palo Alto High School
Palo Alto, CA
Gold Medal Saratoga High School
Saratoga, CA

Santa Cruz County

Gold Medal Pacific Collegiate School
Santa Cruz, CA

Shasta County

Bronze Medal Anderson New Technology High School
Anderson, CA
Bronze Medal Fall River Junior-Senior High School
McArthur, CA
Bronze Medal Foothill High School
Palo Cedro, CA
Silver Medal University Preparatory School
Redding, CA

Siskiyou County

Bronze Medal Happy Camp High School
Happy Camp, CA
Bronze Medal Tulelake High School
Tulelake, CA

Sonoma County

Bronze Medal Geyserville Educational Park High School
Geyserville, CA
Bronze Medal Roseland Charter
Santa Rosa, CA
Bronze Medal Technology High School
Rohnert Park, CA

Stanislaus County

Bronze Medal Central Valley High School
Ceres, CA
Bronze Medal Waterford High School
Waterford, CA

Sutter County

Bronze Medal Live Oak High School
Live Oak, CA

Tehama County

Bronze Medal Los Molinos High School
Los Molinos, CA

Trinity County

Bronze Medal Hayfork High School
Hayfork, CA

Tuolumne County

Bronze Medal Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy
Tuolumne, CA

Ventura County

Silver Medal Foothill Technology High School
Ventura, CA
Silver Medal Oak Park High School
Oak Park, CA

Yolo County

Silver Medal Davis Senior High School
Davis, CA

Yuba County

Bronze Medal Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts
Marysville, CA