The Brief
- Nearly 1,700 California high schools were featured in the new 2025-2026 U.S. News & World Report rankings.
- Whitney High School in Cerritos was named the best in the state and ranked 16th nationally.
- The rankings were based on six factors, including college readiness, graduation rates, and state test performance.
LOS ANGELES – U.S. News & World Report released their findings for 2025-2026 Best Public High Schools – and nearly 2,000 California high schools made the list!
Overall, the Golden State ranked 24th in the country for education, based on both higher education and kindergarten through 12th grade, according to U.S. News.
The analysis of the best public high schools uses several factors that include college readiness, state assessment proficiency, state assessment performance, underserved student performance, and graduation rate.…