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Explore the best charter high schools in your area based on dozens of key student statistics and over 4.6 million student and parent reviews. A high ranking indicates that the school is an exceptional academic institution with a diverse set of high-achieving students who rate their experience very highly.

Niche Public High School Rankings Methodology: Best Charter High Schools

The Best Charter High Schools ranking provides a comprehensive assessment of the overall experience at non-magnet, non-online public charter high schools in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. It uses data sourced from various government and public data sets, Niche’s own proprietary data, and 4,625,227 opinion-based survey responses across a variety of topics from 287,560 current students, recent alumni, and parents.

A high ranking in Overall Experience generally indicates that:

 Students are very happy with their experiences in all aspects, including academics, teachers, health, safety, resources, facilities, extracurriculars, sports, and fitness;

 The school is an exceptional academic institution in terms of teachers, students, resources for learning, and student outcomes;

 The school is made up of a diverse population and fosters an accepting, positive school culture;

 Students are actively involved in a variety of extracurriculars and sports the school offers.

High Schools Assessed by This Ranking

At the time of calculation, our database contained records for 22,985 public high schools. For the purposes of this ranking, a public high school is considered to be a school that offers 12th grade, has at least 5 enrolled seniors, and has an average grade size of at least 15 students schoolwide. Schools were not included in the ranking process if they did not meet these minimum requirements. Of the schools that identified as charter, the final ranking results in 771 high schools receiving a grade, with 501 of those also receiving a numerical ranking.

Factors Considered Factor Description Source Weight

Academics Grade Niche Academics grade, which incorporates statistics and student, alumni, Niche 50%

and parent surveys regarding academics at the school. Read the grade methodology.

Health & Safety Niche Health & Safety grade, which incorporates statistics and student, Niche 10%

Grade alumni, and parent surveys regarding health and safety at the school. Read grade the methodology.

Student Culture & Niche Student Culture & Diversity grade, which incorporates statistics and Niche 10%

Diversity Grade student, alumni, and parent surveys regarding culture and diversity at the grade school. Read the methodology.

Survey Responses Parent and student opinions about the overall experience at the high school Niche users 10% they currently or recently attend(ed). Includes 556,102 opinions about overall experience from 211,873 unique students, recent alumni, and parents. Minimum 7 unique respondents required at each school.

Teachers Grade Niche Teachers grade, which incorporates statistics and student, alumni, and Niche 10%

parent surveys regarding teachers at the school. Read the methodology. grade

Resources & Niche Resources & Facilities grade, which incorporates statistics and Niche 5%

Facilities Grade student, alumni, and parent surveys regarding resources and facilities at the grade school. Read the methodology.

Extracurriculars & Niche Extracurriculars & Activities grade, which incorporates statistics and Niche 2.5%

Activities Grade student, alumni, and parent surveys regarding clubs and activities at the grade school. Read the methodology.

Sports & Fitness Niche Sports & Fitness grade, which incorporates statistics and student, Niche 2.5%

Grade alumni, and parent surveys regarding athletics and general fitness at the grade school. Read the methodology.

Statistics obtained from the U.S. Department of Education represent the most recent data available, usually from 2011– 2012, as self-reported by the schools.

School Rankings Best Charter High Schools California Best Charter High Schools in California

1 Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA) Anaheim-Santa Ana-Garden Grove Township, CA 2 University High School, Fresno, CA 3 The Preuss School San Diego, CA 4 Dr. Olga Mohan High School , CA 5 El Camino Real Senior High School San Fernando Valley Township, CA 6 University Preparatory School Redding Township, CA 7 High Tech High School San Diego, CA 8 Guajome Park Academy Charter Oceanside-Escondido Township, CA 9 Natomas Sacramento, CA 10 Port of Los Angeles, CA 11 Da Vinci Charter Academy Davis Township, CA 12 Helix High School San Diego, CA 13 High Tech High - International La Mesa, CA 14 Escondido Charter High School Oceanside-Escondido Township, CA 15 Leadership Public Schools Hayward, CA 16 Classical Academy High School Oceanside-Escondido Township, CA 17 Hawthorne Math & Science Academy Hawthorne, CA 18 Alliance Marc & Eva Stern Math & Science High Los Angeles, CA School 19 The Grove School Redlands, CA 20 High Tech High - Media Arts San Diego, CA 21 Steele Canyon High School Jamul Township, CA 22 River Valley Charter School Winter Gardens, CA 23 Vaughn Next Century Learning Center San Fernando Valley Township, CA 24 Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep High School Sacramento, CA 25 Nuview Bridge Early College High School Perris Valley Township, CA 26 Academy for Academic Excellence Victorville-Hesperia Township, CA 27 Health Sciences High School San Diego, CA 28 Birmingham Community Charter High School San Fernando Valley Township, CA 29 Lennox Mathematics, Science & Technology Academy Lennox, CA 30 Animo Leadership High School Inglewood, CA 31 Huntington Park College Ready Academy High School South Gate-East Los Angeles Township, CA 32 Elise P. Buckingham Charter Magnet High School Vacaville Township, CA 33 Aspire Benjamin Holt College Preparatory Academy Stockton, CA 34 CHAMPS Charter High School of the Arts - Multimedia San Fernando Valley Township, CA & Performing 35 George Washington Carver School of Arts & Science Rancho Cordova, CA 36 Gateway High School San Francisco, CA 37 Environmental Charter High School Lawndale, CA 38 Millennium Charter School Tracy, CA 39 American Indian Public High School Oakland, CA 40 Camino Nuevo High School Los Angeles, CA 41 Lemoore Middle College High School Lemoore Township, CA 42 Temecula Preparatory School Murrieta Township, CA 43 The Met Sacramento High School Sacramento, CA 44 California Military Institute Perris Valley Township, CA 45 Oakland School for the Arts Oakland, CA 46 View Park Preparatory Accelerated High School Los Angeles, CA 47 Heritage College-Ready High School Los Angeles, CA 48 Six Rivers Charter High School Arcata Township, CA 49 Anderson New Technology High School Anderson, CA 50 Santa Rosa Academy Perris Valley Township, CA 51 Sacramento Charter High School Sacramento, CA 52 New Technology High School Sacramento, CA 53 Leadership Public Schools - RichmondWest Contra Costa Township, CA 54 City Honors College Preparatory Charter School Inglewood, CA 55 New Designs Charter School Los Angeles, CA 56 California Academy for Liberal Studies (CALS) Early Los Angeles, CA College High School 57 Gertz-Ressler Academy High School Los Angeles, CA 58 Excelsior Education Center Victorville, CA 59 Roseland University Prep Charter School Santa Rosa, CA 60 Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin ParkLa Cañada Flintridge, CA 61 Wallis Annenberg High School Los Angeles, CA 62 William & Carol Ouchi High School Los Angeles, CA 63 Animo Ralph Bunche Charter High School Los Angeles, CA 64 Animo Pat Brown Charter High SchoolSouth Gate- East Los Angeles Township, CA 65 Bright Star Secondary Charter Academy Los Angeles, CA 66 Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy Oakland, CA 67 NOVA Academy Early College High School Anaheim-Santa Ana-Garden Grove Township, CA 68 Venture Academy Stockton, CA 69 Los Angeles International Charter High School Los Angeles, CA 70 Animo Venice Charter High School Los Angeles, CA 71 School of Arts & Enterprise East San Gabriel Valley Township, CA 72 Riverside Preparatory School Victorville-Hesperia Township, CA 73 Animo Oscar De La Hoya Charter High School Los Angeles, CA 74 City Arts & Tech High School San Francisco, CA 75 Connecting Waters Charter School Waterford Township, CA 76 Alain Leroy Locke High School Los Angeles, CA 77 Animo Charter High School Westmont, CA 78 Charter School of San Diego San Diego, CA 79 Encore Junior/Senior High School for the Performing & Hesperia, CA Visual Arts 80 Frederick Douglass Academy High School Los Angeles, CA 81 Los Angeles Leadership Academy Los Angeles, CA 82 Mare Island Technology Academy Vallejo, CA 83 Options for Youth Public Charter School - San San Bernardino, CA Bernardino 84 San Jacinto Valley AcademyHemet- San Jacinto Township, CA