California schools with National Merit semifinalists

Every California school with National Merit semifinalists in the class of 2027, ranked by the number of students recognized.The National Merit Scholarship Program is an annual academic competition that recognizes high-achieving high school students and awards college scholarships. Students typically enter by taking the PSAT/NMSQT during junior year, and semifinalists can advance to become finalists and compete for scholarships.

382 schools · Class of 2027

2,260 semifinalists were named across these schools on September 9, 2026. Schools with the same count share a statewide rank.

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1	The Harker School	San Jose	84	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
2	Canyon Crest Academy	San Diego	55	San Dieguito Union High	Public	91.9%	85.7%	11.8%
3	Mission San Jose High	Fremont	49	Fremont Unified	Public	85.3%	83.0%	18.1%
4	American High	Fremont	46	Fremont Unified	Public	88.6%	77.4%	24.9%
4	Lynbrook High	San Jose	46	Fremont Union High	Public	93.5%	89.1%	6.5%
6	Harvard-Westlake School	Studio City	45	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
7	Saratoga High	Saratoga	38	Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High	Public	90.2%	84.9%	3.4%
8	Dougherty Valley High	San Ramon	37	San Ramon Valley Unified	Public	89.8%	80.0%	8.1%
9	BASIS Independent Silicon Valley	San Jose	35	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
9	Palo Alto High	Palo Alto	35	Palo Alto Unified	Public	82.3%	77.9%	13.5%
11	Henry M. Gunn High	Palo Alto	34	Palo Alto Unified	Public	82.2%	80.6%	11.8%
11	Irvington High	Fremont	34	Fremont Unified	Public	86.0%	75.1%	24.7%
13	Troy High	Fullerton	33	Fullerton Joint Union High	Public	85.5%	75.5%	39.9%
13	Valley Christian High School	San Jose	33	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
15	Bellarmine College Preparatory	San Jose	32	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
16	Cupertino High	Cupertino	31	Fremont Union High	Public	85.3%	82.0%	10.2%
17	Amador Valley High	Pleasanton	30	Pleasanton Unified	Public	77.4%	68.7%	8.3%
17	Monta Vista High	Cupertino	30	Fremont Union High	Public	85.5%	87.0%	6.0%
19	Archbishop Mitty High School	San Jose	29	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
20	Homestead High	Cupertino	27	Fremont Union High	Public	80.8%	70.3%	15.9%
21	Foothill High	Pleasanton	25	Pleasanton Unified	Public	86.6%	73.8%	9.0%
22	Carlmont High	Belmont	23	Sequoia Union High	Public	87.3%	75.0%	9.7%
22	University High	Irvine	23	Irvine Unified	Public	70.4%	67.9%	23.1%
24	Los Altos High	Los Altos	21	Mountain View-Los Altos Union High	Public	77.3%	66.5%	16.6%
24	Sage Hill School	Newport Beach	21	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
26	Mountain View High	Mountain View	19	Mountain View-Los Altos Union High	Public	88.3%	72.6%	12.8%
26	Westview High	San Diego	19	Poway Unified	Public	86.7%	73.3%	12.2%
28	Del Norte High	San Diego	18	Poway Unified	Public	78.7%	74.0%	9.6%
28	Emerald High	Dublin	18	Dublin Unified	Public	85.3%	71.9%	12.2%
28	Northwood High	Irvine	18	Irvine Unified	Public	77.7%	71.1%	19.1%
31	Arnold O. Beckman High	Irvine	17	Tustin Unified	Public	76.8%	58.4%	44.5%
31	College Preparatory School	Oakland	17	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
31	Menlo-Atherton High	Atherton	17	Sequoia Union High	Public	68.3%	52.5%	33.7%
31	Palos Verdes Peninsula High	Rolling Hills Estates	17	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	Public	84.2%	71.9%	12.0%
35	BASIS Independent	Fremont	16	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
35	California High	San Ramon	16	San Ramon Valley Unified	Public	85.2%	66.1%	8.7%
35	Portola High	Irvine	16	Irvine Unified	Public	77.5%	66.3%	17.9%
38	The Bishop’S School	La Jolla	15	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
38	The Nueva School	San Mateo	15	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
40	Aragon High	San Mateo	14	San Mateo Union High	Public	81.4%	65.0%	16.9%
40	Davis Senior High	Davis	14	Davis Joint Unified	Public	80.8%	65.7%	31.3%
40	Monte Vista High	Danville	14	San Ramon Valley Unified	Public	78.9%	64.4%	5.4%
40	North Hollywood Senior High	North Hollywood	14	Los Angeles Unified	Public	72.9%	41.8%	72.0%
40	Oak Park High	Oak Park	14	Oak Park Unified	Public	83.5%	71.0%	12.7%
45	Crystal Springs Uplands School	Hillsborough	13	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
45	Diamond Bar High	Diamond Bar	13	Walnut Valley Unified	Public	78.2%	67.8%	22.8%
45	Stratford Preparatory School	San Jose	13	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
48	Burlingame High	Burlingame	12	San Mateo Union High	Public	76.3%	61.1%	13.4%
48	California Academy of Mathematics and Science	Carson	12	Long Beach Unified	Public	93.8%	90.7%	37.4%
48	Menlo School	Atherton	12	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
48	OCSA	Santa Ana	12	Orange County Department of Education	Public	84.6%	70.1%	16.0%
48	Scripps Ranch High	San Diego	12	San Diego Unified	Public	87.4%	74.3%	19.8%
48	St. Francis High School	Mountain View	12	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
48	Webb Schools	Claremont	12	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
55	Geffen Academy At UCLA	Los Angeles	11	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
55	Leigh High	San Jose	11	Campbell Union High	Public	77.5%	66.0%	18.0%
55	Milpitas High	Milpitas	11	Milpitas Unified	Public	70.1%	57.9%	44.0%
55	Mira Costa High	Manhattan Beach	11	Manhattan Beach Unified	Public	84.3%	63.4%	7.0%
59	Dublin High	Dublin	10	Dublin Unified	Public	77.4%	65.3%	16.9%
59	Pinewood School	Los Altos Hills	10	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
59	Quarry Lane School	Dublin	10	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
59	San Marino High	San Marino	10	San Marino Unified	Public	89.2%	85.6%	11.7%
59	Torrey Pines High	San Diego	10	San Dieguito Union High	Public	79.1%	66.6%	18.1%
59	Washington High	Fremont	10	Fremont Unified	Public	69.6%	54.1%	37.5%
59	Whitney (Gretchen) High	Cerritos	10	ABC Unified	Public	99.0%	99.0%	31.6%
66	Irvine High	Irvine	9	Irvine Unified	Public	63.8%	56.5%	22.9%
66	Lick – Wilmerding High School	San Francisco	9	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
66	Oxford Academy	Cypress	9	Anaheim Union High	Public	98.9%	96.7%	50.0%
66	South Pasadena Senior High	South Pasadena	9	South Pasadena Unified	Public	80.5%	66.7%	15.2%
70	Head-Royce School	Oakland	8	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
70	Los Gatos High	Los Gatos	8	Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High	Public	77.0%	60.7%	6.8%
70	Lowell High	San Francisco	8	San Francisco Unified	Public	93.4%	87.3%	42.5%
70	Polytechnic School	Pasadena	8	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
70	Santa Clara High	Santa Clara	8	Santa Clara Unified	Public	69.9%	44.1%	25.1%
70	Sunny Hills High	Fullerton	8	Fullerton Joint Union High	Public	77.7%	61.1%	49.3%
70	The King’S Academy	Sunnyvale	8	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
70	Vista del Lago High	Folsom	8	Folsom-Cordova Unified	Public	78.2%	57.5%	7.3%
70	West Ranch High	Valencia	8	William S. Hart Union High	Public	87.0%	60.4%	13.4%
79	Arcadia High	Arcadia	7	Arcadia Unified	Public	70.0%	58.7%	26.0%
79	Campolindo High	Moraga	7	Acalanes Union High	Public	88.4%	76.7%	5.4%
79	Castilleja School	Palo Alto	7	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
79	Flintridge Preparatory School	La Canada Flintridge	7	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
79	Folsom High	Folsom	7	Folsom-Cordova Unified	Public	75.5%	55.3%	21.0%
79	Francis W. Parker School	San Diego	7	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
79	La Canada High	La Canada Flintridge	7	La Canada Unified	Public	89.0%	82.7%	4.7%
79	Loyola High School	Los Angeles	7	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
79	Palos Verdes High	Palos Verdes Estates	7	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	Public	77.2%	54.1%	8.6%
79	Prospect High	Saratoga	7	Campbell Union High	Public	59.1%	43.5%	49.2%
79	Santa Monica High	Santa Monica	7	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	Public	83.4%	56.5%	35.7%
79	Stevenson School	Pebble Beach	7	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
79	Windward School	Los Angeles	7	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
92	Adrian Wilcox High	Santa Clara	6	Santa Clara Unified	Public	74.8%	47.7%	27.5%
92	Cate School	Carpinteria	6	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
92	Chadwick School	Palos Verdes Peninsula	6	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
92	Dos Pueblos Senior High	Goleta	6	Santa Barbara Unified	Public	71.2%	48.2%	44.0%
92	Leland High	San Jose	6	San Jose Unified	Public	79.9%	70.5%	11.4%
92	Martin Luther King Jr. High	Riverside	6	Riverside Unified	Public	69.4%	39.5%	54.7%
92	Newbury Park High	Newbury Park	6	Conejo Valley Unified	Public	66.9%	46.4%	17.7%
92	Redondo Union High	Redondo Beach	6	Redondo Beach Unified	Public	76.7%	53.5%	18.4%
92	Sacred Heart Preparatory School	Atherton	6	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
92	San Mateo High	San Mateo	6	San Mateo Union High	Public	62.1%	47.8%	38.9%
92	Westlake High	Westlake Village	6	Conejo Valley Unified	Public	64.1%	49.8%	18.1%
92	Woodbridge High	Irvine	6	Irvine Unified	Public	74.2%	60.4%	25.1%
104	Agoura High	Agoura Hills	5	Las Virgenes Unified	Public	71.8%	50.0%	26.2%
104	Albany High	Albany	5	Albany City Unified	Public	84.0%	69.1%	31.1%
104	Branham High	San Jose	5	Campbell Union High	Public	73.0%	52.1%	31.5%
104	Evergreen Valley High	San Jose	5	East Side Union High	Public	82.3%	65.3%	30.0%
104	Fairmont Preparatory Academy	Anaheim	5	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
104	Fountain Valley High	Fountain Valley	5	Huntington Beach Union High	Public	80.8%	60.9%	52.5%
104	Granite Bay High	Granite Bay	5	Roseville Joint Union High	Public	78.9%	67.4%	25.0%
104	Great Oak High	Temecula	5	Temecula Valley Unified	Public	82.2%	54.6%	24.6%
104	La Jolla Country Day School	La Jolla	5	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
104	Miramonte High	Orinda	5	Acalanes Union High	Public	94.0%	72.4%	4.7%
104	Notre Dame High School	San Jose	5	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
104	Pacific Ridge School	Carlsbad	5	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
104	Piedmont Hills High	San Jose	5	East Side Union High	Public	76.9%	56.1%	37.9%
104	Santa Margarita Catholic High School	Rancho Santa Margarita	5	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
104	Science Academy STEM Magnet	North Hollywood	5	Los Angeles Unified	Public	98.8%	99.4%	36.2%
104	Urban School	San Francisco	5	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
104	Westmont High	Campbell	5	Campbell Union High	Public	68.6%	53.0%	42.0%
104	Woodside Priory School	Portola Valley	5	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
122	Acalanes High	Lafayette	4	Acalanes Union High	Public	85.2%	70.3%	7.3%
122	Branson School	Ross	4	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
122	Crean Lutheran High School	Irvine	4	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
122	Crescenta Valley High	La Crescenta	4	Glendale Unified	Public	84.4%	65.5%	38.9%
122	Granada Hills Charter	Granada Hills	4	Los Angeles Unified	Public	74.2%	61.1%	47.3%
122	Hillbrook Upper School	San Jose	4	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
122	Hillsdale High	San Mateo	4	San Mateo Union High	Public	67.7%	43.4%	26.0%
122	J Serra Catholic High School	San Juan Capistrano	4	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
122	La Jolla High	La Jolla	4	San Diego Unified	Public	70.7%	59.0%	30.2%
122	Los Alamitos High	Los Alamitos	4	Los Alamitos Unified	Public	80.6%	58.0%	16.4%
122	Los Osos High	Rancho Cucamonga	4	Chaffey Joint Union High	Public	83.0%	58.8%	44.3%
122	Mills High	Millbrae	4	San Mateo Union High	Public	79.8%	63.1%	20.5%
122	Mt. Carmel High	San Diego	4	Poway Unified	Public	72.7%	57.0%	17.6%
122	Northgate High	Walnut Creek	4	Mt. Diablo Unified	Public	82.9%	61.0%	22.5%
122	Palisades Charter High	Pacific Palisades	4	Los Angeles Unified	Public	62.5%	38.2%	21.6%
122	Presentation High School	San Jose	4	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
122	Redlands Senior High	Redlands	4	Redlands Unified	Public	70.7%	42.2%	61.9%
122	Redwood High	Larkspur	4	Tamalpais Union High	Public	82.1%	68.2%	8.2%
122	St. Francis High School	Sacramento	4	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
122	Tesoro High	Rancho Santa Margarita	4	Capistrano Unified	Public	85.4%	65.4%	23.5%
122	The Buckley School	Sherman Oaks	4	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
122	University Preparatory Academy Charter	San Jose	4	Santa Clara County Office of Education	Public	80.1%	65.6%	27.8%
122	Valencia High	Placentia	4	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	Public	67.0%	42.9%	67.9%
122	Woodside High	Woodside	4	Sequoia Union High	Public	57.2%	43.3%	29.1%
146	Academy of the Canyons	Santa Clarita	3	William S. Hart Union High	Public	94.8%	82.5%	16.4%
146	Bay School	San Francisco	3	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
146	Berkeley High	Berkeley	3	Berkeley Unified	Public	71.5%	59.1%	25.3%
146	Bishop Montgomery High School	Torrance	3	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
146	Calabasas High	Calabasas	3	Las Virgenes Unified	Public	75.8%	52.4%	24.9%
146	Castro Valley High	Castro Valley	3	Castro Valley Unified	Public	60.5%	42.7%	40.0%
146	Cathedral Catholic High School	San Diego	3	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
146	Chaminade College Preparatory	West Hills	3	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
146	Chino Hills High	Chino Hills	3	Chino Valley Unified	Public	68.2%	47.3%	51.7%
146	Clovis North High	Fresno	3	Clovis Unified	Public	93.8%	68.1%	28.0%
146	Cypress High	Cypress	3	Anaheim Union High	Public	70.5%	48.9%	60.8%
146	Eleanor Roosevelt High	Eastvale	3	Corona-Norco Unified	Public	74.5%	55.8%	66.3%
146	Glendora High	Glendora	3	Glendora Unified	Public	67.0%	51.8%	21.2%
146	Granada High	Livermore	3	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	Public	67.5%	51.2%	16.1%
146	Huntington Beach High	Huntington Beach	3	Huntington Beach Union High	Public	72.8%	46.8%	33.8%
146	Jesuit High School	Carmichael	3	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
146	John F. Kennedy High	Fremont	3	Fremont Unified	Public	58.1%	32.4%	54.4%
146	Joseph A. Gregori High	Modesto	3	Modesto City High	Public	61.2%	34.1%	58.6%
146	Junipero Serra High School	San Mateo	3	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
146	Kehillah Jewish High School	Palo Alto	3	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
146	Khan Lab School	Mountain View	3	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
146	Maria Carrillo High	Santa Rosa	3	Santa Rosa High	Public	63.9%	39.5%	36.5%
146	Marin Academy	San Rafael	3	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
146	Mark Keppel High	Alhambra	3	Alhambra Unified	Public	73.8%	61.5%	42.3%
146	Marlborough School	Los Angeles	3	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
146	Moreau Catholic High School	Hayward	3	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
146	Mountain House High	Mountain House	3	Lammersville Joint Unified	Public	80.4%	63.9%	11.2%
146	Oaks Christian School	Westlake Village	3	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
146	Piedmont High	Piedmont	3	Piedmont City Unified	Public	95.3%	79.3%	3.5%
146	Rancho Cucamonga High	Rancho Cucamonga	3	Chaffey Joint Union High	Public	69.6%	45.8%	57.7%
146	Sage Creek High	Carlsbad	3	Carlsbad Unified	Public	79.5%	60.2%	29.9%
146	San Francisco University High School	San Francisco	3	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
146	San Juan Hills High	San Juan Capistrano	3	Capistrano Unified	Public	74.2%	53.6%	38.2%
146	San Marcos High	San Marcos	3	San Marcos Unified	Public	56.4%	36.3%	32.0%
146	Sequoia High	Redwood City	3	Sequoia Union High	Public	62.8%	37.4%	40.0%
146	St. Ignatius College Preparatory School	San Francisco	3	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
146	St. Margaret’S Episcopal School	San Juan Capistrano	3	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
146	The Archer School For Girls	Los Angeles	3	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
146	Viewpoint School	Calabasas	3	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
146	Westridge School	Pasadena	3	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
186	Adolfo Camarillo High	Camarillo	2	Oxnard Union High	Public	61.8%	33.8%	40.9%
186	Aliso Niguel High	Aliso Viejo	2	Capistrano Unified	Public	79.2%	53.9%	33.2%
186	Anderson W. Clark Magnet High	La Crescenta	2	Glendale Unified	Public	77.6%	76.0%	67.1%
186	Bentley School	Lafayette	2	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
186	Beverly Hills High	Beverly Hills	2	Beverly Hills Unified	Public	74.7%	60.3%	30.6%
186	Brentwood School	Los Angeles	2	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
186	California School of the Arts - San Gabriel Valley	Duarte	2	Duarte Unified	Public	84.6%	48.7%	19.7%
186	Campbell Hall	Studio City	2	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
186	Canyon High	Anaheim	2	Orange Unified	Public	74.9%	45.2%	31.7%
186	Carlsbad High	Carlsbad	2	Carlsbad Unified	Public	76.0%	48.6%	32.0%
186	Claremont High	Claremont	2	Claremont Unified	Public	76.1%	51.7%	35.2%
186	College Park High	Pleasant Hill	2	Mt. Diablo Unified	Public	67.0%	43.6%	40.5%
186	Connecting Waters Charter - East Bay	Waterford	2	Alameda County Office of Education	Public	73.1%	52.2%	30.4%
186	Crossroads School	Santa Monica	2	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
186	Culver City High	Culver City	2	Culver City Unified	Public	78.5%	49.0%	28.7%
186	Da Vinci Charter Academy	Davis	2	Davis Joint Unified	Public	72.4%	55.4%	24.7%
186	De La Salle High School	Concord	2	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
186	Design Tech High	Redwood City	2	San Mateo Union High	Public	80.9%	59.3%	7.2%
186	Foothill High	Santa Ana	2	Tustin Unified	Public	67.0%	41.2%	47.9%
186	Franklin High	Elk Grove	2	Elk Grove Unified	Public	57.8%	46.3%	39.9%
186	Gabrielino High	San Gabriel	2	San Gabriel Unified	Public	62.7%	49.8%	70.0%
186	James Logan High	Union City	2	New Haven Unified	Public	57.6%	40.5%	53.2%
186	John A. Rowland High	Rowland Heights	2	Rowland Unified	Public	61.6%	43.9%	72.9%
186	La Quinta High	Westminster	2	Garden Grove Unified	Public	83.1%	69.8%	76.3%
186	Las Lomas High	Walnut Creek	2	Acalanes Union High	Public	67.0%	50.8%	15.6%
186	Loma Linda Academy	Loma Linda	2	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
186	Lycee Francais	San Francisco	2	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
186	Mira Loma High	Sacramento	2	San Juan Unified	Public	52.0%	35.8%	66.3%
186	Mission Viejo High	Mission Viejo	2	Saddleback Valley Unified	Public	65.0%	50.6%	40.9%
186	Oakwood School	North Hollywood	2	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
186	Ocean Grove Charter	Placerville	2	San Lorenzo Valley Unified	Public	62.3%	46.8%	26.7%
186	Polytechnic High	Long Beach	2	Long Beach Unified	Public	55.3%	31.6%	59.5%
186	Proof School	San Francisco	2	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
186	Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory	San Francisco	2	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
186	Santa Cruz High	Santa Cruz	2	Santa Cruz City High	Public	72.1%	55.6%	22.9%
186	Servite High School	Anaheim	2	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
186	Sierra High	Manteca	2	Manteca Unified	Public	67.6%	40.9%	56.3%
186	South High	Torrance	2	Torrance Unified	Public	76.9%	65.3%	22.8%
186	Taft Charter High	Woodland Hills	2	Los Angeles Unified	Public	65.2%	42.4%	56.6%
186	Technology High	Rohnert Park	2	Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified	Public	92.9%	85.7%	28.0%
186	Temple City High	Temple City	2	Temple City Unified	Public	63.1%	57.1%	36.9%
186	The Cambridge School	San Diego	2	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
186	University City High	San Diego	2	San Diego Unified	Public	75.5%	52.1%	48.9%
186	Walnut High	Walnut	2	Walnut Valley Unified	Public	80.4%	61.9%	24.1%
186	Westmoor High	Daly City	2	Jefferson Union High	Public	61.1%	31.1%	41.1%
231	Alameda High	Alameda	1	Alameda Unified	Public	78.9%	61.7%	30.5%
231	Alexander Hamilton Senior High	Los Angeles	1	Los Angeles Unified	Public	60.5%	28.1%	76.1%
231	Ann Sobrato High	Morgan Hill	1	Morgan Hill Unified	Public	66.6%	43.1%	30.9%
231	Archbishop Riordan High School	San Francisco	1	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	Archie Williams High	San Anselmo	1	Tamalpais Union High	Public	83.0%	56.0%	10.3%
231	Arlington High	Riverside	1	Riverside Unified	Public	54.2%	17.7%	80.9%
231	Arrowhead Christian Academy Upper School	Redlands	1	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	Athenian School	Danville	1	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	Benjamin Franklin Senior High	Los Angeles	1	Los Angeles Unified	Public	55.7%	27.6%	87.4%
231	Berean Christian High School	Walnut Creek	1	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	Bishop O’Dowd High School	Oakland	1	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	Burbank High	Burbank	1	Burbank Unified	Public	56.7%	37.4%	38.4%
231	C. K. McClatchy High	Sacramento	1	Sacramento City Unified	Public	51.1%	28.2%	50.3%
231	Cal Coast Academy	San Diego	1	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	California Crosspoint High School	Hayward	1	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	California Online Schools	San Juan Capistrano	1	N/A	Public	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	Calistoga Junior/Senior High	Calistoga	1	Calistoga Joint Unified	Public	43.2%	23.7%	88.2%
231	Canyon Hills High	San Diego	1	San Diego Unified	Public	50.2%	32.3%	58.5%
231	Cerritos High	Cerritos	1	ABC Unified	Public	76.7%	43.5%	44.9%
231	Chaparral High	Temecula	1	Temecula Valley Unified	Public	70.2%	42.3%	39.4%
231	Circle of Independent Learning	Fremont	1	Fremont Unified	Public	60.6%	45.9%	46.2%
231	Clayton Valley Charter High	Concord	1	Contra Costa County Office of Education	Public	77.3%	45.5%	22.3%
231	Convent Of The Sacred Heart High School	San Francisco	1	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	Corona del Mar High	Newport Beach	1	Newport-Mesa Unified	Public	68.4%	59.5%	22.9%
231	Coronado High	Coronado	1	Coronado Unified	Public	79.5%	61.6%	14.6%
231	Cosumnes Oaks High	Elk Grove	1	Elk Grove Unified	Public	65.6%	40.0%	38.9%
231	Damien High School	La Verne	1	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	Dana Hills High	Dana Point	1	Capistrano Unified	Public	64.2%	43.8%	42.4%
231	De Toledo High School	West Hills	1	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	Del Oro High	Loomis	1	Placer Union High	Public	73.3%	56.1%	13.4%
231	Diamond Ranch High	Pomona	1	Pomona Unified	Public	67.9%	30.6%	78.7%
231	Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy	Gilroy	1	Gilroy Unified	Public	92.1%	85.5%	42.1%
231	EDUHSD Virtual Academy At Shenandoah	El Dorado	1	El Dorado Union High	Public	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	Eagle Rock High	Los Angeles	1	Los Angeles Unified	Public	70.0%	55.0%	51.6%
231	East Bay German International School	Emeryville	1	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	Edison High	Huntington Beach	1	Huntington Beach Union High	Public	69.9%	43.5%	27.3%
231	El Camino High	Oceanside	1	Oceanside Unified	Public	58.5%	31.2%	67.2%
231	El Camino Real Charter High	Woodland Hills	1	Los Angeles Unified	Public	60.8%	42.0%	38.2%
231	El Capitan High	Lakeside	1	Grossmont Union High	Public	55.2%	26.0%	52.2%
231	El Cerrito High	El Cerrito	1	West Contra Costa Unified	Public	56.4%	38.4%	40.8%
231	El Dorado High	Placerville	1	El Dorado Union High	Public	53.7%	27.0%	40.7%
231	El Toro High	Lake Forest	1	Saddleback Valley Unified	Public	66.0%	45.9%	50.2%
231	Esperanza High	Anaheim	1	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	Public	66.8%	47.9%	46.7%
231	Etiwanda High	Rancho Cucamonga	1	Chaffey Joint Union High	Public	76.0%	46.8%	54.6%
231	Fremont High	Sunnyvale	1	Fremont Union High	Public	57.9%	41.8%	23.9%
231	Frontier High	Bakersfield	1	Kern High	Public	68.1%	31.8%	35.8%
231	Fullerton Union High	Fullerton	1	Fullerton Joint Union High	Public	60.7%	34.5%	63.0%
231	Girls Academic Leadership Academy, Dr. Michelle Ki	Los Angeles	1	Los Angeles Unified	Public	89.0%	61.7%	56.7%
231	Glen A. Wilson High	Hacienda Heights	1	Hacienda la Puente Unified	Public	74.4%	57.8%	65.2%
231	Grover Cleveland Charter High	Reseda	1	Los Angeles Unified	Public	69.5%	45.0%	71.5%
231	Henry High	San Diego	1	San Diego Unified	Public	70.6%	48.4%	41.6%
231	Hercules High	Hercules	1	West Contra Costa Unified	Public	71.0%	36.0%	43.7%
231	Horizon Prep	Rancho Santa Fe	1	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	Inderkum High	Sacramento	1	Natomas Unified	Public	58.4%	30.6%	56.4%
231	International Polytechnic High	Pomona	1	Los Angeles County Office of Education	Public	88.7%	59.8%	26.9%
231	International School	San Francisco	1	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	International School Los Angeles	Burbank	1	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	James C. Enochs High	Modesto	1	Modesto City High	Public	64.8%	38.5%	45.5%
231	Justin-Siena High School	Napa	1	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	Kathleen MacDonald High	San Jose	1	Santa Clara Unified	Public	61.4%	28.1%	32.7%
231	La Costa Canyon High	Carlsbad	1	San Dieguito Union High	Public	81.7%	58.0%	18.4%
231	La Salle High School	Pasadena	1	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	Laguna Beach High	Laguna Beach	1	Laguna Beach Unified	Public	82.9%	60.4%	17.1%
231	Le Lycee Francais	Los Angeles	1	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	Liberty High	Bakersfield	1	Kern High	Public	64.9%	38.0%	43.6%
231	Lincoln (Abraham) High	San Francisco	1	San Francisco Unified	Public	55.9%	36.2%	54.5%
231	Lincoln High	Stockton	1	Lincoln Unified	Public	58.8%	21.7%	70.9%
231	Livermore High	Livermore	1	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	Public	54.1%	35.3%	23.8%
231	Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies	Los Angeles	1	Los Angeles Unified	Public	74.4%	53.2%	56.8%
231	Los Angeles Senior High	Los Angeles	1	Los Angeles Unified	Public	39.4%	17.3%	90.8%
231	Mammoth High	Mammoth Lakes	1	Mammoth Unified	Public	58.9%	23.3%	41.2%
231	Maybeck High School	Berkeley	1	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	Middle College High	San Pablo	1	West Contra Costa Unified	Public	84.1%	55.7%	65.0%
231	Middle College High	Stockton	1	Lodi Unified	Public	92.8%	61.5%	53.6%
231	Milken Community School	Los Angeles	1	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	Mission Bay High	San Diego	1	San Diego Unified	Public	74.1%	42.3%	44.4%
231	Modesto High	Modesto	1	Modesto City High	Public	46.1%	21.3%	83.7%
231	Mount Shasta High	Mount Shasta	1	Siskiyou Union High	Public	53.7%	25.9%	32.8%
231	New West Charter	Los Angeles	1	Los Angeles Unified	Public	70.7%	49.1%	N/A
231	North Salinas High	Salinas	1	Salinas Union High	Public	50.4%	14.4%	93.5%
231	North Tahoe High	Tahoe City	1	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	Public	63.1%	35.9%	36.1%
231	Notre Dame High School	Belmont	1	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	Oakwood School	Morgan Hill	1	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	Pacific Bay Christian School	Pacifica	1	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	Pacific Collegiate Charter	Santa Cruz	1	Santa Cruz County Office of Education	Public	79.5%	62.4%	9.7%
231	Palm Desert High	Palm Desert	1	Desert Sands Unified	Public	69.2%	37.5%	60.7%
231	Palo Alto Middle College High	Los Altos Hills	1	Palo Alto Unified	Public	80.0%	60.0%	13.3%
231	Pasadena High	Pasadena	1	Pasadena Unified	Public	55.7%	32.8%	68.4%
231	Pioneer High	San Jose	1	San Jose Unified	Public	64.4%	42.1%	30.8%
231	Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing	Los Angeles	1	Los Angeles Unified	Public	59.3%	18.6%	71.5%
231	Rancho Bernardo High	San Diego	1	Poway Unified	Public	72.5%	63.6%	15.4%
231	Rancho Buena Vista High	Vista	1	Vista Unified	Public	62.7%	41.4%	70.2%
231	Rancho del Mar High (Continuation)	Rolling Hills	1	Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified	Public	27.3%	0.0%	14.6%
231	Rocklin High	Rocklin	1	Rocklin Unified	Public	76.0%	57.5%	20.0%
231	Ruben S. Ayala High	Chino Hills	1	Chino Valley Unified	Public	81.8%	56.4%	46.8%
231	Sacramento Country Day School	Sacramento	1	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	San Clemente High	San Clemente	1	Capistrano Unified	Public	79.8%	51.2%	37.7%
231	San Diego High School Of International Studies	San Diego	1	San Diego Unified	Public	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	San Dieguito HS Academy	Encinitas	1	San Dieguito Union High	Public	72.3%	49.8%	25.2%
231	San Jose High	San Jose	1	San Jose Unified	Public	47.3%	12.2%	69.9%
231	San Leandro High	San Leandro	1	San Leandro Unified	Public	46.9%	22.9%	77.3%
231	San Luis Obispo High	San Luis Obispo	1	San Luis Coastal Unified	Public	75.7%	53.5%	39.2%
231	San Marin High	Novato	1	Novato Unified	Public	56.2%	39.5%	35.9%
231	San Ramon Valley High	Danville	1	San Ramon Valley Unified	Public	76.6%	52.0%	5.7%
231	Santa Catalina School	Monterey	1	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	Santa Fe Christian School	Solana Beach	1	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	Santa Rosa High	Santa Rosa	1	Santa Rosa High	Public	58.5%	26.5%	60.7%
231	Santa Susana High	Simi Valley	1	Simi Valley Unified	Public	81.9%	51.2%	32.0%
231	Santa Teresa High	San Jose	1	East Side Union High	Public	66.8%	45.8%	35.7%
231	Santiago High	Corona	1	Corona-Norco Unified	Public	71.1%	38.7%	63.3%
231	Santiago High	Garden Grove	1	Garden Grove Unified	Public	58.5%	29.4%	92.2%
231	Saugus High	Saugus	1	William S. Hart Union High	Public	84.7%	48.5%	22.3%
231	School For Independent Learners	Los Altos	1	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	Sequoyah School	Pasadena	1	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies	Tarzana	1	Los Angeles Unified	Public	71.0%	53.4%	57.6%
231	Sierra Canyon School	Chatsworth	1	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	Soquel High	Soquel	1	Santa Cruz City High	Public	67.8%	38.6%	29.3%
231	St. Augustine Academy	Ventura	1	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	St. Augustine High School	San Diego	1	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	St. Francis High School	La Canada Flintridge	1	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	St. Mary’S College High School	Berkeley	1	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	Steele Canyon High	Spring Valley	1	Grossmont Union High	Public	69.5%	42.3%	55.1%
231	Stuart Hall High School	San Francisco	1	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	Summit Public School: Tahoma	San Jose	1	Santa Clara County Office of Education	Public	75.3%	53.6%	29.5%
231	Tahoe Truckee High	Truckee	1	Tahoe-Truckee Unified	Public	74.2%	42.5%	28.2%
231	Tamalpais High	Mill Valley	1	Tamalpais Union High	Public	81.1%	64.3%	11.8%
231	The Grauer School	Encinitas	1	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	The O'Farrell Charter	San Diego	1	San Diego Unified	Public	52.0%	41.5%	65.8%
231	The Thacher School	Ojai	1	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	Trabuco Hills High	Mission Viejo	1	Saddleback Valley Unified	Public	69.9%	48.5%	37.3%
231	Tracy High	Tracy	1	Tracy Joint Unified	Public	54.3%	22.3%	62.7%
231	Tri-City Christian School	Vista	1	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	University High	Fresno	1	Fresno Unified	Public	96.5%	84.2%	21.3%
231	University High School Charter	Los Angeles	1	Los Angeles Unified	Public	48.7%	27.2%	72.3%
231	University Preparatory	Victorville	1	Victor Valley Union High	Public	89.4%	68.1%	75.2%
231	Valencia High	Valencia	1	William S. Hart Union High	Public	83.0%	55.1%	14.1%
231	Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences	Granada Hills	1	Los Angeles Unified	Public	64.0%	22.2%	72.4%
231	Valley Christian High School	Dublin	1	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	Van Nuys Senior High	Van Nuys	1	Los Angeles Unified	Public	57.3%	27.9%	85.0%
231	Vanden High	Fairfield	1	Travis Unified	Public	70.7%	34.0%	41.3%
231	Ventura High	Ventura	1	Ventura Unified	Public	48.6%	29.5%	60.6%
231	Vistamar School	El Segundo	1	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	Weil Tennis Academy And College Preparatory School	Ojai	1	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	West Park High	Roseville	1	Roseville Joint Union High	Public	70.0%	44.4%	30.1%
231	Western Center Academy	Hemet	1	Hemet Unified	Public	87.3%	61.9%	57.7%
231	Western Christian Schools	Upland	1	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	Westminster High	Westminster	1	Huntington Beach Union High	Public	68.0%	39.4%	85.9%
231	Yerba Buena High	San Jose	1	East Side Union High	Public	50.4%	26.0%	68.8%
231	Yorba Linda High	Yorba Linda	1	Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified	Public	78.7%	64.6%	28.7%
231	York School	Monterey	1	N/A	Private	N/A	N/A	N/A
231	Yucaipa High	Yucaipa	1	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	Public	61.0%	32.3%	58.8%
231	iLEAD Hybrid	Acton	1	Acton-Agua Dulce Unified	Public	52.1%	38.3%	44.4%

18 homeschool / online semifinalists

City	Semifinalists
Dublin	1
Eastvale	1
Hayward	1
Los Angeles	1
Los Banos	1
Palo Alto	1
Pebble Beach	1
Riverside	1
San Diego	2
San Jose	5
San Ramon	1
Santa Clara	1
Yorba Linda	1

Source: Bay Area News Group, published September 9, 2026; updated September 10, 2026.

School data: CDE districts, 2026 reading and math proficiency, and low-income enrollment; CDE private-school directory.

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