#1 Best All-Girls Schools in California
Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
The only all-girls school in La Canada Flintridge
La Canada Flintridge, CA
A+Overall gradeAll girls382 students8 students per teacher
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#2 Best All-Girls Schools in California
Mayfield Senior School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
The only all-girls school in Pasadena
Pasadena, CA
A+Overall gradeAll girls311 students8 students per teacher
#3 Best All-Girls Schools in California
Notre Dame Academy Girls High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
Smaller classes than 76% of Catholic schools in California
Los Angeles, CA
A+Overall gradeAll girls237 students11 students per teacher
#4 Best All-Girls Schools in California
Marymount High School Los Angeles
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
Smaller classes than 83% of Catholic schools in California
Los Angeles, CA
A+Overall gradeAll girls344 students9 students per teacher
#5 Best All-Girls Schools in California
Holy Names High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
Smaller classes than 92% of Catholic schools in California
Oakland, CA
A+Overall gradeAll girls121 students6 students per teacher
#6 Best All-Girls Schools in California
Carondelet High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
The smallest classes of any Catholic school in Concord
Concord, CA
A+Overall gradeAll girls834 students8 students per teacher
#7 Best All-Girls Schools in California
The Girls' Middle School
Independent school · Grades 6–8
Smaller classes than 67% of independent schools in California
Palo Alto, CA
A+Overall gradeAll girls198 students6 students per teacher
#8 Best All-Girls Schools in California
Notre Dame High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
The only all-girls school in Salinas
Salinas, CA
A+Overall gradeAll girls130 students10 students per teacher
#9 Best All-Girls Schools in California
Marlborough School
Independent school · Grades 7–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Los Angeles, CA
A+Overall gradeAll girls559 students7 students per teacher
#10 Best All-Girls Schools in California
St. Mary's Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
The only all-girls school in Inglewood
Inglewood, CA
A+Overall gradeAll girls233 students13 students per teacher
#11 Best All-Girls Schools in California
St. Francis Catholic High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
The smallest classes of any Catholic school in Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
A+Overall gradeAll girls764 students14 students per teacher
#12 Best All-Girls Schools in California
St. Lucys Priory High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
The only all-girls school in Glendora
Glendora, CA
A+Overall gradeAll girls246 students13 students per teacher
#13 Best All-Girls Schools in California
Rosary Academy
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
The only all-girls school in Fullerton
Fullerton, CA
A+Overall gradeAll girls464 students13 students per teacher
#14 Best All-Girls Schools in California
Louisville High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
The only all-girls school in Woodland Hills
Woodland Hills, CA
A+Overall gradeAll girls317 students11 students per teacher
#15 Best All-Girls Schools in California
Presentation High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
The only all-girls school in San Jose
San Jose, CA
A+Overall gradeAll girls547 students15 students per teacher
#16 Best All-Girls Schools in California
Ramona Convent Secondary School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
The only all-girls school in Alhambra
Alhambra, CA
A+Overall gradeAll girls321 students12 students per teacher
#17 Best All-Girls Schools in California
La Reina High School
Diocesan school · Grades 6–12
The only all-girls school in Thousand Oaks
Thousand Oaks, CA
A+Overall gradeAll girls272 students10 students per teacher
#18 Best All-Girls Schools in California
Castilleja School
Independent school · Grades 6–12
97% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Palo Alto, CA
A+Overall gradeAll girls424 students7 students per teacher
#19 Best All-Girls Schools in California
Immaculate Heart Middle and High School
Independent Catholic school · Grades 6–12
The largest Catholic school in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
A+Overall gradeAll girls674 students12 students per teacher
#20 Best All-Girls Schools in California
Ica Cristo Rey Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
93% of graduates go to four-year colleges
San Francisco, CA
A+Overall gradeAll girls270 students14 students per teacher
#21 Best All-Girls Schools in California
Academy of Our Lady of Peace
Independent Catholic school · Grades 9–12
98% of graduates go to four-year colleges
San Diego, CA
A+Overall gradeAll girls730 students18 students per teacher
#22 Best All-Girls Schools in California
Katherine Delmar Burke School
Independent school · Grades K–8
Serving families in San Francisco since at least 2011
San Francisco, CA
AOverall gradeAll girls401 students8 students per teacher
#23 Best All-Girls Schools in California
St. Joseph High School
Diocesan school · Grades 9–12
90% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Lakewood, CA
AOverall gradeAll girls495 students16 students per teacher
#24 Best All-Girls Schools in California
Julia Morgan School for Girls
Independent school · Grades 6–8
Serving families in Oakland since at least 2011
Oakland, CA
A-Overall gradeAll girls122 students10 students per teacher
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