Friday, November 27, 2009

Best High Schools

Top Magnet Schools

Posted November 29, 2007
Rank* School Name and Location College
Readiness
Quality-adjusted Exams
per Test Taker
8 Design & Architectural Senior High Miami-Dade County, Miami, Florida 98.1 2.3
9 Stanton College Preparatory Duval County, Jacksonville, Florida 96.2 4.4
14 School For The Talented & Gifted Dallas County, Dallas, Texas 90.2 5.5
21 California Academy Of Mathematics And Science Los Angeles County, Carson, California 86.0 1.9
24 Northside College Preparatory High School Cook County, Chicago, Illinois 83.7 3.6
27 Academic Magnet High School Charleston County, No. Charleston, South Carolina 78.5 3.9
30 Paxon School/Advanced Studies Duval County, Jacksonville, Florida 77.5 3.1
32 Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet- Pearl High School Davidson County, Nashville, Tennessee 77.0 3.9
35 Maine School Of Science & Math Aroostook County, Limestone, Maine 76.4 2.5
46 Payton College Preparatory High School Cook County, Chicago, Illinois 72.1 2.4
* within all gold medal schools

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