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Best High Schools

Best High Schools: Gold Medal List

Posted December 4, 2008
America's Best High Schools

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We looked at more than 21,000 public high schools in 48 states. The following are the 100 schools that performed the best in our three-step America’s Best High Schools analysis.

yellow
Based on Advanced Placement (AP) tests
blue
Based on International Baccalaureate (IB) tests
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Based on both Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate tests
Rank School Name and Location Quality-adjusted
Exams per
Test Taker
College
Readiness
1 Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Alexandria, VA 6.8 100.0
2 Oxford Academy Cypress, CA 4.4 99.5
3 Pacific Collegiate Charter Santa Cruz, CA 4.1 98.8
4 High Technology High School Lincroft, NJ 3.1 98.4
5 Design and Architectural Senior High Miami, FL 2.7 97.8
6 International Academy Bloomfield Hills, MI 5.9 97.8
7 International Baccalaureate School at BHS Bartow, FL 5.3 97.5
8 Preuss School UCSD La Jolla, CA 1.9 97.1
9 Academic Magnet High School No. Charleston, SC 4.0 95.5
10 Gretchen Whitney High Cerritos, CA 4.1 94.4
11 Pine View School Osprey, FL 4.1 94.4
12 Maine School of Science & Math Limestone, ME 2.8 94.4
13 Basis Tucson Tucson, AZ 3.2 93.8
14 International School Bellevue, WA 2.6 91.8
15 Ridgeview Classical Charter Schools Fort Collins, CO 2.9 91.3
16 Benjamin Franklin Senior High School New Orleans, LA 3.3 90.7
17 Early College at Guilford Greensboro, NC 3.4 90.0
18 School of Science & Engineering Dallas, TX 5.6 88.9
19 Idea College Preparatory Donna, TX 1.0 88.9
20 Raleigh Charter High Raleigh, NC 4.8 88.9
21 Lennox Mathematics, Science, and Technology Academy Lennox, CA 1.5 88.6
22 University High School Tucson, AZ 4.7 87.7
23 Stuyvesant High School New York, NY 3.6 87.6
24 International Community School Kirkland, WA 3.6 87.5
25 Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School Montgomery, AL 2.4 86.8
See schools 26 - 50 »
yellow
Based on Advanced Placement (AP) tests
blue
Based on International Baccalaureate (IB) tests
green
Based on both Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate tests

Reader Comments

Re: Minorities

I have the feeling Asians aren't considered "Minorities" because of the inner city schools. In NYC, for example, the top public high schools would then be considered approximately 80% minorities which, of course, makes no sense. At Bronx Science, Asian students make up over 60% of the student population. They need to break this list up by magnet school, charter school, public, private, etc. As well as by location. It's like comparing a liberal arts college to a fine arts institute, makes no sense.

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Интересная статья, по моему мнению что вам нужно в какие нибудь журналы специальные писать :)

high tech high school

I think high tech high school should be up there!

Most of the kids from Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School #47 end up dropping out!

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