Best High Schools: Gold Medal List
Posted December 4, 2008
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.
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- Based on Advanced Placement (AP) tests
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- 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 |
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| 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 » | |||
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- yellow
- Based on Advanced Placement (AP) tests
- blue
- Based on International Baccalaureate (IB) tests
- green
- Based on both Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate tests
| Rank | School Name and Location | Quality-adjusted Exams per Test Taker |
College Readiness |
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| 26 | California Academy of Mathematics and Science Carson, CA | 1.9 | 85.8 |
| 27 | Boston Latin Boston, MA | 3.3 | 84.3 |
| 28 | School for the Talented and Gifted Dallas, TX | 5.3 | 84.3 |
| 29 | High School of American Studies at Lehman College Bronx, NY | 1.9 | 84.3 |
| 30 | Hume Fogg Magnet High School Nashville, TN | 2.9 | 82.8 |
| 31 | Dual Language and Asian Studies High School New York, NY | 1.6 | 82.4 |
| 32 | Staten Island Technical High School Staten Island, NY | 2.4 | 82.4 |
| 33 | Bronx High School of Science School Bronx, NY | 3.2 | 82.0 |
| 34 | Northside College Preparatory High School Chicago, IL | 3.6 | 81.9 |
| 35 | City Honors School at Fosdick Masten Park Buffalo, NY | 2.3 | 81.8 |
| 36 | Walnut Hills High School Cincinnati, OH | 3.6 | 81.6 |
| 37 | Yonkers High School Yonkers, NY | 2.9 | 80.7 |
| 38 | Baccalaureate School of Global Education Long Island City, NY | 2.5 | 79.8 |
| 39 | Lowell High San Francisco, CA | 4.5 | 79.8 |
| 40 | The Science Academy Mercedes, TX | 3.1 | 79.7 |
| 41 | Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet - Pearl High School Nashville, TN | 3.2 | 78.6 |
| 42 | Charter School of Wilmington Wilmington, DE | 4.0 | 78.1 |
| 43 | Stanton College Preparatory Jacksonville, FL | 4.8 | 77.8 |
| 44 | Walt Whitman High Bethesda, MD | 3.7 | 76.9 |
| 45 | University High Fresno, CA | 2.7 | 76.5 |
| 46 | Horace Greeley High School Chappaqua, NY | 3.5 | 75.3 |
| 47 | Dr. Ronald McNair Academy High School Jersey City, NJ | 2.3 | 74.8 |
| 48 | Queens High School of Science at York College Jamaica, NY | 1.6 | 74.2 |
| 49 | Great Neck South High School Great Neck, NY | 4.3 | 74.2 |
| 50 | Wyoming High School Wyoming, OH | 3.4 | 74.1 |
| See schools 51-75 » | |||
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- yellow
- Based on Advanced Placement (AP) tests
- blue
- Based on International Baccalaureate (IB) tests
- green
- Based on both Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate tests
| Rank | School Name and Location | Quality-adjusted Exams per Test Taker |
College Readiness |
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| 51 | Edgemont Junior-Senior High School Scarsdale, NY | 3.8 | 73.9 |
| 52 | Yes College Preparatory School Houston, TX | 1.4 | 73.2 |
| 53 | Oscar De La Hoya Animo Charter High Los Angeles, CA | 1.0 | 73.2 |
| 54 | Thomas S. Wootton High Rockville, MD | 3.9 | 73.0 |
| 55 | McLean High McLean, VA | 2.9 | 72.5 |
| 56 | Michael E. DeBakey High School for Health Professions Houston, TX | 2.3 | 72.2 |
| 57 | Winston Churchill High Potomac, MD | 3.7 | 72.0 |
| 58 | Westshore Junior/Senior High School Melbourne, FL | 2.5 | 71.8 |
| 59 | Northland Preparatory Academy Flagstaff, AZ | 2.5 | 71.6 |
| 60 | Mission San Jose High Fremont, CA | 3.2 | 71.5 |
| 61 | Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. School of the Arts West Palm Beach, FL | 2.9 | 71.5 |
| 62 | Jericho Senior High School Jericho, NY | 4.2 | 70.9 |
| 63 | Payton College Preparatory High School Chicago, IL | 2.3 | 70.8 |
| 64 | Piedmont High Piedmont, CA | 2.9 | 70.1 |
| 65 | South Texas Academy of Medical Tech San Benito, TX | 0.7 | 70.0 |
| 66 | Masterman Julia R Secondary School Philadelphia, PA | 2.5 | 69.9 |
| 67 | Brooklyn Technical High School Brooklyn, NY | 2.0 | 69.8 |
| 68 | Signature School Inc. Evansville, IN | 3.6 | 69.5 |
| 69 | Peak To Peak Charter School Lafayette, CO | 2.9 | 69.4 |
| 70 | Hawthorne Math and Science Academy High Hawthorne, CA | 0.8 | 69.3 |
| 71 | Townsend Harris High School Flushing, NY | 2.1 | 69.0 |
| 72 | Paxon School/Advanced Studies Jacksonville, FL | 2.5 | 68.9 |
| 73 | Monta Vista High Cupertino, CA | 3.6 | 68.8 |
| 74 | Henry M. Gunn High Palo Alto, CA | 4.9 | 68.2 |
| 75 | Pittsford Sutherland High School Pittsford, NY | 3.9 | 68.0 |
| See schools 76-100 » | |||
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- yellow
- Based on Advanced Placement (AP) tests
- blue
- Based on International Baccalaureate (IB) tests
- green
- Based on both Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate tests
| Rank | School Name and Location | Quality-adjusted Exams per Test Taker |
College Readiness |
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| 76 | Langley High McLean, VA | 3.2 | 66.9 |
| 77 | East Chapel Hill High Chapel Hill, NC | 3.6 | 66.9 |
| 78 | Bellevue High School Bellevue, WA | 3.2 | 66.8 |
| 79 | Carnegie Vanguard High School Houston, TX | 2.2 | 66.3 |
| 80 | Saratoga High Saratoga, CA | 3.5 | 66.3 |
| 81 | Highland Park High School Dallas, TX | 3.5 | 65.7 |
| 82 | Suncoast Community High School Riviera Beach, FL | 2.2 | 65.5 |
| 83 | High School for Health Professions Mercedes, TX | 1.2 | 65.5 |
| 84 | Cold Spring Harbor High School Cold Spring Harbor, NY | 3.9 | 64.9 |
| 85 | Newport Senior High School Bellevue, WA | 3.2 | 64.6 |
| 86 | Maritime & Science Technology Academy Miami, FL | 2.4 | 64.4 |
| 87 | Blind Brook High School Rye Brook, NY | 3.0 | 64.2 |
| 88 | Wheatley School Old Westbury, NY | 3.5 | 63.6 |
| 89 | Davidson Magnet School Augusta, GA | 1.8 | 63.4 |
| 90 | Woodson High Fairfax, VA | 3.0 | 63.2 |
| 91 | Pittsford-Mendon High School Pittsford, NY | 3.2 | 63.1 |
| 92 | Scarsdale Senior High School Scarsdale, NY | 3.3 | 63.1 |
| 93 | d'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School Denver, CO | 2.3 | 63.1 |
| 94 | Animo Leadership High Inglewood, CA | 0.8 | 62.9 |
| 95 | Ottawa Hills High School Toledo, OH | 3.1 | 62.8 |
| 96 | Corbett High School Corbett, OR | 2.2 | 62.5 |
| 97 | Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy Coeur d'Alene, ID | 1.7 | 62.2 |
| 98 | Chagrin Falls High School Chagrin Falls, OH | 3.8 | 61.4 |
| 99 | La Jolla Senior High La Jolla, CA | 3.6 | 61.4 |
| 100 | Belmont High Belmont, MA | 3.8 | 61.2 |
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