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Best High Schools

Best High Schools: State by State Statistics

Posted December 4, 2008
America's Best High Schools

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Rank State Number of High Schools* Number Eligible for Full analysis Awarded Bronze or Better Bronze or Better (% of total high Schools) Awarded Silver or Gold Silver or Gold (% of total High Schools)
1 Massachusetts 338 246 44 13.0% 29 8.6%
2 Connecticut 231 138 21 9.1% 16 6.9%
3 Vermont** 61 38 5 n.a. 3 6.6%
4 California 1,999 858 209 10.5% 126 6.3%
5 Virginia 317 223 45 14.2% 18 5.7%
6 New Jersey 390 305 41 10.5% 20 5.4%
6 Rhode Island 56 29 7 12.5% 3 5.4%
8 Maine 120 72 15 12.5% 6 5.0%
8 Ohio** 821 358 87 n.a. 41 5.0%
8 Illinois 782 269 71 9.1% 39 5.0%
11 New York 987 643 105 10.6% 48 4.9%
12 Nevada 109 53 12 11.0% 5 4.6%
13 Maryland** 257 168 24 n.a. 11 4.3%
14 New Hampshire 79 56 12 15.2% 3 3.8%
15 Colorado 323 140 29 9.0% 11 3.4%
16 Florida 875 362 47 5.4% 28 3.2%
17 Pennsylvania 679 357 65 9.6% 21 3.1%
17 Kentucky 229 145 33 14.4% 7 3.1%
19 Arizona 454 121 45 9.9% 13 2.9%
20 South Carolina 212 136 19 9.0% 6 2.8%
21 Washington 591 193 46 7.8% 16 2.7%
22 Oregon 299 96 31 10.4% 7 2.3%
23 Michigan 926 305 74 8.0% 20 2.2%
24 Delaware 49 26 3 6.1% 1 2.0%
25 North Carolina 478 313 41 8.6% 9 1.9%
26 New Mexico 171 45 19 11.1% 3 1.8%
27 Texas 1,829 665 151 8.3% 32 1.7%
28 Minnesota 798 155 48 6.0% 13 1.6%
29 Indiana 410 221 29 7.1% 6 1.5%
30 Louisiana 366 44 39 10.7% 5 1.4%
30 Arkansas 293 157 40 13.7% 4 1.4%
32 Utah 229 70 13 5.7% 3 1.3%
33 Tennessee 370 134 29 7.8% 4 1.1%
33 Wisconsin 557 221 58 10.4% 6 1.1%
35 Idaho 192 44 23 12.0% 2 1.0%
35 Alabama 388 69 54 13.9% 4 1.0%
35 Georgia 393 262 26 6.6% 4 1.0%
38 Missouri 579 40 41 7.1% 5 0.9%
39 West Virginia 143 58 19 13.3% 1 0.7%
40 South Dakota 168 18 15 8.9% 1 0.6%
40 Kansas 350 59 36 10.3% 2 0.6%
42 Iowa** 427 65 51 n.a. 2 0.5%
no gold or silver Alaska 241 22 12 5.0% 0 0.0%
no gold or silver Hawaii 60 34 8 13.3% 0 0.0%
no gold or silver Mississippi 243 61 36 14.8% 0 0.0%
no gold or silver Montana 170 26 19 11.2% 0 0.0%
no gold or silver North Dakota 143 11 21 14.7% 0 0.0%
no gold or silver Wyoming** 87 14 7 n.a. 0 0.0%
not part of rankings District of Columbia*** 37 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
not part of rankings Nebraska*** 294 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
not part of rankings Oklahoma*** 469 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
  Totals 21,069 8,145 1,925 9.1% 604 2.9%

* Number of schools that, at a minimum, served grade 12, and thus could be expected to award high school diplomas ** States for which student subgroup data were not available for statewide analysis. In each case, schools identified through step 1 were then evaluated on step 3, and the resulting list was then subjected to a by-hand screen of step 2 data using the state's online report card for these schools. *** States for which there was not sufficient state data available for steps 1 and 2 for statewide analysis. Step 3 was still evaluated for the determination of Honorable Mention status.

Reader Comments

California School are rated #that high?!?!

You've got to be kidding?!? We just moved to California from Wyoming & my kids are a grade level ahead of everyone here. The schools here are in total state of disrepair & some of the class sizes are so large, it's ridiculous. It makes you wonder how they ranked these states?!? What did they must have done for California is include wealthy CA schools from Beverly hills because the rest of the states schools are in crisis... just ask anyone who lives here.

studing english /maths /social study

I'M ENOCK NIYONSENGA ;IAM FROM EAST AFRICA TANZANIA COUNTRY. I HAD A CERTIFICADE FROM SCHOOL IN AFRICA 11 OR ELEVEN GRADE.I AM TUENTY FIVE YEARS OLD.I HAVE WIFE AND ONE CHIRDLEN(BOY).I AM LEAVE IN BOISE IDAHO ZIP:83706 3701 MORRIS HILL RD#13 BOISE ID ZIP:83706.

studing english /maths /social study

I NEED TO LAERN ENGLISH AND MATHS/SOCIAL STADY/PHYSICAL. IF WE WONT CAN MAKE IN 11 OR ELEVEN GRADE.

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