Best High Schools: State by State Statistics
Posted December 4, 2008
| 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.
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