Charter Schools Best High Schools

Charter schools are public schools that operate under charters and have been released from some of the regulations governing traditional public schools. Charter schools tend to have limited enrollment and usually accept students through an application process. The following are the nation's top charter schools, as calculated by U.S. News. Read the full methodology.

Charter Rank	School	Students / Teachers	College Readiness
#49	Harmony Science 9405 BETEL DR EL PASO, TX 79907 Harmony Science Acad (El Paso) #277 Nationally Ranked	17:1 Larger than National Avg 737 Students 43 Teachers	55.6 Above National Avg 72% Tested (AP®) 50% Passed (AP®)
#45	Harmony Science 5651 WEST CREEK DR FORT WORTH, TX 76133 Harmony Science Acad (Fort Worth) #248 Nationally Ranked	14:1 Near National Avg 601 Students 44 Teachers	57.5 Above National Avg 80% Tested (AP®) 50% Passed (AP®)
#47	Harmony Science Academy 5435 SOUTH BRAESWOOD HOUSTON, TX 77096 Harmony Science Academy #254 Nationally Ranked	12:1 Smaller than National Avg 389 Students 33 Teachers	57.1 Above National Avg 79% Tested (AP®) 50% Passed (AP®)
#25	Hawthorne Math and Science Academy 4467 WEST BROADWAY HAWTHORNE, CA 90250 Hawthorne #89 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 624 Students N/A Teachers	78.0 Above National Avg 90% Tested (AP®) 74% Passed (AP®)
#98	Helix High School 7323 UNIVERSITY AVE LA MESA, CA 91941 Grossmont Union High #823 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 2,364 Students N/A Teachers	36.2 Above National Avg 49% Tested (AP®) 32% Passed (AP®)
#103	Heritage College-Ready High School 9719 SOUTH MAIN ST LOS ANGELES, CA 90003 Los Angeles Unified School District #917 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 583 Students N/A Teachers	34.2 Above National Avg 54% Tested (AP®) 28% Passed (AP®)
#81	Herron High School 110 EAST 16TH ST INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46202 Herron Charter #576 Nationally Ranked	14:1 Near National Avg 466 Students 33 Teachers	43.2 Above National Avg 67% Tested (AP®) 35% Passed (AP®)
#133	Higher Ground Academy 1381 MARSHALL AVE ST PAUL, MN 55104 Higher Ground Academy #1781 Nationally Ranked	19:1 Larger than National Avg 662 Students 36 Teachers	20.6 Near National Avg 47% Tested (AP®) 12% Passed (AP®)
#108	Horizon Community Learning Center 16233 SOUTH 48TH ST PHOENIX, AZ 85048 Horizon Community Learning Center Inc. #1099 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 1,499 Students N/A Teachers	31.0 Above National Avg 34% Tested (AP®) 30% Passed (AP®)
#109	Houston Academy 1810 STUART HOUSTON, TX 77004 Houston Independent School District #1131 Nationally Ranked	18:1 Larger than National Avg 385 Students 21 Teachers	30.4 Above National Avg 78% Tested (AP®) 14% Passed (AP®)
#83	Huntington Park College-Ready Academy High School 2071 SATURN AVE HUNTINGTON PARK, CA 90255 Los Angeles Unified School District #609 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 534 Students N/A Teachers	42.4 Above National Avg 53% Tested (AP®) 39% Passed (AP®)
#36	IDEA Academy and College Preparatory School 401 SOUTH 1ST ST DONNA, TX 78537 IDEA Public Schools #150 Nationally Ranked	16:1 Near National Avg 785 Students 50 Teachers	66.6 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 55% Passed (AP®)
#18	IDEA Frontier College Preparatory 2800 SOUTH DAKOTA AVE BROWNSVILLE, TX 78521 IDEA Public Schools #60 Nationally Ranked	15:1 Near National Avg 636 Students 42 Teachers	84.1 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 79% Passed (AP®)
#24	IDEA Quest College Preparatory 14001 NORTH 29TH ST MCALLEN, TX 78504 IDEA Public Schools #83 Nationally Ranked	16:1 Near National Avg 678 Students 43 Teachers	79.4 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 73% Passed (AP®)
#94	Institute Of Business, Management, And L 6505 INGLEWOOD AVE STOCKTON, CA 95207 Stockton Unified School District #765 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 287 Students N/A Teachers	37.9 Above National Avg 65% Tested (AP®) 29% Passed (AP®)
#85	InTech Collegiate High School 1787 NORTH RESEARCH PARKWAY NORTH LOGAN, UT 84341 Intech Collegiate High School #652 Nationally Ranked	27:1 Larger than National Avg 140 Students 5 Teachers	41.0 Above National Avg 44% Tested (AP®) 40% Passed (AP®)
#5	International Studies Charter High School 2480 SW EIGHTH ST MIAMI, FL 33135 Miami-Dade County Public Schools #15 Nationally Ranked	17:1 Near National Avg 357 Students 21 Teachers	100.0 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 100% Passed (AP®)
#125	Irvington Community School 6705 EAST JULIAN AVE INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46219 Irvington Community School #1638 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 890 Students N/A Teachers	22.3 Near National Avg 56% Tested (AP®) 11% Passed (AP®)
#142	Itineris Early College High 9301 SOUTH WIGHTS FORT RD WEST JORDAN, UT 84088 Itineris Early College High #2059 Nationally Ranked	21:1 Larger than National Avg 245 Students 12 Teachers	17.4 Near National Avg 21% Tested (AP®) 16% Passed (AP®)
#68	James Irwin Charter High School 5525 ASTROZON BLVD COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80916 Harrison School District 2 #491 Nationally Ranked	16:1 Near National Avg 388 Students 24 Teachers	46.1 Above National Avg 60% Tested (AP®) 41% Passed (AP®)
#19	Kipp Houston High School 5400 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR HOUSTON, TX 77021 KIPP Inc Charter #65 Nationally Ranked	16:1 Near National Avg 525 Students 33 Teachers	83.4 Above National Avg 99% Tested (AP®) 78% Passed (AP®)
#106	Kipp:Delta Collegiate High Sch 320 MISSOURI ST HELENA, AR 72342 Kipp Delta Public Schools #1051 Nationally Ranked	10:1 Smaller than National Avg 175 Students 17 Teachers	31.8 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 9% Passed (AP®)
#27	Laredo Early College High School 5201 UNIVERSITY BLVD LAREDO, TX 78041 Laredo Independent School District #97 Nationally Ranked	24:1 Larger than National Avg 390 Students 16 Teachers	75.9 Above National Avg 95% Tested (AP®) 69% Passed (AP®)
#65	Leadership Public Schools –Hayward 28000 CALAROGA AVE HAYWARD, CA 94545 Hayward Unified School District #459 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 435 Students N/A Teachers	47.3 Above National Avg 75% Tested (AP®) 38% Passed (AP®)
#76	Leadership Public Schs: Richmond 251 SOUTH 12TH ST RICHMOND, CA 94804 West Contra Costa Unified School District #554 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 402 Students N/A Teachers	43.8 Above National Avg 65% Tested (AP®) 37% Passed (AP®)