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
#92	Academy For Math, Engineering & Science 5715 SOUTH 1300 EAST SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84121 Academy For Math Engineering & Science (Ames) #738 Nationally Ranked	24:1 Larger than National Avg 479 Students 20 Teachers	38.6 Above National Avg 61% Tested (AP®) 31% Passed (AP®)
#48	Academy Of Arts & Minds 3138 COMMODORE PLAZA MIAMI, FL 33133 Miami-Dade County Public Schools #263 Nationally Ranked	16:1 Near National Avg 440 Students 27 Teachers	56.5 Above National Avg 91% Tested (AP®) 45% Passed (AP®)
#32	Advanced Math & Science Academy Charter School 201 FOREST ST MARLBOROUGH, MA 01752 Advanced Math And Science Academy Charter (District) #130 Nationally Ranked	14:1 Near National Avg 963 Students 70 Teachers	69.4 Above National Avg 74% Tested (AP®) 68% Passed (AP®)
#26	Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High School 644 WEST 17TH ST LOS ANGELES, CA 90015 Los Angeles Unified School District #95 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 435 Students N/A Teachers	76.9 Above National Avg 89% Tested (AP®) 73% Passed (AP®)
#9	American Indian Public High School 3626 35TH AVE OAKLAND, CA 94619 Oakland Unified School District #38 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 145 Students N/A Teachers	92.1 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 89% Passed (AP®)
#122	Amerischools College Preparatory Academy - Tucson 7444 EAST BROADWAY TUCSON, AZ 85710 The Charter Foundation Inc. #1505 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 128 Students N/A Teachers	24.2 Above National Avg 27% Tested (AP®) 23% Passed (AP®)
#113	Amistad Academy 407 JAMES ST NEW HAVEN, CT 06513 Amistad Academy District #1254 Nationally Ranked	11:1 Smaller than National Avg 812 Students 75 Teachers	28.3 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 4% Passed (AP®)
#121	Animo Inglewood Charter High 3425 WEST MANCHESTER BLVD INGLEWOOD, CA 90305 Inglewood Unified School District #1490 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 601 Students N/A Teachers	24.4 Above National Avg 34% Tested (AP®) 21% Passed (AP®)
#118	Animo Jackie Robinson High School 3500 SOUTH HILL ST LOS ANGELES, CA 90007 Los Angeles Unified School District #1403 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 591 Students N/A Teachers	25.8 Above National Avg 37% Tested (AP®) 22% Passed (AP®)
#97	Animo South Los Angeles Charter High School 11100 WESTERN AVE LOS ANGELES, CA 90047 Los Angeles Unified School District #801 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 577 Students N/A Teachers	36.7 Above National Avg 56% Tested (AP®) 30% Passed (AP®)