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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®)
#126	Animo Venice Charter High School 820 BROADWAY ST VENICE, CA 90291 Los Angeles Unified School District #1676 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 562 Students N/A Teachers	21.9 Near National Avg 37% Tested (AP®) 17% Passed (AP®)
#67	Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy 400 105TH AVE OAKLAND, CA 94603 Oakland Unified School District #475 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 570 Students N/A Teachers	46.6 Above National Avg 57% Tested (AP®) 43% Passed (AP®)
#3	BASIS Scottsdale 11440 NORTH 136TH ST SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85259 BASIS Schools Inc. #5 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 647 Students N/A Teachers	100.0 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 100% Passed (AP®)
#1	BASIS Tucson 3825 EAST 2ND ST TUCSON, AZ 85716 BASIS Schools Inc. #2 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 670 Students N/A Teachers	100.0 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 100% Passed (AP®)
#131	Bright Star Secondary Charter Academy 5431 WEST 98TH ST LOS ANGELES, CA 90045 Los Angeles Unified School District #1747 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 246 Students N/A Teachers	21.1 Near National Avg 38% Tested (AP®) 16% Passed (AP®)
#100	Bryan Collegiate 1901 VILLA MARIA BRYAN, TX 77802 Bryan Independent School District #868 Nationally Ranked	17:1 Near National Avg 315 Students 19 Teachers	35.4 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 14% Passed (AP®)
#144	California Military Institute 755 NORTH A ST PERRIS, CA 92570 Perris Union High #2226 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 733 Students N/A Teachers	15.4 Near National Avg 43% Tested (AP®) 6% Passed (AP®)
#73	Camino Nuevo High School Charter 3500 WEST TEMPLE AVE LOS ANGELES, CA 90004 Los Angeles Unified School District #521 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 442 Students N/A Teachers	44.9 Above National Avg 97% Tested (AP®) 28% Passed (AP®)
#99	Carmen High And Technology 1712 SOUTH 32ND ST MILWAUKEE, WI 53215 Milwaukee Public Schools #842 Nationally Ranked	14:1 Near National Avg 195 Students 14 Teachers	35.8 Above National Avg 70% Tested (AP®) 24% Passed (AP®)
#139	Central City Value 221 NORTH WESTMORELAND AVE LOS ANGELES, CA 90004 Los Angeles Unified School District #1906 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 384 Students N/A Teachers	19.1 Near National Avg 28% Tested (AP®) 16% Passed (AP®)
#56	Challenge Early College High School 5601 WEST LOOP SOUTH HOUSTON, TX 77081 Houston Independent School District #318 Nationally Ranked	23:1 Larger than National Avg 444 Students 19 Teachers	53.3 Above National Avg 67% Tested (AP®) 49% Passed (AP®)
#55	Chamblee Charter High School 3688 CHAMBLEE DUNWOODY RD CHAMBLEE, GA 30341 DeKalb County School District #317 Nationally Ranked	15:1 Near National Avg 1,518 Students 98 Teachers	53.3 Above National Avg 68% Tested (AP®) 48% Passed (AP®)
#120	Champs - Charter High School of Arts-Multimedia & Performin 6952 VAN NUYS BLVD SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91405 Los Angeles Unified School District #1471 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 731 Students N/A Teachers	24.8 Above National Avg 29% Tested (AP®) 23% Passed (AP®)
#128	City Honors College Preparatory Charter 155 WEST KELSO AVE INGLEWOOD, CA 90301 Inglewood Unified School District #1705 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 516 Students N/A Teachers	21.6 Near National Avg 46% Tested (AP®) 14% Passed (AP®)
#87	City/Pembroke Pines Charter High School 17189 SHERIDAN ST PEMBROKE PINES, FL 33331 Broward County Public Schools #700 Nationally Ranked	19:1 Larger than National Avg 1,714 Students 89 Teachers	39.6 Above National Avg 56% Tested (AP®) 34% Passed (AP®)
#115	Classical Academy High School 144 WEST WOODWARD AVE ESCONDIDO, CA 92025 Escondido Union High #1353 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 360 Students N/A Teachers	26.7 Above National Avg 31% Tested (AP®) 25% Passed (AP®)
#72	Clear Horizons Early College High School 13735 BEAMER RD BOX 613 HOUSTON, TX 77089 Clear Creek Independent School District #517 Nationally Ranked	21:1 Larger than National Avg 361 Students 17 Teachers	45.1 Above National Avg 77% Tested (AP®) 35% Passed (AP®)
#38	Community Charter Early College High School 11500 ELDRIDGE AVE LAKEVIEW TERRACE, CA 91342 Los Angeles Unified School District #172 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 444 Students N/A Teachers	63.4 Above National Avg 93% Tested (AP®) 54% Passed (AP®)
#75	Corbett Charter School 35800 EAST HIST COLUMBIA RIVER CORBETT, OR 97019 Corbett School District #553 Nationally Ranked	26:1 Larger than National Avg 336 Students 13 Teachers	43.8 Above National Avg 70% Tested (AP®) 35% Passed (AP®)
#59	Denver School of Science and Technology 2000 VALENCIA ST DENVER, CO 80235 Denver Public Schools #383 Nationally Ranked	17:1 Larger than National Avg 874 Students 51 Teachers	50.5 Above National Avg 59% Tested (AP®) 48% Passed (AP®)
#77	Doctors Charter School of Miami Shores 11301 NW FIFTH AVE MIAMI SHORES, FL 33168 Miami-Dade County Public Schools #568 Nationally Ranked	17:1 Larger than National Avg 539 Students 31 Teachers	43.4 Above National Avg 59% Tested (AP®) 38% Passed (AP®)
#82	Doral Academy Charter High School 11100 NW 27TH ST DORAL, FL 33172 Miami-Dade County Public Schools #591 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 986 Students N/A Teachers	42.9 Above National Avg 57% Tested (AP®) 38% Passed (AP®)
#135	Dove Science Academy (Tulsa) 280 S.MEMORIAL DR TULSA, OK 74112 Discovery Schools Of Tulsa #1837 Nationally Ranked	16:1 Near National Avg 395 Students 25 Teachers	20.0 Near National Avg 50% Tested (AP®) 10% Passed (AP®)
#42	Downtown College Preparatory 1460 THE ALAMEDA SAN JOSE, CA 95126 San Jose Unified School District #210 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 412 Students N/A Teachers	59.7 Above National Avg 87% Tested (AP®) 51% Passed (AP®)
#129	East Early Coll 220 NORTH MILBY ST HOUSTON, TX 77003 Houston Independent School District #1728 Nationally Ranked	22:1 Larger than National Avg 461 Students 21 Teachers	21.3 Near National Avg 49% Tested (AP®) 12% Passed (AP®)
#16	Eastwood Academy High School 1315 DUMBLE HOUSTON, TX 77023 Houston Independent School District #56 Nationally Ranked	17:1 Larger than National Avg 359 Students 21 Teachers	84.8 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 80% Passed (AP®)
#79	Environmental Charter High School 16315 GREVILLEA AVE LAWNDALE, CA 90260 Lawndale Elementary #573 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 487 Students N/A Teachers	43.3 Above National Avg 65% Tested (AP®) 36% Passed (AP®)
#134	Esperanza Academy Charter High School 301 WEST HUNTING PARK AVE PHILADELPHIA, PA 19140 Esperanza Academy Charter High School #1783 Nationally Ranked	14:1 Near National Avg 727 Students 51 Teachers	20.6 Near National Avg 27% Tested (AP®) 18% Passed (AP®)
#95	Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy 3401 NORTH FORT VALLEY RD FLAGSTAFF, AZ 86001 Flagstaff Arts And Leadership Academy #776 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 301 Students N/A Teachers	37.5 Above National Avg 55% Tested (AP®) 32% Passed (AP®)
#89	Florida State University School 3000 SCHOOL HOUSE RD TALLAHASSEE, FL 32311 FSU Lab School #707 Nationally Ranked	15:1 Near National Avg 1,707 Students 111 Teachers	39.3 Above National Avg 68% Tested (AP®) 30% Passed (AP®)
#41	Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts 3901 SOUTH HULEN ST FORT WORTH, TX 76109 Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts #190 Nationally Ranked	12:1 Smaller than National Avg 337 Students 28 Teachers	61.5 Above National Avg 85% Tested (AP®) 54% Passed (AP®)
#145	Futures High School 3701 STEPHEN DR NORTH HIGHLANDS, CA 95660 Twin Rivers Unified School District #2276 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 306 Students N/A Teachers	14.9 Near National Avg 21% Tested (AP®) 13% Passed (AP®)
#91	G-Star School Of The Arts 2065 PRAIRIE RDBLDG J WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33406 Palm Beach County School District #727 Nationally Ranked	20:1 Larger than National Avg 885 Students 43 Teachers	38.9 Above National Avg 64% Tested (AP®) 30% Passed (AP®)
#105	George Washington Carver School of Arts and Science 10101 SYSTEMS PARKWAY SACRAMENTO, CA 95827 Sacramento City Unified School District #998 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 245 Students N/A Teachers	32.8 Above National Avg 38% Tested (AP®) 31% Passed (AP®)
#44	Gertz-Ressler High School 2023 SOUTH UNION AVE LOS ANGELES, CA 90007 Los Angeles Unified School District #243 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 529 Students N/A Teachers	57.7 Above National Avg 70% Tested (AP®) 54% Passed (AP®)
#88	Granada Hills Charter High 10535 ZELZAH AVE GRANADA HILLS, CA 91344 Los Angeles Unified School District #704 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 4,135 Students N/A Teachers	39.5 Above National Avg 47% Tested (AP®) 37% Passed (AP®)
#2	Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology 970 MCELVANEY LN LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30044 Gwinnett County Public Schools #3 Nationally Ranked	15:1 Near National Avg 596 Students 39 Teachers	100.0 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 100% Passed (AP®)
#29	Haas Hall Academy 3155 NORTH COLLEGE AVE FAYETTEVILLE, AR 72703 Haas Hall Academy #115 Nationally Ranked	16:1 Near National Avg 280 Students 18 Teachers	72.1 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 63% Passed (AP®)
#43	Harmony School of Advancement - High 3171 NORTH SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY HOUSTON, TX 77038 Harmony School Of Excellence #231 Nationally Ranked	11:1 Smaller than National Avg 280 Students 25 Teachers	58.3 Above National Avg 76% Tested (AP®) 52% Passed (AP®)
#30	Harmony Science WELLS BRANCH PARKWAY WEST PFLUGERVILLE, TX 78660 Harmony Science Academy (Austin) #119 Nationally Ranked	14:1 Near National Avg 561 Students 41 Teachers	71.6 Above National Avg 95% Tested (AP®) 64% Passed (AP®)

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