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Magnet Schools Best High Schools

Magnet schools are public high schools that attract the most talented students in a region using an application process that typically involves test scores and grade point averages. The following are the nation's best magnet schools, as calculated by U.S. News. Read the full methodology.

Magnet Rank	School	Students / Teachers	College Readiness
#85	Ernest W. Seaholm High School 2436 WEST LINCOLN ST BIRMINGHAM, MI 48009 Birmingham City School District #385 Nationally Ranked	39:1 Larger than National Avg 1,263 Students 33 Teachers	50.4 Above National Avg 58% Tested (AP®) 48% Passed (AP®)
#240	Eximius College Preparatory Academy 1363 FULTON AVE BRONX, NY 10456 New York City Public Schools #1804 Nationally Ranked	18:1 Larger than National Avg 359 Students 20 Teachers	20.4 Near National Avg 54% Tested (AP®) 9% Passed (AP®)
#82	F. W. Buchholz High School 5510 NW 27TH AVE GAINESVILLE, FL 32606 Alachua County Public Schools #369 Nationally Ranked	23:1 Larger than National Avg 2,177 Students 96 Teachers	51.0 Above National Avg 58% Tested (AP®) 49% Passed (AP®)
#141	Felix Varela Senior High School 15255 SW 96 ST MIAMI, FL 33196 Miami-Dade County Public Schools #903 Nationally Ranked	22:1 Larger than National Avg 3,053 Students 141 Teachers	34.6 Above National Avg 49% Tested (AP®) 30% Passed (AP®)
#66	Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts 100 AMSTERDAM AVE NEW YORK, NY 10023 New York City Public Schools #262 Nationally Ranked	20:1 Larger than National Avg 2,545 Students 129 Teachers	56.7 Above National Avg 70% Tested (AP®) 52% Passed (AP®)
#150	Forest Hills High School 6701 110TH ST FOREST HILLS, NY 11375 New York City Public Schools #950 Nationally Ranked	22:1 Larger than National Avg 3,902 Students 177 Teachers	33.6 Above National Avg 50% Tested (AP®) 28% Passed (AP®)
#126	Fort Lauderdale High School 1600 NE 4TH AVE FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33305 Broward County Public Schools #790 Nationally Ranked	20:1 Larger than National Avg 1,813 Students 92 Teachers	37.0 Above National Avg 53% Tested (AP®) 32% Passed (AP®)
#108	Fort Myers High School 2635 CORTEZ BLVD FORT MYERS, FL 33901 Lee County School District #618 Nationally Ranked	22:1 Larger than National Avg 1,853 Students 86 Teachers	42.0 Above National Avg 58% Tested (AP®) 37% Passed (AP®)
#129	Francis Lewis High School 5820 UTOPIA PKY FRESH MEADOWS, NY 11365 New York City Public Schools #821 Nationally Ranked	21:1 Larger than National Avg 4,214 Students 200 Teachers	36.3 Above National Avg 47% Tested (AP®) 33% Passed (AP®)
#55	Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School 1200 NORTH CORNWELL ST LOS ANGELES, CA 90033 Los Angeles Unified School District #203 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 1,854 Students N/A Teachers	60.6 Above National Avg 74% Tested (AP®) 56% Passed (AP®)
#251	Franklin D Roosevelt High School 5800 20TH AVE BROOKLYN, NY 11204 New York City Public Schools #1894 Nationally Ranked	21:1 Larger than National Avg 3,423 Students 167 Teachers	19.2 Near National Avg 25% Tested (AP®) 17% Passed (AP®)
#121	Frederick Douglass Academy 2581 7TH AVE NEW YORK, NY 10039 New York City Public Schools #732 Nationally Ranked	19:1 Larger than National Avg 1,545 Students 80 Teachers	38.7 Above National Avg 48% Tested (AP®) 36% Passed (AP®)
#205	G. Holmes Braddock Senior High 3601 SW 147TH AVE MIAMI, FL 33185 Miami-Dade County Public Schools #1448 Nationally Ranked	20:1 Larger than National Avg 3,361 Students 171 Teachers	25.1 Above National Avg 40% Tested (AP®) 20% Passed (AP®)
#227	Galileo Magnet High 230 SOUTH RIDGE ST DANVILLE, VA 24541 Danville City Public Schools #1677 Nationally Ranked	13:1 Near National Avg 254 Students 20 Teachers	21.9 Near National Avg 50% Tested (AP®) 13% Passed (AP®)
#274	Gaylord High School/Voc. Bldg. 90 LIVINGSTON BLVD GAYLORD, MI 49735 Gaylord Community Schools #2175 Nationally Ranked	20:1 Larger than National Avg 1,063 Students 52 Teachers	16.0 Near National Avg 21% Tested (AP®) 14% Passed (AP®)
#62	George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology 938 YORK RD TOWSON, MD 21204 Baltimore County Public Schools #242 Nationally Ranked	13:1 Near National Avg 752 Students 57 Teachers	57.7 Above National Avg 64% Tested (AP®) 56% Passed (AP®)
#244	Girard Academic Music Program 23RD AND RITNER STS PHILADELPHIA, PA 19145 The School District of Philadelphia #1830 Nationally Ranked	18:1 Larger than National Avg 495 Students 28 Teachers	20.1 Near National Avg 51% Tested (AP®) 10% Passed (AP®)
#255	Girls High School 1400 WEST OLNEY AVE PHILADELPHIA, PA 19141 The School District of Philadelphia #1914 Nationally Ranked	20:1 Larger than National Avg 1,124 Students 57 Teachers	19.0 Near National Avg 38% Tested (AP®) 13% Passed (AP®)
#119	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®)
#80	Granite Bay High 1 GRIZZLY WAY GRANITE BAY, CA 95746 Roseville Joint Union High #355 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 2,173 Students N/A Teachers	51.6 Above National Avg 59% Tested (AP®) 49% Passed (AP®)
#239	Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts - Full Time 15 VERNON ST HARTFORD, CT 06106 Capitol Region Education Coun #1785 Nationally Ranked	17:1 Larger than National Avg 375 Students 22 Teachers	20.5 Near National Avg 34% Tested (AP®) 16% Passed (AP®)
#166	Greenville Senior High Academy 1 VARDRY ST GREENVILLE, SC 29601 Greenville County Schools #1041 Nationally Ranked	19:1 Larger than National Avg 1,436 Students 77 Teachers	32.1 Above National Avg 42% Tested (AP®) 29% Passed (AP®)
#73	Gregorio Luperon High School for Science and Mathematics 501 WEST 165TH ST NEW YORK, NY 10032 New York City Public Schools #301 Nationally Ranked	18:1 Larger than National Avg 477 Students 27 Teachers	54.1 Above National Avg 62% Tested (AP®) 51% Passed (AP®)
#210	Gulf High School 5355 SCHOOL RD NEW PORT RICHEY, FL 34652 Pasco County Schools #1475 Nationally Ranked	17:1 Near National Avg 1,352 Students 80 Teachers	24.8 Above National Avg 34% Tested (AP®) 22% Passed (AP®)
#83	Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy 250 EAST 111TH ST CHICAGO, IL 60628 Chicago Public Schools #374 Nationally Ranked	16:1 Near National Avg 769 Students 49 Teachers	50.8 Above National Avg 75% Tested (AP®) 43% Passed (AP®)