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
#178	Hamilton High School 4911 136TH AVE HAMILTON, MI 49419 Hamilton Community Schools #1135 Nationally Ranked	18:1 Larger than National Avg 800 Students 44 Teachers	30.4 Above National Avg 42% Tested (AP®) 26% Passed (AP®)
#45	Haynes Academy School For Advanced Stud 1416 METAIRIE RD METAIRIE, LA 70005 Jefferson Parish Public School System #138 Nationally Ranked	17:1 Larger than National Avg 711 Students 41 Teachers	68.2 Above National Avg 82% Tested (AP®) 64% Passed (AP®)
#47	Health Careers High School 4646 HAMILTON WOLFE SAN ANTONIO, TX 78229 Northside Independent School District #151 Nationally Ranked	17:1 Larger than National Avg 831 Students 48 Teachers	66.4 Above National Avg 78% Tested (AP®) 63% Passed (AP®)
#110	High School For Arts And Business 10525 HORACE HARDING EXPW CORONA, NY 11368 New York City Public Schools #631 Nationally Ranked	19:1 Larger than National Avg 785 Students 42 Teachers	41.4 Above National Avg 79% Tested (AP®) 29% Passed (AP®)
#13	High School for Dual Language and Asian Studies 350 GRAND ST NEW YORK, NY 10002 New York City Public Schools #35 Nationally Ranked	12:1 Smaller than National Avg 339 Students 28 Teachers	93.1 Above National Avg 96% Tested (AP®) 92% Passed (AP®)
#114	High School For Environmental Studies 448 WEST 56TH ST NEW YORK, NY 10019 New York City Public Schools #667 Nationally Ranked	24:1 Larger than National Avg 1,431 Students 60 Teachers	40.6 Above National Avg 50% Tested (AP®) 37% Passed (AP®)
#250	High School For Health Professions & Human Service 345 EAST 15TH ST NEW YORK, NY 10003 New York City Public Schools #1890 Nationally Ranked	23:1 Larger than National Avg 1,724 Students 76 Teachers	19.2 Near National Avg 38% Tested (AP®) 13% Passed (AP®)
#219	High School For International-Business & Finance 549 AUDUBON AVE NEW YORK, NY 10040 New York City Public Schools #1594 Nationally Ranked	18:1 Larger than National Avg 644 Students 35 Teachers	22.8 Near National Avg 37% Tested (AP®) 18% Passed (AP®)
#96	High School For Law & Public Service 549 AUDUBON AVE NEW YORK, NY 10040 New York City Public Schools #492 Nationally Ranked	19:1 Larger than National Avg 667 Students 35 Teachers	46.1 Above National Avg 74% Tested (AP®) 37% Passed (AP®)
#113	High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice 4701 DICKSON ST HOUSTON, TX 77007 Houston Independent School District #653 Nationally Ranked	15:1 Near National Avg 570 Students 39 Teachers	41.0 Above National Avg 85% Tested (AP®) 26% Passed (AP®)
#232	High School For Law, Advocacy And Community Justic 122 AMSTERDAM AVE NEW YORK, NY 10023 New York City Public Schools #1722 Nationally Ranked	13:1 Near National Avg 502 Students 38 Teachers	21.4 Near National Avg 51% Tested (AP®) 11% Passed (AP®)
#65	High School for Math, Science and Engineering at CCNY 240 CONVENT AVE NEW YORK, NY 10031 New York City Public Schools #261 Nationally Ranked	13:1 Near National Avg 407 Students 32 Teachers	56.8 Above National Avg 76% Tested (AP®) 50% Passed (AP®)
#257	High School For Teaching And The Professions 2780 RESEVOIR AVE BRONX, NY 10468 New York City Public Schools #1954 Nationally Ranked	16:1 Near National Avg 468 Students 30 Teachers	18.5 Near National Avg 34% Tested (AP®) 13% Passed (AP®)
#180	High School of Creative and Performing Arts 901 SOUTH BROAD ST PHILADELPHIA, PA 19147 The School District of Philadelphia #1144 Nationally Ranked	16:1 Near National Avg 682 Students 43 Teachers	30.2 Above National Avg 63% Tested (AP®) 19% Passed (AP®)
#208	High School Of Economics & Finance 100 TRINITY PLACE NEW YORK, NY 10006 New York City Public Schools #1457 Nationally Ranked	19:1 Larger than National Avg 812 Students 42 Teachers	25.0 Above National Avg 36% Tested (AP®) 21% Passed (AP®)
#137	High School of Telecommunications Arts and Technology 350 67TH ST BROOKLYN, NY 11220 New York City Public Schools #848 Nationally Ranked	17:1 Larger than National Avg 1,296 Students 75 Teachers	35.7 Above National Avg 61% Tested (AP®) 27% Passed (AP®)
#174	Hill Regional Career High School 140 LEGION AVE NEW HAVEN, CT 06519 New Haven Public Schools #1114 Nationally Ranked	12:1 Smaller than National Avg 669 Students 55 Teachers	30.7 Above National Avg 56% Tested (AP®) 22% Passed (AP®)
#189	Hilltop Senior High School 555 CLAIRE AVE CHULA VISTA, CA 91910 Sweetwater Union High #1232 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 2,205 Students N/A Teachers	28.6 Above National Avg 36% Tested (AP®) 26% Passed (AP®)
#223	Hostos-Lincoln Academy of Science 475 GRAND CONCOURSE BRONX, NY 10451 New York City Public Schools #1626 Nationally Ranked	18:1 Larger than National Avg 601 Students 34 Teachers	22.4 Near National Avg 38% Tested (AP®) 17% Passed (AP®)
#15	Hume-Fogg Academic High School 700 BROADWAY NASHVILLE, TN 37203 Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools #37 Nationally Ranked	20:1 Larger than National Avg 918 Students 47 Teachers	92.9 Above National Avg 99% Tested (AP®) 91% Passed (AP®)
#198	Huntington Beach High School 1905 MAIN ST HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92648 Huntington Beach Union High #1399 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 2,690 Students N/A Teachers	25.9 Above National Avg 32% Tested (AP®) 24% Passed (AP®)
#249	In Tech Academy (Ms/Hs 368) 2975 TIBBETTS AVE BRONX, NY 10463 New York City Public Schools #1888 Nationally Ranked	16:1 Near National Avg 1,119 Students 69 Teachers	19.2 Near National Avg 32% Tested (AP®) 15% Passed (AP®)
#112	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 Academy 1020 EAST SQUARE LAKE RD BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI 48304 Bloomfield Hills School District #18 Nationally Ranked	21:1 Larger than National Avg 1,266 Students 62 Teachers	98.1 Above National Avg 98% Tested (IB) 98% Passed (IB)
#57	International School of the Americas 1400 JACKSON KELLER RD SAN ANTONIO, TX 78213 North East Independent School District #215 Nationally Ranked	18:1 Larger than National Avg 461 Students 26 Teachers	59.3 Above National Avg 87% Tested (AP®) 50% Passed (AP®)