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
#44	Coral Reef Senior High School 10101 SW 152ND ST MIAMI, FL 33157 Miami-Dade County Public Schools #137 Nationally Ranked	23:1 Larger than National Avg 3,090 Students 133 Teachers	68.9 Above National Avg 89% Tested (AP®) 62% Passed (AP®)
#224	Crestwood High School 1501 NORTH BEECH DALY RD DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MI 48127 Crestwood School District #1629 Nationally Ranked	20:1 Larger than National Avg 1,170 Students 59 Teachers	22.4 Near National Avg 30% Tested (AP®) 20% Passed (AP®)
#162	Crooms Academy of Information Technology 2200 WEST 13TH ST SANFORD, FL 32771 Seminole County Public Schools #1021 Nationally Ranked	18:1 Larger than National Avg 599 Students 34 Teachers	32.4 Above National Avg 45% Tested (AP®) 28% Passed (AP®)
#29	Davidson Fine Arts 615 12TH ST AUGUSTA, GA 30901 Richmond County #81 Nationally Ranked	16:1 Near National Avg 722 Students 46 Teachers	80.2 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 74% Passed (AP®)
#81	Davis Senior High 315 WEST 14TH ST DAVIS, CA 95616 Davis Joint Unified School District #365 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 1,703 Students N/A Teachers	51.1 Above National Avg 56% Tested (AP®) 49% Passed (AP®)
#269	Davison High School 1250 NORTH OAK RD DAVISON, MI 48423 Davison Community Schools #2100 Nationally Ranked	22:1 Larger than National Avg 1,540 Students 71 Teachers	16.9 Near National Avg 19% Tested (AP®) 16% Passed (AP®)
#67	Deep Run High School 4801 TWIN HICKORY RD GLEN ALLEN, VA 23059 Henrico County Public Schools #265 Nationally Ranked	26:1 Larger than National Avg 1,887 Students 72 Teachers	56.2 Above National Avg 65% Tested (AP®) 53% Passed (AP®)
#226	Deerfield Beach High School 910 SW 15TH ST DEERFIELD BEACH, FL 33441 Broward County Public Schools #1635 Nationally Ranked	19:1 Larger than National Avg 2,395 Students 127 Teachers	22.3 Near National Avg 36% Tested (AP®) 18% Passed (AP®)
#25	DeKalb School of the Arts 1192 CLARENDON AVE AVONDALE ESTATES, GA 30002 DeKalb County School District #75 Nationally Ranked	13:1 Near National Avg 322 Students 25 Teachers	81.5 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 75% Passed (AP®)
#61	Denver Center for International Studies 574 WEST 6TH AVE DENVER, CO 80204 Denver Public Schools #232 Nationally Ranked	26:1 Larger than National Avg 643 Students 25 Teachers	58.3 Above National Avg 93% Tested (AP®) 47% Passed (AP®)
#7	Design & Architecture Senior High 4001 NE 2ND AVE MIAMI, FL 33137 Miami-Dade County Public Schools #20 Nationally Ranked	16:1 Near National Avg 494 Students 31 Teachers	97.6 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 97% Passed (AP®)
#38	Douglas Anderson School Of The Arts 2445 SAN DIEGO RD JACKSONVILLE, FL 32207 Duval County Public Schools #114 Nationally Ranked	19:1 Larger than National Avg 1,168 Students 60 Teachers	72.4 Above National Avg 96% Tested (AP®) 65% Passed (AP®)
#169	Douglas S. Freeman High School 8701 THREE CHOPT RD RICHMOND, VA 23229 Henrico County Public Schools #1064 Nationally Ranked	23:1 Larger than National Avg 1,761 Students 77 Teachers	31.7 Above National Avg 36% Tested (AP®) 30% Passed (AP®)
#88	Downtown Magnets High School 1081 WEST TEMPLE ST LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 Los Angeles Unified School District #423 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 1,043 Students N/A Teachers	48.7 Above National Avg 60% Tested (AP®) 45% Passed (AP®)
#267	Dr Susan S Mckinney Secondary School Of The Arts 101 PARK AVE BROOKLYN, NY 11205 New York City Public Schools #2056 Nationally Ranked	14:1 Near National Avg 493 Students 34 Teachers	17.4 Near National Avg 29% Tested (AP®) 14% Passed (AP®)
#160	Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High 1410 NE 215 ST MIAMI, FL 33179 Miami-Dade County Public Schools #1011 Nationally Ranked	24:1 Larger than National Avg 3,072 Students 129 Teachers	32.6 Above National Avg 40% Tested (AP®) 30% Passed (AP®)
#51	duPont Manual High School 120 WEST LEE ST LOUISVILLE, KY 40208 Jefferson County Public Schools #169 Nationally Ranked	18:1 Larger than National Avg 1,885 Students 103 Teachers	63.6 Above National Avg 69% Tested (AP®) 62% Passed (AP®)
#52	Durham School Of The Arts 400 NORTH DUKE ST DURHAM, NC 27701 Durham Public Schools #176 Nationally Ranked	15:1 Near National Avg 1,412 Students 94 Teachers	62.5 Above National Avg 71% Tested (AP®) 60% Passed (AP®)
#70	Eastern Technical High School 1100 MACE AVE BALTIMORE, MD 21221 Baltimore County Public Schools #272 Nationally Ranked	16:1 Near National Avg 1,272 Students 78 Teachers	55.8 Above National Avg 66% Tested (AP®) 52% Passed (AP®)
#147	Edison High School 540 EAST CALIFORNIA AVE FRESNO, CA 93706 Fresno Unified School District #932 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 2,246 Students N/A Teachers	33.9 Above National Avg 46% Tested (AP®) 30% Passed (AP®)
#214	El Toro High School 25255 TOLEDO WAY LAKE FOREST, CA 92630 Saddleback Valley Unified School District #1509 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 2,833 Students N/A Teachers	24.1 Above National Avg 25% Tested (AP®) 24% Passed (AP®)
#98	Eleanor Roosevelt High School 7601 HANOVER PARKWAY GREENBELT, MD 20770 Prince George's County Public Schools #518 Nationally Ranked	21:1 Larger than National Avg 2,669 Students 130 Teachers	45.1 Above National Avg 57% Tested (AP®) 41% Passed (AP®)
#42	Eleanor Roosevelt High School 411 EAST 76TH ST NEW YORK, NY 10021 New York City Public Schools #129 Nationally Ranked	17:1 Near National Avg 499 Students 30 Teachers	69.7 Above National Avg 85% Tested (AP®) 65% Passed (AP®)
#238	Elgin High School 1200 MAROON DR ELGIN, IL 60120 Sd U-46 #1776 Nationally Ranked	20:1 Larger than National Avg 2,367 Students 121 Teachers	20.6 Near National Avg 27% Tested (AP®) 18% Passed (AP®)
#237	Ellington School of the Arts 3500 R ST NW WASHINGTON, DC 20007 District of Columbia Public Schools #1772 Nationally Ranked	39:1 Larger than National Avg 506 Students 13 Teachers	20.7 Near National Avg 47% Tested (AP®) 12% Passed (AP®)
#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®)