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
#39	City Honors School at Fosdick-Masten Park 186 EAST NORTH ST BUFFALO, NY 14204 Buffalo City School District #122 Nationally Ranked	13:1 Near National Avg 887 Students 66 Teachers	70.8 Above National Avg 97% Tested (AP®) 62% Passed (AP®)
#46	Savannah Arts Academy 500 WASHINGTON AVE SAVANNAH, GA 31405 Chatham County #142 Nationally Ranked	14:1 Near National Avg 753 Students 55 Teachers	67.6 Above National Avg 80% Tested (AP®) 63% Passed (AP®)
#266	Saunders Trades & Technical High School 183 PALMER RD YONKERS, NY 10701 Yonkers City School District #2026 Nationally Ranked	14:1 Near National Avg 1,172 Students 85 Teachers	17.7 Near National Avg 30% Tested (AP®) 13% Passed (AP®)
#43	Metro Academic and Classical High School 4015 MCPHERSON AVE ST LOUIS, MO 63108 St. Louis Public Schools #135 Nationally Ranked	14:1 Near National Avg 291 Students 21 Teachers	69.0 Above National Avg 87% Tested (IB) 63% Passed (IB)
#260	Parkville High & Center For Math/Science 2600 PUTTY HILL AVE BALTIMORE, MD 21234 Baltimore County Public Schools #1993 Nationally Ranked	14:1 Near National Avg 1,616 Students 116 Teachers	18.1 Near National Avg 25% Tested (AP®) 16% Passed (AP®)
#183	Rudyard High School 11185 WEST 2ND ST RUDYARD, MI 49780 Rudyard Area Schools #1166 Nationally Ranked	14:1 Near National Avg 249 Students 18 Teachers	29.8 Above National Avg 51% Tested (AP®) 23% Passed (AP®)
#273	Sports & Med Science 275 ASYLUM ST HARTFORD, CT 06103 Hartford School District #2156 Nationally Ranked	14:1 Near National Avg 672 Students 48 Teachers	16.3 Near National Avg 21% Tested (AP®) 15% Passed (AP®)
#136	Western School Of Technology & Env. Science 100 KENWOOD AVE BALTIMORE, MD 21228 Baltimore County Public Schools #840 Nationally Ranked	14:1 Near National Avg 890 Students 64 Teachers	35.8 Above National Avg 47% Tested (AP®) 32% Passed (AP®)
#120	Metropolitan Learning Center 1551 BLUE HILLS AVE BLOOMFIELD, CT 06002 Capitol Region Education Coun #716 Nationally Ranked	14:1 Near National Avg 711 Students 50 Teachers	39.2 Above National Avg 56% Tested (AP®) 34% Passed (AP®)
#92	Connecticut International Baccalaureate Academy 857 FORBES ST EAST HARTFORD, CT 06118 East Hartford School District #448 Nationally Ranked	14:1 Near National Avg 180 Students 13 Teachers	47.7 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 30% Passed (AP®)