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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
#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®)
#53	Lake Braddock Secondary School 9200 BURKE LAKE RD BURKE, VA 22015 Fairfax County Public Schools #197 Nationally Ranked	20:1 Larger than National Avg 3,955 Students 202 Teachers	60.7 Above National Avg 79% Tested (AP®) 55% Passed (AP®)
#54	Columbus High School 1700 CHEROKEE AVE COLUMBUS, GA 31906 Muscogee County #202 Nationally Ranked	19:1 Larger than National Avg 1,401 Students 75 Teachers	60.6 Above National Avg 74% Tested (AP®) 56% 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®)
#56	Troy High School 2200 EAST DOROTHY LN FULLERTON, CA 92831 Fullerton Joint Union High #209 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 2,565 Students N/A Teachers	59.9 Above National Avg 62% Tested (AP®) 59% Passed (AP®)
#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®)
#58	Manhattan Bridges High School 525 WEST 50TH ST NEW YORK, NY 10019 New York City Public Schools #220 Nationally Ranked	16:1 Near National Avg 539 Students 34 Teachers	59.2 Above National Avg 60% Tested (AP®) 59% Passed (AP®)
#59	The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts 4001 STANFORD HOUSTON, TX 77006 Houston Independent School District #223 Nationally Ranked	15:1 Near National Avg 655 Students 44 Teachers	58.9 Above National Avg 78% Tested (AP®) 53% Passed (AP®)
#60	Pompano Beach High School 600 NE 13TH AVE POMPANO BEACH, FL 33060 Broward County Public Schools #230 Nationally Ranked	21:1 Larger than National Avg 1,267 Students 60 Teachers	58.4 Above National Avg 81% Tested (AP®) 51% 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®)
#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®)
#63	Montgomery Blair High School 51 UNIVERSITY BLVD EAST SILVER SPRING, MD 20901 Montgomery County Public Schools #247 Nationally Ranked	18:1 Larger than National Avg 2,827 Students 161 Teachers	57.5 Above National Avg 64% Tested (AP®) 55% Passed (AP®)
#64	City Middle/High School 1400 FULLER AVE NE GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49505 Grand Rapids Public Schools #255 Nationally Ranked	29:1 Larger than National Avg 714 Students 24 Teachers	57.0 Above National Avg 73% Tested (AP®) 52% 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®)
#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®)
#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®)
#68	School Without Walls High School 2130 G ST NW WASHINGTON, DC 20037 District of Columbia Public Schools #266 Nationally Ranked	12:1 Smaller than National Avg 456 Students 39 Teachers	56.2 Above National Avg 95% Tested (AP®) 43% Passed (AP®)
#69	Towson High School Law and Public Policy 69 CEDAR AVE TOWSON, MD 21286 Baltimore County Public Schools #268 Nationally Ranked	16:1 Near National Avg 1,395 Students 89 Teachers	56.1 Above National Avg 63% Tested (AP®) 54% 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®)
#71	NYC Lab High School for Collaborative Studies 333 WEST 17TH ST NEW YORK, NY 10011 New York City Public Schools #278 Nationally Ranked	17:1 Near National Avg 524 Students 31 Teachers	55.6 Above National Avg 67% Tested (AP®) 52% Passed (AP®)
#72	James W. Robinson Jr. Secondary School 5035 SIDEBURN RD FAIRFAX, VA 22032 Fairfax County Public Schools #288 Nationally Ranked	19:1 Larger than National Avg 3,938 Students 208 Teachers	55.1 Above National Avg 61% Tested (IB) 53% Passed (IB)
#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®)
#74	Advanced Technologies Academy 2501 VEGAS DR LAS VEGAS, NV 89106 Clark County School District #304 Nationally Ranked	19:1 Larger than National Avg 1,059 Students 56 Teachers	53.8 Above National Avg 62% Tested (AP®) 51% Passed (AP®)
#75	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®)
#76	John F. Kennedy High School 3000 BELLMORE AVE BELLMORE, NY 11710 Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District #330 Nationally Ranked	13:1 Near National Avg 1,278 Students 96 Teachers	52.7 Above National Avg 59% Tested (AP®) 51% Passed (AP®)
#77	Palisades Charter High School 15777 BOWDOIN ST PACIFIC PALISADES, CA 90272 Los Angeles Unified School District #339 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 2,887 Students N/A Teachers	52.2 Above National Avg 59% Tested (AP®) 50% Passed (AP®)
#78	Palm Harbor University High School 1900 OMAHA ST PALM HARBOR, FL 34683 Pinellas County Schools #346 Nationally Ranked	21:1 Larger than National Avg 2,467 Students 120 Teachers	52.0 Above National Avg 66% Tested (AP®) 47% Passed (AP®)
#79	Lusher Charter School 5624 FRERET ST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70115 Orleans Parish #353 Nationally Ranked	15:1 Near National Avg 1,636 Students 106 Teachers	51.7 Above National Avg 76% Tested (AP®) 44% 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®)
#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®)
#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®)
#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®)
#84	Lane Technical High School 2501 WEST ADDISON ST CHICAGO, IL 60618 Chicago Public Schools #376 Nationally Ranked	18:1 Larger than National Avg 4,170 Students 227 Teachers	50.8 Above National Avg 59% Tested (AP®) 48% 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®)
#86	Cocoa Beach Junior/Senior High School 1500 MINUTEMEN CAUSEWAY COCOA BEACH, FL 32931 Brevard Public Schools #388 Nationally Ranked	17:1 Near National Avg 1,383 Students 83 Teachers	50.4 Above National Avg 62% Tested (AP®) 47% Passed (AP®)
#87	Irvington High School 41800 BLACOW RD FREMONT, CA 94538 Fremont Unified School District #391 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 2,086 Students N/A Teachers	50.2 Above National Avg 55% Tested (AP®) 49% 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®)
#89	Central High School 1700 WEST OLNEY AVE PHILADELPHIA, PA 19141 The School District of Philadelphia #428 Nationally Ranked	21:1 Larger than National Avg 2,384 Students 112 Teachers	48.4 Above National Avg 70% Tested (AP®) 41% Passed (AP®)
#90	Academy of American Studies 2801 41ST AVE LONG ISLAND CITY, NY 11101 New York City Public Schools #433 Nationally Ranked	19:1 Larger than National Avg 684 Students 37 Teachers	48.3 Above National Avg 62% Tested (AP®) 44% Passed (AP®)
#91	Baruch College Campus High School 55 EAST 25TH ST NEW YORK, NY 10010 New York City Public Schools #444 Nationally Ranked	19:1 Larger than National Avg 438 Students 24 Teachers	47.9 Above National Avg 64% Tested (AP®) 42% 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®)
#93	Valley Stream South High School 150 JEDWOOD PLACE VALLEY STREAM, NY 11581 Valley Stream Central High School District #456 Nationally Ranked	14:1 Near National Avg 1,390 Students 97 Teachers	47.4 Above National Avg 55% Tested (AP®) 45% Passed (AP®)
#94	Charleston County School of the Arts 1600 SARANAC ST NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29405 Charleston County School District #457 Nationally Ranked	16:1 Near National Avg 1,053 Students 68 Teachers	47.3 Above National Avg 60% Tested (AP®) 43% Passed (AP®)
#95	Benjamin Banneker Academic High School 800 EUCLID ST NW WASHINGTON, DC 20001 District of Columbia Public Schools #461 Nationally Ranked	14:1 Near National Avg 427 Students 30 Teachers	47.2 Above National Avg 82% Tested (AP®) 36% 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®)
#97	Academy Of Finance And Enterprise 3020 THOMSON AVE LONG ISLAND CITY, NY 11101 New York City Public Schools #509 Nationally Ranked	19:1 Larger than National Avg 425 Students 23 Teachers	45.4 Above National Avg 68% Tested (AP®) 38% 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®)
#99	Marble Hill High School Of International Studies 99 TERRACE VIEW AVE BRONX, NY 10463 New York City Public Schools #545 Nationally Ranked	16:1 Near National Avg 449 Students 28 Teachers	44.0 Above National Avg 71% Tested (AP®) 35% Passed (AP®)
#100	San Diego High School of International Studies 1405 PARK BLVD SAN DIEGO, CA 92101 San Diego Unified School District #546 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 562 Students N/A Teachers	43.9 Above National Avg 70% Tested (AP®) 35% Passed (AP®)