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
#1	Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School 921 WEST JEFF DAVIS MONTGOMERY, AL 36108 Montgomery County #7 Nationally Ranked	15:1 Near National Avg 448 Students 30 Teachers	100.0 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 100% Passed (AP®)
#2	Academic Magnet High School 1525 AVE B SOUTH NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29405 Charleston County School District #10 Nationally Ranked	15:1 Near National Avg 610 Students 40 Teachers	100.0 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 100% Passed (AP®)
#3	Maine School of Science & Mathematics 95 HIGH ST LIMESTONE, ME 04750 Me Sch Of Science & Mathematics #13 Nationally Ranked	10:1 Smaller than National Avg 103 Students 11 Teachers	100.0 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 100% Passed (AP®)
#4	Carnegie Vanguard High School 10401 SCOTT ST HOUSTON, TX 77051 Houston Independent School District #17 Nationally Ranked	16:1 Near National Avg 458 Students 29 Teachers	98.1 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 98% 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)
#6	Stanton College Preparatory School 1149 WEST 13TH ST JACKSONVILLE, FL 32209 Duval County Public Schools #19 Nationally Ranked	20:1 Larger than National Avg 1,623 Students 81 Teachers	98.1 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 97% 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®)
#8	The Brooklyn Latin School 325 BUSHWICK AVE BROOKLYN, NY 11206 New York City Public Schools #21 Nationally Ranked	17:1 Near National Avg 336 Students 20 Teachers	97.0 Above National Avg 97% Tested (IB) 97% Passed (IB)
#9	Young Women's Preparatory Academy 1150 SW 1 ST MIAMI, FL 33130 Miami-Dade County Public Schools #25 Nationally Ranked	16:1 Near National Avg 360 Students 22 Teachers	95.8 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 94% Passed (AP®)
#10	Michael E. DeBakey High School for Health Professions 3100 SHENANDOAH ST HOUSTON, TX 77021 Houston Independent School District #26 Nationally Ranked	15:1 Near National Avg 865 Students 57 Teachers	95.7 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 94% Passed (AP®)
#11	The Bronx High School of Science 75 WEST 205TH ST BRONX, NY 10468 New York City Public Schools #32 Nationally Ranked	23:1 Larger than National Avg 3,017 Students 131 Teachers	93.4 Above National Avg 97% Tested (AP®) 92% Passed (AP®)
#12	Northside College Preparatory High School 5501 NORTH KEDZIE AVE CHICAGO, IL 60625 Chicago Public Schools #33 Nationally Ranked	16:1 Near National Avg 1,088 Students 66 Teachers	93.4 Above National Avg 96% Tested (AP®) 93% 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®)
#14	The Baccalaureate School for Global Education 3412 36TH AVE LONG ISLAND CITY, NY 11106 New York City Public Schools #36 Nationally Ranked	13:1 Near National Avg 408 Students 32 Teachers	92.9 Above National Avg 95% Tested (IB) 92% Passed (IB)
#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®)
#16	Staten Island Technical High School 485 CLAWSON ST STATEN ISLAND, NY 10306 New York City Public Schools #40 Nationally Ranked	21:1 Larger than National Avg 1,020 Students 48 Teachers	91.2 Above National Avg 96% Tested (AP®) 90% Passed (AP®)
#17	The High School of American Studies at Lehman College 2925 GOULDEN AVE BRONX, NY 10468 New York City Public Schools #44 Nationally Ranked	15:1 Near National Avg 371 Students 25 Teachers	89.0 Above National Avg 98% Tested (AP®) 86% Passed (AP®)
#18	Walter Payton College Preparatory High School 1034 NORTH WELLS ST CHICAGO, IL 60610 Chicago Public Schools #45 Nationally Ranked	16:1 Near National Avg 895 Students 57 Teachers	88.1 Above National Avg 93% Tested (AP®) 87% Passed (AP®)
#19	Townsend Harris High School 14911 MELBOURNE AVE FLUSHING, NY 11367 New York City Public Schools #47 Nationally Ranked	22:1 Larger than National Avg 1,098 Students 50 Teachers	87.9 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 84% Passed (AP®)
#20	Stuyvesant High School 345 CHAMBERS ST NEW YORK, NY 10282 New York City Public Schools #49 Nationally Ranked	21:1 Larger than National Avg 3,288 Students 155 Teachers	86.6 Above National Avg 89% Tested (AP®) 86% Passed (AP®)
#21	Queens High School for the Sciences at York College 9450 159TH ST JAMAICA, NY 11451 New York City Public Schools #63 Nationally Ranked	17:1 Near National Avg 408 Students 24 Teachers	83.7 Above National Avg 96% Tested (AP®) 80% Passed (AP®)
#22	Sumner Academy of Arts & Science 1610 NORTH 8TH ST KANSAS CITY, KS 66101 Kansas City #64 Nationally Ranked	17:1 Larger than National Avg 864 Students 51 Teachers	83.5 Above National Avg 95% Tested (IB) 80% Passed (IB)
#23	Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts 501 SOUTH SAPODILLA AVE WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33401 Palm Beach County School District #67 Nationally Ranked	18:1 Larger than National Avg 1,311 Students 73 Teachers	83.1 Above National Avg 91% Tested (AP®) 81% Passed (AP®)
#24	Brooklyn Technical High School 29 FT GREENE PLACE BROOKLYN, NY 11217 New York City Public Schools #69 Nationally Ranked	23:1 Larger than National Avg 5,141 Students 221 Teachers	82.3 Above National Avg 94% Tested (AP®) 78% 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®)
#26	Julia R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School 1699 SPRING GARDEN ST PHILADELPHIA, PA 19130 The School District of Philadelphia #76 Nationally Ranked	18:1 Larger than National Avg 1,181 Students 64 Teachers	81.4 Above National Avg 94% Tested (AP®) 77% Passed (AP®)
#27	Yonkers Middle High School 150 ROCKLAND AVE YONKERS, NY 10705 Yonkers City School District #78 Nationally Ranked	22:1 Larger than National Avg 1,124 Students 52 Teachers	80.9 Above National Avg 86% Tested (IB) 79% Passed (IB)
#28	Mission San Jose High School 41717 PALM AVE FREMONT, CA 94539 Fremont Unified School District #79 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 2,198 Students N/A Teachers	80.8 Above National Avg 84% Tested (AP®) 80% 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®)
#30	Jones College Prep 606 SOUTH STATE ST CHICAGO, IL 60605 Chicago Public Schools #85 Nationally Ranked	16:1 Near National Avg 848 Students 53 Teachers	78.4 Above National Avg 92% Tested (AP®) 74% Passed (AP®)
#31	Suncoast Community High School 600 WEST 28TH ST RIVIERA BEACH, FL 33404 Palm Beach County School District #88 Nationally Ranked	18:1 Larger than National Avg 1,445 Students 80 Teachers	78.0 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 71% Passed (AP®)
#32	Paxon School for Advanced Studies 3239 NORMAN EAST THAGARD BLVD JACKSONVILLE, FL 32254 Duval County Public Schools #90 Nationally Ranked	21:1 Larger than National Avg 1,562 Students 76 Teachers	77.9 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 71% Passed (AP®)
#33	California Academy Of Mathematics And Science 1000 EAST VICTORIA ST CARSON, CA 90747 Long Beach Unified School District #94 Nationally Ranked	N/A N/A 644 Students N/A Teachers	77.0 Above National Avg 88% Tested (AP®) 73% Passed (AP®)
#34	MAST Academy 3979 RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY KEY BISCAYNE, FL 33149 Miami-Dade County Public Schools #96 Nationally Ranked	14:1 Near National Avg 550 Students 38 Teachers	76.1 Above National Avg 89% Tested (AP®) 72% Passed (AP®)
#35	Poolesville High School 17501 WILLARD RD POOLESVILLE, MD 20837 Montgomery County Public Schools #99 Nationally Ranked	19:1 Larger than National Avg 1,170 Students 61 Teachers	75.6 Above National Avg 80% Tested (AP®) 74% Passed (AP®)
#36	Richard Montgomery High School 250 RICHARD MONTGOMERY DR ROCKVILLE, MD 20852 Montgomery County Public Schools #106 Nationally Ranked	18:1 Larger than National Avg 2,044 Students 114 Teachers	74.6 Above National Avg 82% Tested (AP®) 72% Passed (AP®)
#37	Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet at Pearl High School 613 17TH AVE NORTH NASHVILLE, TN 37203 Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools #113 Nationally Ranked	23:1 Larger than National Avg 1,162 Students 50 Teachers	73.0 Above National Avg 92% Tested (AP®) 67% 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®)
#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®)
#40	Whitney M. Young Magnet High School 211 SOUTH LAFLIN ST CHICAGO, IL 60607 Chicago Public Schools #126 Nationally Ranked	19:1 Larger than National Avg 2,177 Students 115 Teachers	70.0 Above National Avg 82% Tested (AP®) 66% Passed (AP®)
#41	Merrol Hyde Magnet School 128 TOWNSHIP DR HENDERSONVILLE, TN 37075 Sumner County #127 Nationally Ranked	15:1 Near National Avg 649 Students 44 Teachers	69.8 Above National Avg 75% Tested (AP®) 68% 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®)
#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)
#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®)
#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®)
#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®)
#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®)
#48	New World School Of The Arts 25 NE 2ND ST MIAMI, FL 33132 Miami-Dade County Public Schools #155 Nationally Ranked	16:1 Near National Avg 484 Students 31 Teachers	66.1 Above National Avg 76% Tested (AP®) 63% Passed (AP®)
#49	Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences 1830 SHORE BLVD BROOKLYN, NY 11235 New York City Public Schools #164 Nationally Ranked	24:1 Larger than National Avg 1,029 Students 43 Teachers	64.3 Above National Avg 75% Tested (AP®) 61% Passed (AP®)
#50	New Explorations Into Science,Technology and Math High School 111 COLUMBIA ST NEW YORK, NY 10002 New York City Public Schools #166 Nationally Ranked	18:1 Larger than National Avg 1,583 Students 90 Teachers	63.9 Above National Avg 84% Tested (AP®) 57% Passed (AP®)

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Gold — Top 500 schools based on highest college readiness

Silver — High-performing schools with lower college readiness

Bronze — High-performing schools based on state exam performance, listed alphabetically

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Name	Award Distribution
Gold	2
Silver	7
Bronze	13
Non-medaled	78

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