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National Rankings Best High Schools

We evaluated more than 21,000 public high schools in 49 states and the District of Columbia. Schools were awarded gold, silver or bronze medals based on state proficiency standards and how well they prepare students for college. Read the full methodology.

National Rank	School	Students / Teachers	College Readiness
—	Altha Public School 25793 NORTH MAIN ST ALTHA, FL 32421 Calhoun County School District Bronze Medal	15:1 Near National Avg 576 Students 39 Teachers	N/A N/A N/A Tested (N/A) N/A Passed (N/A)
—	Alto High School 248 CR 2429 ALTO, TX 75925 Alto Independent School District Bronze Medal	8:1 Smaller than National Avg 168 Students 21 Teachers	N/A N/A N/A Tested (N/A) N/A Passed (N/A)
—	Alton High SCHOOL ST ALTON, MO 65606 Alton R-Iv Bronze Medal	12:1 Smaller than National Avg 350 Students 29 Teachers	N/A N/A N/A Tested (N/A) N/A Passed (N/A)
—	Altoona Area High School 1415 6TH AVE ALTOONA, PA 16602 Altoona Area School District Bronze Medal	15:1 Near National Avg 1,741 Students 118 Teachers	14.6 Near National Avg 18% Tested (AP®) 14% Passed (AP®)
#1,617	Altoona High 711 7TH ST WEST ALTOONA, WI 54720 Altoona School District Silver Medal	22:1 Larger than National Avg 480 Students 22 Teachers	22.5 Near National Avg 25% Tested (AP®) 22% Passed (AP®)
#1,921	Alvin High School 802 SOUTH JOHNSON ST ALVIN, TX 77511 Alvin Independent School District Silver Medal	16:1 Near National Avg 2,413 Students 152 Teachers	18.9 Near National Avg 26% Tested (AP®) 16% Passed (AP®)
#1,453	Amador High 330 SPANISH ST SUTTER CREEK, CA 95685 Amador County Unified School District Silver Medal	N/A N/A 638 Students N/A Teachers	25.0 Above National Avg 37% Tested (AP®) 21% Passed (AP®)
#311	Amador Valley High School 1155 SANTA RITA RD PLEASANTON, CA 94566 Pleasanton Unified School District Gold Medal	N/A N/A 2,592 Students N/A Teachers	53.6 Above National Avg 56% Tested (AP®) 53% Passed (AP®)
#2,170	Amarillo High School 4225 DANBURY AMARILLO, TX 79109 Amarillo Independent School District Silver Medal	16:1 Near National Avg 2,089 Students 129 Teachers	16.1 Near National Avg 19% Tested (AP®) 15% Passed (AP®)
—	Amber-Pocasset High School 401 EAST MAIN AMBER, OK 73004 Amber-Pocasset Bronze Medal	11:1 Smaller than National Avg 93 Students 8 Teachers	8.3 Below National Avg 8% Tested (AP®) 8% Passed (AP®)
—	Amelia L. Johnson High School COATES ST THOMASTON, AL 36783 Marengo County Bronze Medal	11:1 Smaller than National Avg 249 Students 23 Teachers	N/A N/A N/A Tested (N/A) N/A Passed (N/A)
—	American History High 200 WARREN ST NEWARK, NJ 07103 Newark Public Schools Bronze Medal	15:1 Near National Avg 261 Students 18 Teachers	10.4 Near National Avg 36% Tested (AP®) 2% Passed (AP®)
#38	American Indian Public High School 3626 35TH AVE OAKLAND, CA 94619 Oakland Unified School District Gold Medal	N/A N/A 145 Students N/A Teachers	92.1 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 89% Passed (AP®)
#1,505	Amerischools College Preparatory Academy - Tucson 7444 EAST BROADWAY TUCSON, AZ 85710 The Charter Foundation Inc. Silver Medal	N/A N/A 128 Students N/A Teachers	24.2 Above National Avg 27% Tested (AP®) 23% Passed (AP®)
#656	Ames High School 1921 AMES HIGH DR AMES, IA 50010 Ames Comm School District Silver Medal	19:1 Larger than National Avg 1,406 Students 76 Teachers	40.8 Above National Avg 46% Tested (AP®) 39% Passed (AP®)
#959	Amherst Central High School 4301 MAIN ST AMHERST, NY 14226 Amherst Central School District Silver Medal	11:1 Smaller than National Avg 864 Students 78 Teachers	33.4 Above National Avg 37% Tested (AP®) 32% Passed (AP®)
#1,183	Amherst Regional High 21 MATTOON ST AMHERST, MA 01002 Amherst-Pelham Silver Medal	13:1 Near National Avg 1,103 Students 85 Teachers	29.6 Above National Avg 33% Tested (AP®) 28% Passed (AP®)
#1,254	Amistad Academy 407 JAMES ST NEW HAVEN, CT 06513 Amistad Academy District Silver Medal	11:1 Smaller than National Avg 812 Students 75 Teachers	28.3 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 4% Passed (AP®)
—	Amite County High School 600 IRENE ST LIBERTY, MS 39645 Amite Co School Dist Bronze Medal	13:1 Near National Avg 466 Students 36 Teachers	N/A N/A N/A Tested (N/A) N/A Passed (N/A)
#780	Amity Regional High School 25 NEWTON RD WOODBRIDGE, CT 06525 Regional School District 05 Silver Medal	13:1 Near National Avg 1,649 Students 123 Teachers	37.4 Above National Avg 39% Tested (AP®) 37% Passed (AP®)
—	Anacoco High School 4740 PORT ARTHUR AVE ANACOCO, LA 71403 Vernon Parish Bronze Medal	15:1 Near National Avg 400 Students 26 Teachers	N/A N/A N/A Tested (AP®) N/A Passed (AP®)
#1,072	Anacortes High School 1600 20TH ST ANACORTES, WA 98221 Anacortes School District Silver Medal	20:1 Larger than National Avg 835 Students 41 Teachers	31.5 Above National Avg 42% Tested (AP®) 28% Passed (AP®)
#2,241	Anaheim High 811 WEST LINCOLN AVE ANAHEIM, CA 92805 Anaheim Union High Silver Medal	N/A N/A 3,463 Students N/A Teachers	15.3 Near National Avg 28% Tested (AP®) 11% Passed (AP®)
—	Anahuac High School 1000 WILCOX ANAHUAC, TX 77514 Anahuac Independent School District Bronze Medal	12:1 Smaller than National Avg 377 Students 33 Teachers	9.3 Near National Avg 19% Tested (AP®) 6% Passed (AP®)
#915	Analy High 6950 ANALY AVE SEBASTOPOL, CA 95472 West Sonoma County Union High Silver Medal	N/A N/A 1,305 Students N/A Teachers	34.2 Above National Avg 35% Tested (AP®) 34% Passed (AP®)

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About The Awards

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

Award Distribution

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

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