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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
#41	Westlake Academy 2600 OTTINGER RD WESTLAKE, TX 76262 Westlake Academy Charter School Gold Medal	13:1 Near National Avg 520 Students 41 Teachers	90.6 Above National Avg 91% Tested (IB) 91% Passed (IB)
#42	University High School 2611 EAST MATOIAN FRESNO, CA 93740 Fresno Unified School District Gold Medal	N/A N/A 479 Students N/A Teachers	90.2 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 87% Passed (AP®)
#43	Lowell High School 1101 EUCALYPTUS DR SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94132 San Francisco Unified School District Gold Medal	N/A N/A 2,580 Students N/A Teachers	89.6 Above National Avg 93% Tested (AP®) 88% Passed (AP®)
#44	The High School of American Studies at Lehman College 2925 GOULDEN AVE BRONX, NY 10468 New York City Public Schools Gold Medal	15:1 Near National Avg 371 Students 25 Teachers	89.0 Above National Avg 98% Tested (AP®) 86% Passed (AP®)
#45	Walter Payton College Preparatory High School 1034 NORTH WELLS ST CHICAGO, IL 60610 Chicago Public Schools Gold Medal	16:1 Near National Avg 895 Students 57 Teachers	88.1 Above National Avg 93% Tested (AP®) 87% Passed (AP®)
#46	YES Prep North Central 13703 ALDINE WESTFIELD RD HOUSTON, TX 77039 Yes Prep Public Schools Inc Gold Medal	14:1 Near National Avg 823 Students 58 Teachers	87.9 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 84% Passed (AP®)
#47	Townsend Harris High School 14911 MELBOURNE AVE FLUSHING, NY 11367 New York City Public Schools Gold Medal	22:1 Larger than National Avg 1,098 Students 50 Teachers	87.9 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 84% Passed (AP®)
#48	West Shore Junior/Senior High School 250 WILDCAT ALLEY MELBOURNE, FL 32935 Brevard Public Schools Gold Medal	16:1 Near National Avg 961 Students 59 Teachers	87.6 Above National Avg 99% Tested (AP®) 84% Passed (AP®)
#49	Stuyvesant High School 345 CHAMBERS ST NEW YORK, NY 10282 New York City Public Schools Gold Medal	21:1 Larger than National Avg 3,288 Students 155 Teachers	86.6 Above National Avg 89% Tested (AP®) 86% Passed (AP®)
#50	Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School 123 COLES ST JERSEY CITY, NJ 07302 Jersey City Public Schools Gold Medal	16:1 Near National Avg 694 Students 43 Teachers	86.4 Above National Avg 99% Tested (AP®) 82% 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

National Rankings Best High Schools

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