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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
—	Barr Reeve Jr-Sr High School 627 NORTH 3RD ST MONTGOMERY, IN 47558 Barr-Reeve Com Schools Inc Bronze Medal	17:1 Near National Avg 324 Students 19 Teachers	3.3 Below National Avg 7% Tested (AP®) 2% Passed (AP®)
—	Barton High School 9546 HWY 85 SOUTH BARTON, AR 72312 Barton-Lexa School District Bronze Medal	15:1 Near National Avg 381 Students 26 Teachers	11.7 Near National Avg 38% Tested (AP®) 3% Passed (AP®)
—	Basile High School 2835 2ND ST BASILE, LA 70515 Evangeline Parish Bronze Medal	15:1 Near National Avg 403 Students 27 Teachers	N/A N/A N/A Tested (N/A) N/A Passed (N/A)
—	Bassfield High BASS BURKETT RD BASSFIELD, MS 39421 Jefferson Davis Co School Dist Bronze Medal	14:1 Near National Avg 366 Students 26 Teachers	6.3 Below National Avg 25% Tested (AP®) 0% Passed (AP®)
—	Batavia Sr High School 1201 MAIN ST BATAVIA, IL 60510 Batavia Usd 101 Bronze Medal	18:1 Larger than National Avg 1,840 Students 105 Teachers	11.8 Near National Avg 15% Tested (AP®) 11% Passed (AP®)
—	Battiest High School 100 MAIN ST BATTIEST, OK 74722 Battiest Bronze Medal	9:1 Smaller than National Avg 66 Students 8 Teachers	4.8 Below National Avg 8% Tested (AP®) 4% Passed (AP®)
—	Battle Creek-Ida Grove Senior High School 900 JOHN MONTGOMERY DR IDA GROVE, IA 51445 Battle Creek-Ida Grove Comm School District Bronze Medal	13:1 Near National Avg 321 Students 24 Teachers	8.2 Below National Avg 18% Tested (AP®) 5% Passed (AP®)
—	Battle Lake Secondary 402 SUMMIT ST WEST BATTLE LAKE, MN 56515 Battle Lake Public School District Bronze Medal	12:1 Smaller than National Avg 231 Students 19 Teachers	N/A N/A N/A Tested (N/A) N/A Passed (N/A)
—	Bay Springs High 510 HWY 18 BAY SPRINGS, MS 39422 West Jasper Consolidated Schools Bronze Medal	12:1 Smaller than National Avg 250 Students 21 Teachers	3.0 Below National Avg 12% Tested (AP®) 0% Passed (AP®)
—	Bayonne High School 669 AVE A BAYONNE, NJ 07002 Bayonne Bronze Medal	15:1 Near National Avg 2,586 Students 170 Teachers	6.7 Below National Avg 9% Tested (AP®) 6% Passed (AP®)
—	Beach High School 600 NORTH CENTRAL AVE BEACH, ND 58621 Beach 3 Bronze Medal	8:1 Smaller than National Avg 170 Students 20 Teachers	N/A N/A N/A Tested (N/A) N/A Passed (N/A)
—	Beacon Charter School 320 MAIN ST WOONSOCKET, RI 02895 Beacon Charter School Bronze Medal	12:1 Near National Avg 224 Students 18 Teachers	N/A N/A N/A Tested (N/A) N/A Passed (N/A)
—	Beal City High School 3117 ELIAS RD MOUNT PLEASANT, MI 48858 Beal City Public Schools Bronze Medal	20:1 Larger than National Avg 349 Students 18 Teachers	N/A N/A N/A Tested (N/A) N/A Passed (N/A)
—	Bear Creek High 10555 THORNTON RD STOCKTON, CA 95209 Lodi Unified School District Bronze Medal	N/A N/A 1,987 Students N/A Teachers	14.1 Near National Avg 23% Tested (AP®) 11% Passed (AP®)
—	Beaver Falls Area Sh 1701 8TH AVE BEAVER FALLS, PA 15010 Big Beaver Falls Area School District Bronze Medal	13:1 Near National Avg 558 Students 42 Teachers	4.2 Below National Avg 12% Tested (AP®) 2% Passed (AP®)
—	Beaver Local High School 13187 STATE ROUTE 7 LISBON, OH 44432 Beaver Local Bronze Medal	21:1 Larger than National Avg 649 Students 31 Teachers	2.2 Below National Avg 5% Tested (AP®) 1% Passed (AP®)
—	Beaver River Senior High School 9508 ARTZ RD BEAVER FALLS, NY 13305 Beaver River Central School District Bronze Medal	17:1 Near National Avg 311 Students 19 Teachers	N/A N/A 15% Tested (AP®) N/A Passed (AP®)
—	Bedford Senior High School 330 EAST JOHN ST BEDFORD, PA 15522 Bedford Area School District Bronze Medal	17:1 Near National Avg 598 Students 35 Teachers	5.2 Below National Avg 11% Tested (AP®) 3% Passed (AP®)
—	Bedford-North Lawrence High School 595 NORTH STARS BLVD BEDFORD, IN 47421 North Lawrence Com Schools Bronze Medal	20:1 Larger than National Avg 1,662 Students 84 Teachers	7.9 Below National Avg 25% Tested (AP®) 2% Passed (AP®)
—	Beecher City Jr-Sr High School 438 EAST STATE HWY 33 BEECHER CITY, IL 62414 Beecher City Cusd 20 Bronze Medal	14:1 Near National Avg 192 Students 14 Teachers	N/A N/A N/A Tested (N/A) N/A Passed (N/A)
—	Belding High School 850 HALL ST BELDING, MI 48809 Belding Area School District Bronze Medal	21:1 Larger than National Avg 728 Students 35 Teachers	9.5 Near National Avg 25% Tested (AP®) 4% Passed (AP®)
—	Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Sec. 710 WASHBURN AVE BELGRADE, MN 56312 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa School Dist Bronze Medal	16:1 Near National Avg 309 Students 19 Teachers	3.8 Below National Avg 4% Tested (AP®) 4% Passed (AP®)
—	Bell County High School 9824 US HWY 25E PINEVILLE, KY 40977 Bell Co Bronze Medal	17:1 Larger than National Avg 821 Students 47 Teachers	8.8 Below National Avg 17% Tested (AP®) 6% Passed (AP®)
—	Bell High School 930 SOUTH MAIN ST BELL, FL 32619 Gilchrist County School District Bronze Medal	14:1 Near National Avg 681 Students 48 Teachers	N/A N/A N/A Tested (N/A) N/A Passed (N/A)
—	Belleville Henderson Central School 8372 COUNTYROUTE 75 BELLEVILLE, NY 13611 Belleville Henderson Central School District Bronze Medal	12:1 Near National Avg 507 Students 41 Teachers	N/A N/A N/A Tested (N/A) N/A Passed (N/A)

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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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