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
#51	North Hills Preparatory 606 EAST ROYAL LN IRVING, TX 75039 North Hills Preparatory School Gold Medal	12:1 Smaller than National Avg 409 Students 35 Teachers	85.7 Above National Avg 99% Tested (AP®) 81% Passed (AP®)
#52	Winston Churchill High School 11300 GAINSBOROUGH RD POTOMAC, MD 20854 Montgomery County Public Schools Gold Medal	19:1 Larger than National Avg 2,113 Students 111 Teachers	85.6 Above National Avg 92% Tested (AP®) 84% Passed (AP®)
#53	Sonoran Science Academy Tucson 2325 WEST SUNSET RD TUCSON, AZ 85741 Daisy Education Corporation Dba Sonoran Science Academy Gold Medal	N/A N/A 800 Students N/A Teachers	85.0 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 80% Passed (AP®)
#54	The Science Academy of South Texas 900 MED HIGH DR MERCEDES, TX 78570 South Texas Independent School District Gold Medal	12:1 Near National Avg 675 Students 54 Teachers	84.9 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 80% Passed (AP®)
#55	Benjamin Franklin High School 2001 LEON C. SIMON DR NEW ORLEANS, LA 70122 Orleans Parish Gold Medal	17:1 Larger than National Avg 657 Students 39 Teachers	84.8 Above National Avg 97% Tested (AP®) 81% Passed (AP®)
#56	Eastwood Academy High School 1315 DUMBLE HOUSTON, TX 77023 Houston Independent School District Gold Medal	17:1 Larger than National Avg 359 Students 21 Teachers	84.8 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 80% Passed (AP®)
#57	Boston Latin School 78 AVE LOUIS PASTEUR BOSTON, MA 02115 Boston Public Schools Gold Medal	23:1 Larger than National Avg 2,384 Students 103 Teachers	84.4 Above National Avg 94% Tested (AP®) 81% Passed (AP®)
#58	Peak to Peak Charter School 800 MERLIN DR LAFAYETTE, CO 80026 Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 Gold Medal	19:1 Larger than National Avg 1,444 Students 75 Teachers	84.3 Above National Avg 98% Tested (AP®) 80% Passed (AP®)
#59	Walt Whitman High School 7100 WHITTIER BLVD BETHESDA, MD 20817 Montgomery County Public Schools Gold Medal	17:1 Larger than National Avg 1,951 Students 114 Teachers	84.2 Above National Avg 89% Tested (AP®) 83% Passed (AP®)
#60	IDEA Frontier College Preparatory 2800 SOUTH DAKOTA AVE BROWNSVILLE, TX 78521 IDEA Public Schools Gold Medal	15:1 Near National Avg 636 Students 42 Teachers	84.1 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 79% Passed (AP®)
#61	Rye High School PARSONS ST RYE, NY 10580 Rye City School District Gold Medal	14:1 Near National Avg 871 Students 62 Teachers	84.0 Above National Avg 89% Tested (AP®) 82% Passed (AP®)
#62	Pittsford Sutherland High School 55 SUTHERLAND ST PITTSFORD, NY 14534 Pittsford Central School District Gold Medal	12:1 Smaller than National Avg 1,020 Students 84 Teachers	83.8 Above National Avg 88% Tested (AP®) 82% Passed (AP®)
#63	Queens High School for the Sciences at York College 9450 159TH ST JAMAICA, NY 11451 New York City Public Schools Gold Medal	17:1 Near National Avg 408 Students 24 Teachers	83.7 Above National Avg 96% Tested (AP®) 80% Passed (AP®)
#64	Sumner Academy of Arts & Science 1610 NORTH 8TH ST KANSAS CITY, KS 66101 Kansas City Gold Medal	17:1 Larger than National Avg 864 Students 51 Teachers	83.5 Above National Avg 95% Tested (IB) 80% Passed (IB)
#65	Kipp Houston High School 5400 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR HOUSTON, TX 77021 KIPP Inc Charter Gold Medal	16:1 Near National Avg 525 Students 33 Teachers	83.4 Above National Avg 99% Tested (AP®) 78% Passed (AP®)
#66	Yes Prep - Southwest Campus 4411 ANDERSON RD HOUSTON, TX 77053 Yes Prep Public Schools Inc Gold Medal	15:1 Near National Avg 689 Students 45 Teachers	83.3 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 78% Passed (AP®)
#67	Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts 501 SOUTH SAPODILLA AVE WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33401 Palm Beach County School District Gold Medal	18:1 Larger than National Avg 1,311 Students 73 Teachers	83.1 Above National Avg 91% Tested (AP®) 81% Passed (AP®)
#68	Liberal Arts & Science Academy (LASA) 7309 LAZY CREEK DR AUSTIN, TX 78724 Austin Independent School District Gold Medal	15:1 Near National Avg 878 Students 57 Teachers	82.9 Above National Avg 89% Tested (AP®) 81% Passed (AP®)
#69	Brooklyn Technical High School 29 FT GREENE PLACE BROOKLYN, NY 11217 New York City Public Schools Gold Medal	23:1 Larger than National Avg 5,141 Students 221 Teachers	82.3 Above National Avg 94% Tested (AP®) 78% Passed (AP®)
#70	Corbett School 35800 EAST HIST COLUMBIA RIVER CORBETT, OR 97019 Corbett School District Gold Medal	25:1 Larger than National Avg 634 Students 25 Teachers	82.2 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 76% Passed (AP®)
#71	Pittsford-Mendon High School 472 MENDON RD PITTSFORD, NY 14534 Pittsford Central School District Gold Medal	12:1 Smaller than National Avg 993 Students 83 Teachers	82.2 Above National Avg 90% Tested (AP®) 80% Passed (AP®)
#72	Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy 251 BAYSIDE RD ARCATA, CA 95521 Humboldt County Office Of Education Gold Medal	N/A N/A 124 Students N/A Teachers	82.1 Above National Avg 82% Tested (IB) 82% Passed (IB)
#73	Bergen County Technical High School 504ROUTE 46 WEST TETERBORO, NJ 07608 Bergen County Vocational Gold Medal	10:1 Smaller than National Avg 643 Students 63 Teachers	81.9 Above National Avg 95% Tested (AP®) 77% Passed (AP®)
#74	Jericho High School 99 CEDAR SWAMP RD JERICHO, NY 11753 Jericho Union Free School District Gold Medal	13:1 Near National Avg 1,199 Students 95 Teachers	81.7 Above National Avg 90% Tested (AP®) 79% Passed (AP®)
#75	DeKalb School of the Arts 1192 CLARENDON AVE AVONDALE ESTATES, GA 30002 DeKalb County School District Gold Medal	13:1 Near National Avg 322 Students 25 Teachers	81.5 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 75% Passed (AP®)
#76	Julia R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School 1699 SPRING GARDEN ST PHILADELPHIA, PA 19130 The School District of Philadelphia Gold Medal	18:1 Larger than National Avg 1,181 Students 64 Teachers	81.4 Above National Avg 94% Tested (AP®) 77% Passed (AP®)
#77	Northland Preparatory Academy 3300 WEST SPARROW AVE FLAGSTAFF, AZ 86004 Northland Preparatory Academy Gold Medal	N/A N/A 387 Students N/A Teachers	80.9 Above National Avg 88% Tested (AP®) 78% Passed (AP®)
#78	Yonkers Middle High School 150 ROCKLAND AVE YONKERS, NY 10705 Yonkers City School District Gold Medal	22:1 Larger than National Avg 1,124 Students 52 Teachers	80.9 Above National Avg 86% Tested (IB) 79% Passed (IB)
#79	Mission San Jose High School 41717 PALM AVE FREMONT, CA 94539 Fremont Unified School District Gold Medal	N/A N/A 2,198 Students N/A Teachers	80.8 Above National Avg 84% Tested (AP®) 80% Passed (AP®)
#80	Blind Brook High School 840 KING ST RYE BROOK, NY 10573 Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District Gold Medal	13:1 Near National Avg 408 Students 33 Teachers	80.4 Above National Avg 80% Tested (AP®) 80% Passed (AP®)
#81	Davidson Fine Arts 615 12TH ST AUGUSTA, GA 30901 Richmond County Gold Medal	16:1 Near National Avg 722 Students 46 Teachers	80.2 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 74% Passed (AP®)
#82	Summit Preparatory High School 890 BROADWAY REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063 Sequoia Union High Gold Medal	N/A N/A 422 Students N/A Teachers	80.1 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 74% Passed (AP®)
#83	IDEA Quest College Preparatory 14001 NORTH 29TH ST MCALLEN, TX 78504 IDEA Public Schools Gold Medal	16:1 Near National Avg 678 Students 43 Teachers	79.4 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 73% Passed (AP®)
#84	Langley High School 6520 GEORGETOWN PK MCLEAN, VA 22101 Fairfax County Public Schools Gold Medal	20:1 Larger than National Avg 2,029 Students 101 Teachers	79.2 Above National Avg 83% Tested (AP®) 78% Passed (AP®)
#85	Jones College Prep 606 SOUTH STATE ST CHICAGO, IL 60605 Chicago Public Schools Gold Medal	16:1 Near National Avg 848 Students 53 Teachers	78.4 Above National Avg 92% Tested (AP®) 74% Passed (AP®)
#86	William A. Shine Great Neck South High School 341 LAKEVILLE RD GREAT NECK, NY 11020 Great Neck Union Free School District Gold Medal	11:1 Smaller than National Avg 1,342 Students 118 Teachers	78.3 Above National Avg 82% Tested (AP®) 77% Passed (AP®)
#87	Walnut Hills High School 3250 VICTORY PARKWAY CINCINNATI, OH 45207 Cincinnati City Gold Medal	21:1 Larger than National Avg 2,228 Students 105 Teachers	78.0 Above National Avg 89% Tested (AP®) 74% Passed (AP®)
#88	Suncoast Community High School 600 WEST 28TH ST RIVIERA BEACH, FL 33404 Palm Beach County School District Gold Medal	18:1 Larger than National Avg 1,445 Students 80 Teachers	78.0 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 71% Passed (AP®)
#89	Hawthorne Math and Science Academy 4467 WEST BROADWAY HAWTHORNE, CA 90250 Hawthorne Gold Medal	N/A N/A 624 Students N/A Teachers	78.0 Above National Avg 90% Tested (AP®) 74% Passed (AP®)
#90	Paxon School for Advanced Studies 3239 NORMAN EAST THAGARD BLVD JACKSONVILLE, FL 32254 Duval County Public Schools Gold Medal	21:1 Larger than National Avg 1,562 Students 76 Teachers	77.9 Above National Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 71% Passed (AP®)
#91	Newport High School 4333 FACTORIA BLVD SE BELLEVUE, WA 98006 Bellevue School District Gold Medal	22:1 Larger than National Avg 1,725 Students 79 Teachers	77.8 Above National Avg 87% Tested (AP®) 75% Passed (AP®)
#92	University High School 9419 WEST VAN BUREN ST TOLLESON, AZ 85353 Tolleson Union High School District Gold Medal	32:1 Larger than National Avg 420 Students 13 Teachers	77.8 Above National Avg 94% Tested (AP®) 72% Passed (AP®)
#93	Edgewood Junior-Senior High School 180 EAST MERRITT AVE MERRITT ISLAND, FL 32953 Brevard Public Schools Gold Medal	17:1 Larger than National Avg 944 Students 54 Teachers	77.3 Above National Avg 91% Tested (AP®) 73% Passed (AP®)
#94	California Academy Of Mathematics And Science 1000 EAST VICTORIA ST CARSON, CA 90747 Long Beach Unified School District Gold Medal	N/A N/A 644 Students N/A Teachers	77.0 Above National Avg 88% Tested (AP®) 73% Passed (AP®)
#95	Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High School 644 WEST 17TH ST LOS ANGELES, CA 90015 Los Angeles Unified School District Gold Medal	N/A N/A 435 Students N/A Teachers	76.9 Above National Avg 89% Tested (AP®) 73% Passed (AP®)
#96	MAST Academy 3979 RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY KEY BISCAYNE, FL 33149 Miami-Dade County Public Schools Gold Medal	14:1 Near National Avg 550 Students 38 Teachers	76.1 Above National Avg 89% Tested (AP®) 72% Passed (AP®)
#97	Laredo Early College High School 5201 UNIVERSITY BLVD LAREDO, TX 78041 Laredo Independent School District Gold Medal	24:1 Larger than National Avg 390 Students 16 Teachers	75.9 Above National Avg 95% Tested (AP®) 69% Passed (AP®)
#98	Wyoming High School 106 PENDERY AVE WYOMING, OH 45215 Wyoming City Gold Medal	16:1 Near National Avg 669 Students 42 Teachers	75.7 Above National Avg 83% Tested (AP®) 73% Passed (AP®)
#99	Poolesville High School 17501 WILLARD RD POOLESVILLE, MD 20837 Montgomery County Public Schools Gold Medal	19:1 Larger than National Avg 1,170 Students 61 Teachers	75.6 Above National Avg 80% Tested (AP®) 74% Passed (AP®)
#100	Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy 1111 FIGUEROA PLACE WILMINGTON, CA 90744 Los Angeles Unified School District Gold Medal	N/A N/A 385 Students N/A Teachers	75.3 Above National Avg 96% Tested (AP®) 68% 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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