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The 25 best public high schools in America
Public schools across the country offer top-notch educations. Here are the best ones.
Niche, a company that researches and compiles information on schools, released its 2018 rankings of the best public high schools in the US.
The ranking analyzed . You can read more about the methodology here.
25. High Technology High School — Lincroft, NJ
Students: 242
Graduation rate: 95%
Advanced Placement enrollment: 39%
24. Hinsdale Central High School — Hinsdale, IL
Students: 2,778
Graduation rate: 95%
Advanced Placement enrollment: 36%
23. Maggie Walker Governor's School — Richmond, VA
Students: 746
Graduation rate: 99%
Advanced Placement enrollment: 63%
22. Massachusetts Academy of Math & Science — Worcester, MA
Students: 97
Graduation rate: 90%
Advanced Placement enrollment: N/A
21. Union County Magnet High School — Scotch Plains, NJ
Students: 290
Graduation rate: 95%
Advanced Placement enrollment: 48%
20. New Trier Township High School — Winnetka, Illinois
Students: 4,057
Graduation rate: 98%
Advanced Placement enrollment: 27%
19. Canyon Crest Academy — San Diego, California
Students: 1,991
Graduation rate: 99%
Advanced Placement enrollment: 55%
18. Henry M. Gunn High School — Palo Alto, CA
Students: 1,897
Graduation rate: 96%
Advanced Placement enrollment: 38%
17. Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics & Humanities — Muncie, IN
Students: 307
Graduation rate: 95%
Advanced Placement enrollment: 50%
16. Bergen County Technical High School — Teterboro, NJ
Students: 665
Graduation rate: 95%
Advanced Placement enrollment: 53%
15. Charter School of Wilmington — Wilmington, DE
Students: 972
Graduation rate: 98%
Advanced Placement enrollment: 43%
14. BASIS Scottsdale — Scottsdale. AZ
Students: 754
Graduation rate: 90%
Advanced Placement enrollment: 93%
13. Bronx High School of Science — Bronx, NY
Students: 3,019
Graduation rate: 99%
Advanced Placement enrollment: 65%
12. Liberal Arts & Science Academy — Austin, TX
Students: 1,002
Graduation rate: 99%
Advanced Placement enrollment: 74%
11. Bergen County Academies — Hackensack, NJ
Students: 1,044
Graduation rate: 95%
Advanced Placement enrollment: 43%
10. Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science & Technology — Lawrenceville, GA
Students: 976
Graduation rate: 95%
Advanced Placement enrollment: 74%
9. Staten Island Technical High School — Staten Island, NY
Students: 1,248
Graduation rate: 99%
Advanced Placement enrollment: 99%
8. The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science — Columbus, MS
Students: 245
Graduation rate: 100%
Advanced Placement enrollment: N/A
7. Stuyvesant High School — New York, NY
Students: 3,297
Graduation rate: 99%
Advanced Placement enrollment: 53%
6. Whitney M. Young Magnet High School — Chicago, IL
Students: 2,205
Graduation rate: 99%
Advanced Placement enrollment: 44%
5. Illinois Mathematics & Science Academy — Aurora, IL
Students: 650
Graduation rate: 99%
Advanced Placement enrollment: 55%
4. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology — Alexandria, VA
Students: 1,820
Graduation rate: 99%
Advanced Placement enrollment: 70%
3. Adlai E. Stevenson High School — Lincolnshire, IL
Students: 3,839
Graduation rate: 95%
Advanced Placement enrollment: 47%
2. Northside College Preparatory High School — Chicago, IL
Students: 1,047
Graduation rate: 99%
Advanced Placement enrollment: 57%
1. Walter Payton College Prep — Chicago, IL
Students: 899
Graduation rate: 93%
Advanced Placement enrollment: 52%
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