- To determine the best public high schools, the site looked at SAT and ACT scores, reading and math proficiency, graduation rate, AP enrollment, and diversity, among many other factors.
- The best public high school in the US is Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy in Aurora, Illinois.
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The best public high schools in every state
School-ranking website Niche rated the best public high schools in every US state.
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There are a lot of high schools in the United States 18,841, to be exact.
To find the best one in each state, school-ranking website Niche rated the high schools according to several factors, including SAT and ACT scores, reading and math proficiency, graduation rate, AP enrollment, and diversity.
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy in Aurora, Illinois, scored higher than any other school, making it the #1 high school in the country.
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Here are the top high schools in each state.
Alabama: Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School
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Location: Montgomery
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Overall rank: #52
Graduation rate: 95%
AP Enrollment: 93%
Alaska: West High School
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Location: Anchorage
Overall rank: #1,301
Graduation rate: 87%
AP Enrollment: 13%
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Arizona: Basis Scottsdale
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Location: Scottsdale
Overall rank: #7
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Graduation rate: 95%
AP Enrollment: 95%
Arkansas: Haas Hall Academy
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Location: Fayetteville
Overall rank: #347
Graduation rate: 95%
AP Enrollment: 71%
California: Canyon Crest Academy
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Location: San Diego
Overall rank: #16
Graduation rate: 99%
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AP Enrollment: 57%
Colorado: Cherry Creek High School
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Location: Greenwood Village
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Overall rank: #122
Graduation rate: 93%
AP Enrollment: 34%
Connecticut: Staples High School
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Location: Westport
Overall rank: #125
Graduation rate: 99%
AP Enrollment: 36%
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Delaware: Charter School of Wilmington
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Location: Wilmington
Overall rank: #26
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Graduation rate: 99%
AP Enrollment: 42%
District of Columbia: The School Without Walls High School
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Location: Washington, DC
Overall rank: #179
Graduation rate: 95%
AP Enrollment: 67%
Florida: Pine View School
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Location: Osprey
Overall rank: #69
Graduation rate: 95%
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AP Enrollment: 77%
Georgia: Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science & Technology
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Location: Lawrenceville
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Overall rank: #13
Graduation rate: 95%
AP Enrollment: 68%
Hawaii: Education Laboratory School
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Location: Lawrenceville
Overall rank: #13
Graduation rate: 95%
AP Enrollment: 68%
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Idaho: Boise Senior High School
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Location: Boise
Overall rank: #512
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Graduation rate: 92%
AP Enrollment: 43%
Illinois: Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
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Location: Aurora
Overall rank: #1
Graduation rate: 99%
AP Enrollment: 34%
Indiana: West Lafayette Junior/Senior High School
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Location: West Lafayette
Overall rank: #39
Graduation rate: 95%
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AP Enrollment: 34%
Iowa: Ames High School
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Location: Ames
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Overall rank: #164
Graduation rate: 93%
AP Enrollment: 40%
Kansas: Blue Valley North High School
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Location: Overland Park
Overall rank: #49
Graduation rate: 96%
AP Enrollment: 44%
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Kentucky: DuPont Manual High School
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Location: Louisville
Overall rank: #35
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Graduation rate: 99%
AP Enrollment: 81%
Louisiana: Benjamin Franklin High School
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Location: New Orleans
Overall rank: #32
Graduation rate: 99%
AP Enrollment: 76%
Maine: Maine School of Science & Mathematics
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Location: Limestone
Overall rank: #86
Graduation rate: 90%
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AP Enrollment: 52%
Maryland: Poolesville High School
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Location: Poolesville
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Overall rank: #30
Graduation rate: 97%
AP Enrollment: 65%
Massachusetts: Massachusetts Academy of Math & Science
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Location: Worcester
Overall rank: #10
Graduation rate: 90%
AP Enrollment: N/A
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Michigan: International Academy
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Location: Bloomfield Hills
Overall rank: #54
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Graduation rate: 90%
AP Enrollment: N/A
Minnesota: Minnetonka Senior High School
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Location: Minnetonka
Overall rank: #127
Graduation rate: 96%
AP Enrollment: 46%
Mississippi: The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science
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Location: Columbus
Overall rank: #6
Graduation rate: 100%
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AP Enrollment: 78%
Missouri: Clayton High School
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Location: Clayton
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Overall rank: #72
Graduation rate: 98%
AP Enrollment: 33%
Montana: Bozeman High School
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Location: Bozeman
Overall rank: #1,210
Graduation rate: 84%
AP Enrollment: 29%
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Nebraska: Millard North High School
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Location: Omaha
Overall rank: #500
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Graduation rate: 93%
AP Enrollment: 33%
Nevada: The Davidson Academy
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Location: Reno
Overall rank: #25
Graduation rate: N/A
AP Enrollment: N/A
New Hampshire: Hanover High School
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Location: Hanover
Overall rank: #124
Graduation rate: 95%
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AP Enrollment: N/A
New Jersey: Bergen County Academies
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Location: Hackensack
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Overall rank: #12
Graduation rate: 99%
AP Enrollment: 47%
New Mexico: Albuquerque Institute of Math & Science
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Location: Albuquerque
Overall rank: #762
Graduation rate: 90%
AP Enrollment: 73%
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New York: Stuyvesant High School
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Location: New York
Overall rank: #4
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Graduation rate: 99%
AP Enrollment: 56%
North Carolina: Raleigh Charter High School
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Location: Raleigh
Overall rank: #29
Graduation rate: 95%
AP Enrollment: 54%
North Dakota: Fargo Davies High School
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Location: Fargo
Overall rank: #1,194
Graduation rate: 96%
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AP Enrollment: 34%
Ohio: Dublin Jerome High School
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Location: Dublin
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Overall rank: #64
Graduation rate: 99%
AP Enrollment: 40%
Oklahoma: Booker T. Washington High School
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Location: Tulsa
Overall rank: #328
Graduation rate: 99%
AP Enrollment: 35%
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Oregon: South Eugene High School
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Location: Eugene
Overall rank: #493
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Graduation rate: 89%
AP Enrollment: 24%
Pennsylvania: Conestoga Senior High School
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Location: Berwyn
Overall rank: #24
Graduation rate: 99%
AP Enrollment: 52%
Rhode Island: Barrington High School
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Location: Barrington
Overall rank: #496
Graduation rate: 97%
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AP Enrollment: 29%
South Carolina: Academic Magnet High School
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Location: North Charleston
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Overall rank: #40
Graduation rate: 95%
AP Enrollment: 65%
South Dakota: Brandon Valley High School
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Location: Brandon
Overall rank: #1,675
Graduation rate: 94%
AP Enrollment: 8%
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Tennessee: Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet School
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Location: Nashville
Overall rank: #87
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Graduation rate: 99%
AP Enrollment: 72%
Texas: Liberal Arts & Science Academy
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Location: Austin
Overall rank: #11
Graduation rate: 99%
AP Enrollment: 76%
Utah: Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy
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Location: Lindon
Overall rank: #312
Graduation rate: 95%
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AP Enrollment: 33%
Vermont: South Burlington High School
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Location: South Burlington
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Overall rank: #441
Graduation rate: 93%
AP Enrollment: 31%
Virginia: Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology
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Location: Alexandria
Overall rank: #2
Graduation rate: 99%
AP Enrollment: 73%
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Washington: Tesla STEM High School
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Location: Redmond
Overall rank: #43
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Graduation rate: 95%
AP Enrollment: 71%
West Virginia: Morgantown High School
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Location: Morgantown
Overall rank: #1,828
Graduation rate: 89%
AP Enrollment: 32%
Wisconsin: Whitefish Bay High School
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Location: Whitefish Bay
Overall rank: #100
Graduation rate: 96%
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AP Enrollment: 31%
Wyoming: Big Horn High School
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Overall rank: #1,875
Graduation rate: 90%
AP Enrollment: N/A
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