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Best High Schools

USN Current Issue

Gold Medal Schools

Posted November 29, 2007

Rank School Name and Location College
Readiness
Quality-adjusted Exams
per Test Taker
1 Thomas Jefferson High School Fairfax County, Alexandria, Virginia 100.0 6.5
2 Pacific Collegiate Charter Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz, California 100.0 4.9
3 International Baccalaureate Program Polk County, Bartow, Florida 100.0 4.3
4 Oxford Academy Orange County, Cypress, California 100.0 3.8
5 Montpelier High School Washington County, Montpelier, Vermont 100.0 2.5
6 Pine View School for Gifted Sarasota County, Osprey, Florida 99.3 4.7
7 High Technology High School Monmouth County, Lincroft, New Jersey 98.8 2.9
8 Design & Architectural Senior High Miami-Dade County, Miami, Florida 98.1 2.3
9 Stanton College Preparatory Duval County, Jacksonville, Florida 96.2 4.4
10 Preuss School Ucsd San Diego County, La Jolla, California 95.8 2.3
11 Hidalgo High School Hidalgo County, Hidalgo, Texas 95.3 1.3
12 Gretchen Whitney High Los Angeles County, Cerritos, California 93.1 4.6
13 University High School Pima County, Tucson, Arizona 91.8 4.0
14 School For The Talented & Gifted Dallas County, Dallas, Texas 90.2 5.5
15 Stuyvesant High School New York County, New York, New York 89.3 3.0
16 Basis Tucson Pima County, Tucson, Arizona 88.5 3.2
17 International Community School King County, Kirkland, Washington 88.2 3.2
18 School Of Science & Engineering Dallas County, Dallas, Texas 87.7 5.2
19 Boston Latin Suffolk County, Boston, Massachusetts 87.3 3.0
20 Bronx High School Of Science School Bronx County, Bronx, New York 86.0 2.9
21 California Academy Of Mathematics And Science Los Angeles County, Carson, California 86.0 1.9
22 Staten Island Tech High School Richmond County, Staten Island, New York 84.8 2.6
23 The Science Academy Hidalgo County, Mercedes, Texas 83.9 2.7
24 Northside College Preparatory High School Cook County, Chicago, Illinois 83.7 3.6
25 Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Junior School Palm Beach County, West Palm Beach, Florida 81.3 2.9
26 Dr. Ronald McNair Academy High School Hudson County, Jersey City, New Jersey 81.0 2.8
27 Academic Magnet High School Charleston County, No. Charleston, South Carolina 78.5 3.9
28 Edgemont Junior-Senior High School Westchester County, Scarsdale, New York 78.1 4.2
29 Horace Greeley High School Westchester County, Chappaqua, New York 77.7 3.2
30 Paxon School/Advanced Studies Duval County, Jacksonville, Florida 77.5 3.1
31 Animo Leadership High Los Angeles County, Inglewood, California 77.5 1.2
32 Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet- Pearl High School Davidson County, Nashville, Tennessee 77.0 3.9
33 Highland Park High School Dallas County, Dallas, Texas 76.6 4.3
34 Thomas S. Wootton High Montgomery County, Rockville, Maryland 76.6 3.9
35 Maine School Of Science & Math Aroostook County, Limestone, Maine 76.4 2.5
36 University High Fresno County, Fresno, California 76.4 2.8
37 Langley High Fairfax County, Mclean, Virginia 76.2 3.6
38 Yes College Preparatory School-Southeast Harris County, Houston, Texas 76.0 1.8
39 Brooklyn Tech High School Kings County, Brooklyn, New York 75.8 2.2
40 Walt Whitman High Montgomery County, Bethesda, Maryland 75.6 3.7
41 Charter School Of Wilmington New Castle County, Wilmington, Delaware 74.0 4.1
42 Winston Churchill High Montgomery County, Potomac, Maryland 73.4 3.8
43 Great Neck South High School Nassau County, Great Neck, New York 73.3 4.4
44 Newport Senior High School King County, Bellevue, Washington 72.7 3.8
45 Townsend Harris High School Queens County, Flushing, New York 72.2 2.0
46 Payton College Preparatory High School Cook County, Chicago, Illinois 72.1 2.4
47 Peak To Peak Charter School Boulder County, Lafayette, Colorado 71.9 3.2
48 Indian Hill High School Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Ohio 71.2 3.5
49 Mission San Jose High Alameda County, Fremont, California 71.1 3.5
50 City Honors School Erie County, Buffalo, New York 71.1 2.5
51 Suncoast Community High School Palm Beach County, Riviera Beach, Florida 70.9 3.2
52 Rye High School Westchester County, Rye, New York 70.7 3.6
53 Masterman Julia R Secondary School Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 70.7 3.2
54 South Texas Business Education & Technology Academy Hidalgo County, Edinburg, Texas 69.7 1.7
55 Scarsdale Senior High School Westchester County, Scarsdale, New York 69.7 3.3
56 Northland Preparatory Academy Coconino County, Flagstaff, Arizona 69.4 3.2
57 Brighton High School Monroe County, Rochester, New York 69.2 3.7
58 Jericho Senior High School Nassau County, Jericho, New York 68.8 3.8
59 Monta Vista High Santa Clara County, Cupertino, California 67.8 3.8
60 Weston High Middlesex County, Weston, Massachusetts 67.1 2.6
61 Los Angeles Center For Enriched Studies Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, California 66.5 3.3
62 D'Evelyn Senior High School Jefferson County, Golden, Colorado 66.2 2.9
63 New World School Of The Arts Miami-Dade County, Miami, Florida 65.7 1.8
64 High School For Health Professions Hidalgo County, Mercedes, Texas 65.4 2.2
65 Dover-Sherborn Regional High Norfolk County, Dover, Massachusetts 64.6 3.6
66 Henry M. Gunn High Santa Clara County, Palo Alto, California 64.0 4.3
67 Young Magnet High School Cook County, Chicago, Illinois 64.0 3.1
68 Piedmont High Alameda County, Piedmont, California 63.6 2.4
69 Lowell High San Francisco County, San Francisco, California 63.6 3.3
70 Wellesley Senior High Norfolk County, Wellesley, Massachusetts 63.5 2.9
71 Cold Spring Harbor High School Suffolk County, Cold Spring Harbor, New York 63.1 3.5
72 Saratoga High Santa Clara County, Saratoga, California 62.6 3.7
73 Lynbrook High Santa Clara County, San Jose, California 62.6 3.1
74 New Explorations Science, Tech & Math New York County, New York, New York 62.5 2.3
75 Blind Brook High School Westchester County, Rye Brook, New York 62.2 2.8
76 University High Orange County, Irvine, California 62.0 3.8
77 Adlai E Stevenson High School Lake County, Lincolnshire, Illinois 61.8 3.9
78 Manhasset Senior High School Nassau County, Manhasset, New York 61.7 3.7
79 Conestoga Senior High School Chester County, Berwyn, Pennsylvania 61.2 3.7
80 Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, California 60.9 2.1
81 Wyoming High School Hamilton County, Wyoming, Ohio 60.6 3.2
82 San Marino High Los Angeles County, San Marino, California 60.4 3.3
83 Walnut Hills High School Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Ohio 60.3 3.8
84 Davidson Magnet School Richmond County, Augusta, Georgia 60.3 2.6
85 Palo Alto High Santa Clara County, Palo Alto, California 60.3 3.0
86 Signature School Inc. Vanderburgh County, Evansville, Indiana 60.1 3.6
87 Debakey High School For Health Professions Harris County, Houston, Texas 60.0 2.9
88 Oakton High Fairfax County, Vienna, Virginia 59.7 3.4
89 Palos Verdes Peninsula High Los Angeles County, Rolling Hills Estates, California 59.6 3.4
90 Lincoln Park High School Cook County, Chicago, Illinois 59.4 2.4
91 Irvington High School Westchester County, Irvington, New York 59.3 3.4
92 Chagrin Falls High School Cuyahoga County, Chagrin Falls, Ohio 59.2 4.0
93 Palos Verdes High Los Angeles County, Palos Verdes Estates, California 58.9 3.2
94 Princeton High Mercer County, Princeton, New Jersey 58.9 3.6
95 La Canada High Los Angeles County, La Canada, California 58.7 3.5
96 Carnegie Vanguard High School Harris County, Houston, Texas 58.6 3.6
97 Millburn Senior High Essex County, Millburn, New Jersey 58.4 4.2
98 Malibu High Los Angeles County, Malibu, California 58.3 3.0
99 Media And Technology Charter School Suffolk County, Boston, Massachusetts 58.3 1.6
100 Jones College Prep High School Cook County, Chicago, Illinois 58.3 2.0

 

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