100 Best High Schools for 2010
Listed below, are the top 100 High Schools ranked by U.S. News & World Report's America's Best High Schools rankings.
1. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Location: Alexandria, VA
Enrollment: 1,805
Economically Disadvantaged Students (% of Total Enrollment): 1.3
Minority Enrollment (% of Total): 4.9
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker: 6.9
College Readiness Index: 100.0
2. International Academy
Location: Bloomfield Hills, MI
Enrollment: 157
Economically Disadvantaged Students (% of Total Enrollment): 0.6
Minority Enrollment (% of Total): 3.2
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker: 5.7
College Readiness Index: 100.0
3. Whitney High School
Location: Cerritos, CA
Enrollment: 984
Economically Disadvantaged Students (% of Total Enrollment): 11.0
Minority Enrollment (% of Total): 11.5
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker: 4.1
College Readiness Index: 100.0
4. Oxford Academy
Location: Cypress, CA
Enrollment: 1.021
Economically Disadvantaged Students (% of Total Enrollment): 19.0
Minority Enrollment (% of Total): 12.7
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker: 5.0
College Readiness Index: 100.0
5. School for the Talented and Gifted at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center
Location: Dallas, TX
Enrollment: 209
Economically Disadvantaged Students (% of Total Enrollment): 24.9
Minority Enrollment (% of Total): 51.2
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker: 8.0
College Readiness Index: 100.0
6. Newcomers High School
Location: Long Island City, NY
Enrollment: 1,016
Economically Disadvantaged Students (% of Total Enrollment): 79.0
Minority Enrollment (% of Total): 60.7
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker: 1.6
College Readiness Index: 100.0
7. Pacific Collegiate School
Location: Santa Cruz, CA
Enrollment: 383
Economically Disadvantaged Students (% of Total Enrollment): 0.0
Minority Enrollment (% of Total): 8.4
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker: 4.5
College Readiness Index: 100.0
8. School of Science and Engineering Magnet
Location: Dallas, TX
Enrollment: 391
Economically Disadvantaged Students (% of Total Enrollment): 48.3
Minority Enrollment (% of Total): 72.4
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker: 5.1
College Readiness Index: 100.0
9. BASIS Tucson
Location: Tucson, AZ
Enrollment: 527
Economically Disadvantaged Students (% of Total Enrollment): 0.0
Minority Enrollment (% of Total): 24.9
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker: 4.7
College Readiness Index: 100.0
10. International School
Location: Bellevue, WA
Enrollment: 509
Economically Disadvantaged Students (% of Total Enrollment): 3.6
Minority Enrollment (% of Total): 1.7
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker: 3.8
College Readiness Index: 100.0
11. High Technology High School
Location: Lincroft, NJ
Enrollment: 255
Economically Disadvantaged Students (% of Total Enrollment): n.a.
Minority Enrollment (% of Total): 7.1
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker: 3.6
College Readiness Index: 98.9
12. Academic Magnet High School
Location: No. Charleston, SC
Enrollment: 598
Economically Disadvantaged Students (% of Total Enrollment): 7.4
Minority Enrollment (% of Total): 18.1
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker: 4.7
College Readiness Index: 98.2
13. IDEA Quest Academy & College Prepatory
Location: Donna, TX
Enrollment: 644
Economically Disadvantaged Students (% of Total Enrollment): 77.8
Minority Enrollment (% of Total): 96.3
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker: 1.1
College Readiness Index: 97.7
14. Pine View School
Location: Osprey, FL
Enrollment: 2,209
Economically Disadvantaged Students (% of Total Enrollment): 4.8
Minority Enrollment (% of Total): 6.4
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker: 4.3
College Readiness Index: 96.8
15. Design and Architecture Senior High School
Location: Miami, FL
Enrollment: 483
Economically Disadvantaged Students (% of Total Enrollment): 31.3
Minority Enrollment (% of Total): 69.0
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker: 2.7
College Readiness Index: 96.7
16. KIPP Houston High School
Location: Houston, TX
Enrollment: 633
Economically Disadvantaged Students (% of Total Enrollment): 87.5
Minority Enrollment (% of Total): 97.6
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker: 1.1
College Readiness Index: 95.7
17. Stanton College Preparatory School
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Enrollment: 1,458
Economically Disadvantaged Students (% of Total Enrollment): 8.0
Minority Enrollment (% of Total): 24.1
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker: 4.6
College Readiness Index: 95.6
18. The Early College at Guilford
Location: Greensboro, NC
Enrollment: 191
Economically Disadvantaged Students (% of Total Enrollment): 6.2
Minority Enrollment (% of Total): 10.9
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker: 4.0
College Readiness Index: 95.4
19. The High School of American Studies at Lehman College
Location: Bronx, NY
Enrollment: 332
Economically Disadvantaged Students (% of Total Enrollment): 31.0
Minority Enrollment (% of Total): 43.7
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker: 2.9
College Readiness Index: 94.8
20. Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School
Location: Montgomery, AL
Enrollment: 400
Economically Disadvantaged Students (% of Total Enrollment): 11.0
Minority Enrollment (% of Total): 31.5
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker: 3.5
College Readiness Index: 94.2
21. University High School
Location: Tucson, AZ
Enrollment: 723
Economically Disadvantaged Students (% of Total Enrollment): 11.1
Minority Enrollment (% of Total): 25.3
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker: 5.1
College Readiness Index: 92.9
22. California Academy of Math & Science
Location: Carson, CA
Enrollment: 589
Economically Disadvantaged Students (% of Total Enrollment): 37.0
Minority Enrollment (% of Total): 48.0
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker: 2.1
College Readiness Index: 92.1
23. Animo Leadership Charter High School
Location: Inglewood, CA
Enrollment: 525
Economically Disadvantaged Students (% of Total Enrollment): 75.0
Minority Enrollment (% of Total): 99.6
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker: 0.9
College Readiness Index: 91.6
24. Raleigh Charter High School
Location: Raleigh, NC
Enrollment: 528
Economically Disadvantaged Students (% of Total Enrollment): n.a.
Minority Enrollment (% of Total): 10.4
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker: 4.9
College Readiness Index: 91.2
25. Lennox Mathematics, Science & Technology Academy
Location: Lennox, CA
Enrollment: 468
Economically Disadvantaged Students (% of Total Enrollment): 88.0
Minority Enrollment (% of Total): 99.4
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker: 1.5
College Readiness Index: 90.5
#'s 26-100
26 Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet Nashville, TN
27 Benjamin Franklin High School New Orleans, LA
28 Lowell High School San Francisco, CA
29 International Community School Kirkland, WA
30 Martin Luther King Academic Magnet School Nashville, TN
31 Stuyvesant High School New York, NY
32 The Preuss School UCSD La Jolla, CA
33 Townsend Harris High School Flushing, NY
34 Staten Island Technical High School Staten Island, NY
35 Baccalaureate School for Global Education Long Island City, NY
36 Mission San Jose High School Fremont, CA
37 Northside College Preparatory High School Chicago, IL
38 Boston Latin School Boston, MA
39 Bergen Academies Hackensack Hackensack, NJ
40 Michael E. DeBakey High School for Health Professions Houston, TX
41 Yonkers High School Yonkers, NY
42 Paxon School for Advanced Studies Jacksonville, FL
43 Dr. Ronald McNair Academic High School Jersey City, NJ
44 School of International Studies San Diego High School San Diego, CA
45 Julia R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School Philadelphia, PA
46 South Side High School Rockville Centre, NY
47 Langley High School McLean, VA
48 Jericho High School Jericho, NY
49 The Charter School of Wilmington Wilmington, DE
50 Westshore Junior/Senior High School Melbourne, FL
51 Horace Greeley High School Chappaqua, NY
52 High School for Dual Language and Asian Studies New York, NY
53 Signature School Evansville, IN
54 Hawthorne Math and Science Academy Hawthorne, CA
55 Blind Brook High School Rye Brook, NY
56 The Maine School of Science and Mathematics Limestone, ME
57 Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr. School of the Arts West Palm Beach, FL
58 Bronx High School of Science Bronx, NY
59 Rye High School Rye, NY
60 Suncoast Community High School Riviera Beach, FL
61 William A. Shine Great Neck South High School Great Neck, NY
62 Sumner Academy of Arts and Science Kansas City, KS
63 Brooklyn Technical High School Brooklyn, NY
64 New Explorations Science Tech and Math School New York, NY
65 Walnut Hills High School Cincinnati, OH
66 Maritime and Science Technology High School Key Biscayne, FL
67 Henry M. Gunn High School Palo Alto, CA
68 YES Prep Southeast Houston, TX
69 Pittsford Mendon High School Pittsford, NY
70 Monta Vista High School Cupertino, CA
71 Highland Park High School Dallas, TX
72 Newport High School Bellevue, WA
73 Piedmont High School Piedmont, CA
74 Academy of Allied Health and Science Neptune, NJ
75 High School for Law and Public Service New York, NY
76 Peak to Peak Charter School Lafayette, CO
77 Carnegie Vanguard High School Houston, TX
78 Bellevue High School Bellevue, WA
79 Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy Coeur d'Alene, ID
80 La Cañada High School La Cañada, CA
81 Queens High School for the Sciences at York College Jamaica, NY
82 New World School of the Arts Miami, FL
83 Palo Alto High School Palo Alto, CA
84 Pittsford Sutherland High School Pittsford, NY
85 Cold Spring Harbor Junior/Senior High School Cold Spring Harbor, NY
86 Campolindo High School Moraga, CA
87 The Bromfield School Harvard, MA
88 South Texas High School for Health Professions Mercedes, TX
89 Miramonte High School Orinda, CA
90 City Honors School at Fosdick-Masten Park Buffalo, NY
91 Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts Fort Worth, TX
92 Metro Academic and Classical High School St Louis, MO
93 Saratoga High School Saratoga, CA
94 Princeton High School Princeton, NJ
95 Coral Reef Senior High School Miami, FL
96 Walter Payton College Prep Math, Science, and World Language Academy Chicago, IL
97 Hidalgo Early College High School Hidalgo, TX
98 Lynbrook High School San Jose, CA
99 Jones College Prep Chicago, IL
100 John S. Davidson Fine Arts School Augusta, GA