Best High Schools in America

The list of Best High Schools in America is an annually compiled list by Newsweek of the best public high schools in the United States. It uses a formula created by editors to determine the which schools most adequately prepare students for college education.

2014 rankings

rank

name

city

state

type

1

Thomas Jefferson High School For Science and Technology

Alexandria

Virginia

magnet high school

2

Union County Magnet High School

Scotch Plains

New Jersey

magnet high school

3

Northside College Preparatory High School

4

Gretchen Whitney High School

5

International Academy

Bloomfield Hills

Michigan

6

Staten Island Technical High School

7

Washtenaw Technical Middle College

8

Liberal Arts and Science Academy

Austin

Texas

9

Blind Brook High School

10

Charter School of Wilmington

11

Maine School of Science and Mathematics

12

Lake Forest High School

13

Community High School

Ann Arbor

Michigan

14

Pacific Collegiate School

15

Ardsley High School

Ardsley

New York

16

The Vanguard School

17

Briarcliff High School

18

Centennial High School

Ellicott City

Maryland

19

Lexington High School

20

Emma Lazarus High School

21

Academy For Allied Health Science

New Jersey

22

Chaparral High School

23

D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School

24

Winston Churchill High School

25

School for the Talented and Gifted

26

Niskayuna High School

27

Academy for Information Technology

New Jersey

28

Boston Latin School

29

Westfield Senior High School

New Jersey

30

Campolindo High School

31

Chatham High School

New Jersey