Newsweek's 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 |
Chicago |
Illinois |
|
4 |
Gretchen Whitney High School |
Cerritos |
California |
|
5 |
International Academy |
Bloomfield Hills |
Michigan |
|
6 |
Staten Island Technical High School |
Staten Island |
New York |
|
7 |
Washtenaw Technical Middle College |
Ann Arbor |
Michigan |
|
8 |
Liberal Arts and Science Academy |
Austin |
Texas |
|
9 |
Blind Brook High School |
Rye Brook |
New York |
|
10 |
Charter School of Wilmington |
Wilmington |
Delaware |
|
11 |
Maine School of Science and Mathematics |
Limestone |
Maine |
|
12 |
Lake Forest High School |
Lake Forest |
Illinois |
|
13 |
Community High School |
Ann Arbor |
Michigan |
|
14 |
Pacific Collegiate School |
Santa Cruz |
California |
|
15 |
Ardsley High School |
Ardsley |
New York |
|
16 |
The Vanguard School |
Colorado Springs |
Colorado |
|
17 |
Briarcliff High School |
Briarcliff Manor |
New York |
|
18 |
Centennial High School |
Ellicott City |
Maryland |
|
19 |
Lexington High School |
Lexington |
Massachusetts |
|
20 |
Emma Lazarus High School |
New York |
New York |
|
21 |
Academy For Allied Health Science |
Scotch Plains |
New Jersey |
|
22 |
Chaparral High School |
Scottsdale |
Arizona |
|
23 |
D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School |
Denver |
Colorado |
|
24 |
Winston Churchill High School |
Potomac |
Maryland |
|
25 |
School for the Talented and Gifted |
Dallas |
Texas |
|
26 |
Niskayuna High School |
Niskayuna |
New York |
|
27 |
Academy for Information Technology |
Scotch Plains |
New Jersey |
|
28 |
Boston Latin School |
Boston |
Massachusetts |
|
29 |
Westfield Senior High School |
Westfield |
New Jersey |
|
30 |
Campolindo High School |
Moraga |
California |
|
31 |
Chatham High School |
Chatham Township |
New Jersey |
|