Best High Schools in America

The top 100 high schools in the US ranked by DataScore — the only ranking that weights graduation rates (20%) alongside academic proficiency and growth trends. Data from NCES.

#	School	Location	Grade	DataScore	Grad Rate	Enrollment
1	Exeter High School	Exeter, NH	B	74	92%	1,447
2	Gilford High School	Gilford, NH	B	74	92%	499
3	Millburn High School	Millburn, NJ	B	74	94%	1,378
4	Dublin Jerome High School	Dublin, OH	B	74	91%	1,944
5	Teutopolis High School	Teutopolis, IL	B	73	89%	321
6	Mt Desert Island High School	Bar Harbor, ME	B	73	87%	495
7	Eminence High	Eminence, MO	B	73	93%	138
8	Arthur County High School	Arthur, NE	B	73	93%	57
9	Communications High School	Wall, NJ	B	73	94%	309
10	Middletown High School South	Middletown, NJ	B	73	93%	1,474
11	Northern Hills Academy	Sparta, NJ	B	73	88%	33
12	Parker High School - 01	Parker, SD	B	73	89%	157
13	Vel R Phillips School	Wauwatosa, WI	B	73	92%	106
14	McLaughlin Secondary School	Anchorage, AK	B	72	86%	65
15	Desert Vista High School	Phoenix, AZ	B	72	90%	2,964
16	Steamboat Springs High School	Steamboat Springs, CO	B	72	91%	842
17	Haddam-Killingworth High School	Higganum, CT	B	72	89%	546
18	Newsome High School	Lithia, FL	B	72	91%	3,203
19	Roanoke-Benson High School	Roanoke, IL	B	72	88%	135
20	Rockridge High School	Taylor Ridge, IL	B	72	92%	343
21	Tremont High School	Tremont, IL	B	72	90%	314
22	B W Robinson School	Rolla, MO	B	72	85%	32
23	Kearsarge Regional High School	North Sutton, NH	B	72	86%	508
24	Lebanon High School	Lebanon, NH	B	72	91%	598
25	Merrimack High School	Merrimack, NH	B	72	93%	1,113
26	Academy for Mathematics Science and Engineering	Rockaway, NJ	B	72	84%	179
27	Columbia High School	Maplewood, NJ	B	72	91%	1,930
28	Cresskill High School	Cresskill, NJ	B	72	81%	474
29	Pascack Hills High School	Montvale, NJ	B	72	93%	788
30	Ramapo High School	Franklin Lakes, NJ	B	72	94%	1,243
31	Guilderland High School	Guilderland Center, NY	B	72	87%	1,462
32	John Jay High School	Cross River, NY	B	72	92%	917
33	Plainview-Old Bethpage/Jfk High School	Plainview, NY	B	72	85%	1,649
34	Underwood High School	Underwood, ND	B	72	89%	98
35	Canfield High School	Canfield, OH	B	72	88%	782
36	Deubrook High School - 01	White, SD	B	72	90%	113
37	County Residential Center	Mckinney, TX	B	72	94%	93
38	Lightridge High	Aldie, VA	B	72	88%	1,771
39	Cedarcrest High School	Duvall, WA	B	72	89%	943
40	Luxemburg-Casco High	Luxemburg, WI	B	72	85%	609
41	Haas Hall Academy	Fayetteville, AR	B	71	90%	433
42	Lynbrook High	San Jose, CA	B	71	88%	1,741
43	Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County	Parker, CO	B	71	90%	1,004
44	Amity Regional High School	Woodbridge, CT	B	71	84%	1,318
45	Farmington High School	Farmington, CT	B	71	90%	1,263
46	Granby Memorial High School	Granby, CT	B	71	92%	553
47	Lyme-Old Lyme High School	Old Lyme, CT	B	71	90%	407
48	Archimedean Upper Conservatory	Miami, FL	B	71	83%	306
49	Econ River High Charter	Orlando, FL	B	71	93%	269
50	Ponte Vedra High School	Ponte Vedra, FL	B	71	90%	1,928
51	True North Classical Academy High School	Miami, FL	B	71	88%	299
52	Innovation Academy	Alpharetta, GA	B	71	91%	1,136
53	The Learning Center	Valley Center, KS	B	71	91%	67
54	Middletown High	Middletown, MD	B	71	92%	1,097
55	Lafayette Sr. High	Wildwood, MO	B	71	88%	1,682
56	Summit View Youth J-SHS	Las Vegas, NV	B	71	90%	31
57	Bedford High School	Bedford, NH	B	71	86%	1,391
58	Milford High School	Milford, NH	B	71	92%	750
59	Virtual Learning Academy (H)	Exeter, NH	B	71	88%	442
60	Windham High School	Windham, NH	B	71	92%	1,055
61	Cranford High School	Cranford, NJ	B	71	85%	1,095
62	Developmental Learning Center	Tinton Falls, NJ	B	71	84%	55
63	Glen Ridge High School	Glen Ridge, NJ	B	71	87%	822
64	Glen Rock High School	Glen Rock, NJ	B	71	91%	729
65	Hanover Park High School	East Hanover, NJ	B	71	88%	731
66	Ocean City High School	Ocean City, NJ	B	71	92%	1,215
67	OCVTS Grunin Performing Arts Academy	Toms River, NJ	B	71	83%	270
68	South Hunterdon Regional High School	Lambertville, NJ	B	71	89%	417
69	Woodbridge Academy Magnet School	Woodbridge, NJ	B	71	94%	286
70	Honeoye Falls-Lima Middle School	Honeoye Falls, NY	B	71	89%	470
71	Honeoye Falls-Lima Senior High School	Honeoye Falls, NY	B	71	84%	664
72	Penfield Senior High School	Penfield, NY	B	71	90%	1,424
73	Plainedge Senior High School	Massapequa, NY	B	71	92%	845
74	Sachem High School East	Farmingville, NY	B	71	88%	2,082
75	Global E-Learning Academy	Elkin, NC	B	71	83%	74
76	Green Level High	Cary, NC	B	71	93%	2,052
77	Ignite Online Academy	Durham, NC	B	71	84%	467
78	PCS Virtual Academy	Roxboro, NC	B	71	94%	72
79	North Border-Pembina High School	Pembina, ND	B	71	89%	37
80	Thompson High School	Thompson, ND	B	71	92%	261
81	Granville High School	Granville, OH	B	71	83%	816
82	Independence High School	Independence, OH	B	71	93%	334
83	Waynedale High School	Apple Creek, OH	B	71	88%	330
84	River Bluff High	Lexington, SC	B	71	91%	2,197
85	Milbank High School - 01	Milbank, SD	B	71	90%	359
86	Utah International Charter School	South Salt Lake, UT	B	71	91%	236
87	Middlebury Union High School	Middlebury, VT	B	71	86%	522
88	Peoples Academy	Morrisville, VT	B	71	91%	265
89	Proctor Junior/Senior High School	Proctor, VT	B	71	87%	123
90	Bainbridge Special Education Services	Bainbridge Island, WA	B	71	91%	29
91	Jackson Hole High School	Jackson, WY	B	71	92%	822
92	Worland High School	Worland, WY	B	71	83%	388
93	American Charter Academy	Wasilla, AK	B	70	92%	186
94	Kachemak Selo School	Kachemak, AK	B	70	82%	30
95	Steller Secondary School	Anchorage, AK	B	70	94%	240
96	Tri-Valley School	Healy, AK	B	70	85%	151
97	Yakutat School	Yakutat, AK	B	70	83%	73
98	Liberty High School	Peoria, AZ	B	70	90%	2,603
99	Sandra Day O'Connor High School	Glendale, AZ	B	70	90%	2,567
100	Bear River High	Grass Valley, CA	B	70	89%	538

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best high schools in the US?

The highest-rated high school in the US is Exeter High School in Exeter, NH with a DataScore of 74/100. Rankings are based on proficiency, growth, graduation rates, and resource access.

How are high schools ranked differently from elementary schools?

High schools include graduation rate as 20% of the DataScore. The full formula: academic proficiency (35%), 3-year growth trend (30%), graduation rate (20%), and resource access (15%). Elementary and middle schools redistribute the graduation weight.