Best Magnet Schools in America

The top 100 magnet schools ranked by DataScore. Magnet schools offer specialized programs in STEM, arts, and other areas — drawing students from across district boundaries.

#	School	Location	Level	Grade	DataScore	Enrollment
1	Woodbridge Academy Magnet School	Woodbridge, NJ	High	B	71	286
2	Morehouse Magnet School	Bastrop, LA	High	B	69	294
3	East Brunswick Magnet School	East Brunswick, NJ	High	B	67	733
4	Brewbaker Technology Magnet High School	Montgomery, AL	High	B	66	575
5	Kittredge Magnet School	Atlanta, GA	Middle	B	66	502
6	Edison Academy Magnet School	Edison, NJ	High	B	66	175
7	Mandela International Magnet (mims)	Santa Fe, NM	High	B	66	293
8	Booker T Washington Magnet High School	Montgomery, AL	High	B	65	392
9	Academic Magnet High	North Charleston, SC	High	B	65	719
10	Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School	Montgomery, AL	High	C	64	464
11	Magnet Cove High School	Malvern, AR	High	C	64	326
12	Tmcc Magnet School	Reno, NV	High	C	64	236
13	Union County Magnet High School	Scotch Plains, NJ	High	C	64	303
14	Chambersburg Area Career Magnet Sch	Chambersburg, PA	High	C	64	719
15	Marine Science Magnet High School	Groton, CT	High	C	62	271
16	B. R. Foreign Language Acad. Immersion Magnet	Baton Rouge, LA	Elementary	C	62	548
17	South Highlands Elementary Magnet School	Shreveport, LA	Elementary	C	62	517
18	Arts and Communication Magnet Academy	Beaverton, OR	High	C	62	691
19	Madison Academic Magnet High School	Jackson, TN	High	C	62	447
20	Harmony Magnet Academy	Strathmore, CA	High	C	61	510
21	Concord Magnet School	Norwalk, CT	Middle	C	61	320
22	Three Rivers Middle College Magnet School	Norwich, CT	High	C	61	79
23	Britt David Elementary Computer Magnet Academy	Columbus, GA	Elementary	C	61	507
24	Disney II Magnet HS	Chicago, IL	High	C	61	775
25	Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts	Opelousas, LA	High	C	61	258
26	Baldwin Art And Academics Magnet	Montgomery, AL	Middle	C	60	510
27	Palo Verde High Magnet School	Tucson, AZ	High	C	60	691
28	Legacy Magnet Academy	Tustin, CA	High	C	60	806
29	Barnard Environmental Magnet School	New Haven, CT	Middle	C	60	467
30	Six-Six Magnet School	Bridgeport, CT	Middle	C	60	457
31	Waterbury Arts Magnet School	Waterbury, CT	High	C	60	821
32	Electa Lee Magnet Middle School	Bradenton, FL	Middle	C	60	759
33	Progress Village Middle Magnet	Tampa, FL	Middle	C	60	772
34	Davidson Magnet School	Augusta, GA	High	C	60	716
35	Baton Rouge Magnet High School	Baton Rouge, LA	High	C	60	1,582
36	Beaumont Elementary/Magnet	Knoxville, TN	Elementary	C	60	551
37	Stratford STEM Magnet School	Nashville, TN	High	C	60	787
38	Magnet Cove Elementary School	Malvern, AR	Middle	C	59	399
39	Santa Rosa Technology Magnet	Camarillo, CA	Middle	C	59	484
40	Charles Barnum Magnet School	Groton, CT	Elementary	C	59	347
41	Riverside Magnet School at Goodwin University	East Hartford, CT	Elementary	C	59	476
42	Galileo Magnet School	Eagle, ID	Middle	C	59	753
43	Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School	Kenner, LA	High	C	59	1,478
44	David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy	Lafayette, LA	High	C	59	1,388
45	Kentwood High Magnet School	Kentwood, LA	High	C	59	328
46	Park Ridge Academic Magnet School	Baker, LA	Middle	C	59	124
47	Spring Lake Magnet Center	Bellevue, NE	Elementary	C	59	700
48	Piscataway Magnet School	Piscataway, NJ	High	C	59	647
49	Joseph C Wilson Magnet High School	Rochester, NY	High	C	59	752
50	Merrol Hyde Magnet School	Hendersonville, TN	High	C	59	668
51	Vine Middle/Magnet	Knoxville, TN	Middle	C	59	440
52	Tuscaloosa Magnet School Elementary	Tuscaloosa, AL	Elementary	C	58	294
53	Tucson Magnet High School	Tucson, AZ	High	C	58	3,162
54	Little Rock Hall Steam Magnet High School	Little Rock, AR	High	C	58	335
55	Hacienda Science/Environmental Magnet	San Jose, CA	Elementary	C	58	632
56	Open Charter Magnet	Los Angeles, CA	Elementary	C	58	397
57	Thomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Magnet	Los Angeles, CA	Middle	C	58	1,722
58	Arts at the Capitol Theater Magnet School (ACT)	Willimantic, CT	High	C	58	134
59	Capital Preparatory Magnet School	Hartford, CT	High	C	58	584
60	Cooperative High School - Inter-District Magnet	New Haven, CT	High	C	58	557
61	Hartford PreKindergarten Magnet School: South Campus	Hartford, CT	Elementary	C	58	114
62	Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School	Waterbury, CT	Elementary	C	58	596
63	Mauro-Sheridan Magnet School	New Haven, CT	Middle	C	58	507
64	Moriarty Magnet School	Norwich, CT	Elementary	C	58	368
65	Northeast Academy Magnet School	Mystic, CT	Elementary	C	58	391
66	Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School	North Haven, CT	Middle	C	58	467
67	Gulf Beaches Elementary Magnet School	St. Petersburg, FL	Elementary	C	58	329
68	Liberty Magnet School	Vero Beach, FL	Elementary	C	58	552
69	Rampello K-8 Magnet School	Tampa, FL	Middle	C	58	738
70	Roland Park K-8 Magnet School	Tampa, FL	Middle	C	58	842
71	Clark Acad Prep Magnet High Schl	Chicago, IL	High	C	58	480
72	Caddo Parish Magnet High School	Shreveport, LA	High	C	58	958
73	Montessori Magnet School	Albany, NY	Elementary	C	58	312
74	Austin East High/Magnet	Knoxville, TN	High	C	58	669
75	Pegram Elementary Fine Arts Magnet School	Pegram, TN	Elementary	C	58	229
76	Booker T Washington Spva Magnet	Dallas, TX	High	C	58	950
77	El Magnet at Milam El	Odessa, TX	Elementary	C	58	642
78	Tuscaloosa Magnet School Middle	Tuscaloosa, AL	Middle	C	57	169
79	Parkview Magnet High School	Little Rock, AR	High	C	57	1,081
80	Engineering - Science University Magnet School	West Haven, CT	High	C	57	598
81	Mystic River Magnet School	Mystic, CT	Elementary	C	57	523
82	Thames River Magnet School	Groton, CT	Elementary	C	57	528
83	Williams Middle Magnet School	Tampa, FL	Middle	C	57	835
84	Ramsey Magnet School of Science	Coeur D'alene, ID	Elementary	C	57	483
85	Andrew Cooke Magnet Elem School	Waukegan, IL	Elementary	C	57	325
86	Bunkie Magnet High School	Bunkie, LA	High	C	57	702
87	Independence High Magnet	Independence, LA	High	C	57	570
88	J.S. Clark Magnet Elementary School	Monroe, LA	Middle	C	57	462
89	Cromwell Valley Elementary Regional Magnet	Baltimore, MD	Elementary	C	57	396
90	Chandler Magnet	Worcester, MA	Middle	C	57	402
91	Gams High Tech Magnet School	Newburgh, NY	Elementary	C	57	807
92	Magnet School of Math Science & Design Technology	Brooklyn, NY	Elementary	C	57	829
93	Hickory Career Arts Magnet High School	Hickory, NC	High	C	57	229
94	Central Magnet School	Murfreesboro, TN	High	C	57	1,210
95	Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School	Decatur, AL	Elementary	C	56	303
96	Borton Primary Magnet School	Tucson, AZ	Elementary	C	56	276
97	Acacia Magnet School for Enriched Learning	Thousand Oaks, CA	Elementary	C	56	380
98	Betances STEM Magnet School	Hartford, CT	Middle	C	56	210
99	Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School	New London, CT	Elementary	C	56	392
100	Rotella Interdistrict Magnet School	Waterbury, CT	Elementary	C	56	614

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best magnet schools in America?

The highest-rated magnet school is Woodbridge Academy Magnet School in Woodbridge, NJ with a DataScore of 71/100. Magnet schools are ranked using the same formula as all public schools.

What is a magnet school?

Magnet schools are public schools that offer specialized curricula — often in STEM, performing arts, international studies, or other focus areas. They typically accept students from across a district through an application or lottery process, rather than by neighborhood assignment.