Explore K-12 school rankings by state based on stats, test scores, and school ratings. The U.S. News Best High Schools rankings include data on more than 24,000 public high schools in 50 states and the District of Columbia.
National Rankings. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® coursework and exams. #6 in National Rankings; The School for the Talented and Gifted (TAG) is ranked first within Texas.
Some states rank their schools and publish the results but others do not. The 2020 Best High Schools ranks 17,792 public high schools. The state rankings are made up of schools in the top 25% of the 2020 Best High Schools rankings.
NCES publishes results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and rates student performance nationally and state-by-state on various subject areas including the arts, civics, geography, mathematics, reading, science, U.S. history, and writing.
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