Top ranked high schools in Wilmington, 2026-27
3 high schools in Wilmington are ranked in this edition, ordered by California state rank.
- Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy — Wilmington · #4 in CA · #24 nationally
- Phineas Banning Senior High School — Wilmington · #622 in CA · #4,352 nationally
- Dan M. Issacs Avalon High School — Wilmington · #1,330–1,678 in CA · #13,460–17,945 nationally
Wilmington compared with California
Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy, the best-ranked school in Wilmington, is #4 of 1,598 ranked schools in California, in the top 0.3% of the state's list.
1 of the 3 ranked schools in Wilmington is in the national top 1,000.
The median ranked school in Wilmington enrolls 452 students, compared with a median of 873 for ranked schools across California.
Ranks are from the 2026-27 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools edition. How HighSchoolTrends uses this data.
Sources
- U.S. News & World Report, Best High Schools, 2026-2027 edition, California list, read Aug 20, 2026. California list (live page; it may have changed since we read it)
Used for: national rank, state rank, counts of ranked schools, median school figures.