High School Rankings: the top 100 U.S. high schools

Top 100 U.S. high schools, 2026-27

Of 17,945 ranked U.S. high schools, these are the top 100, in U.S. News national-rank order.

1. Central Magnet School — Murfreesboro, TN · #1 in TN · #1 nationally
2. Signature School — Evansville, IN · #1 in IN · #2 nationally
3. Julia R. Masterman Secondary School — Philadelphia, PA · #1 in PA · #3 nationally
4. Davidson Academy — Reno, NV · #1 in NV · #4 nationally
5. School Without Walls High School — Washington, DC · #1 in DC · #5 nationally
6. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology — Alexandria, VA · #1 in VA · #6 nationally
7. Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology — Lawrenceville, GA · #1 in GA · #7 nationally
8. The School for the Talented and Gifted (TAG) — Dallas, TX · #1 in TX · #8 nationally
9. Nikola Tesla Stem High School — Redmond, WA · #1 in WA · #9 nationally
10. Science Academy Stem Magnet — North Hollywood, CA · #1 in CA · #10 nationally
11. Whitney High School — Cerritos, CA · #2 in CA · #11 nationally
12. International Academy — Bloomfield Hills, MI · #1 in MI · #12 nationally
13. Pine View School — Osprey, FL · #1 in FL · #13 nationally
14. Aiken Scholars Academy — Aiken, SC · #1 in SC · #14 nationally
15. BASIS Oro Valley — Oro Valley, AZ · #1 in AZ · #15 nationally
16. BASIS Goodyear — Goodyear, AZ · #2 in AZ · #16 nationally
17. Oxford Academy — Cypress, CA · #3 in CA · #17 nationally
18. Hcs Scholars Academy High — Conway, SC · #2 in SC · #18 nationally
19. Downingtown STEM Academy — Downingtown, PA · #2 in PA · #19 nationally
20. Haas Hall Bentonville — Bentonville, AR · #1 in AR · #20 nationally
21. International Academy of Macomb — Clinton Twp, MI · #2 in MI · #21 nationally
22. Metro Academic and Classical High School — St Louis, MO · #1 in MO · #22 nationally
23. Academic Magnet High School — North Charleston, SC · #3 in SC · #23 nationally
24. Dr. Richard A. Vladovic Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy — Wilmington, CA · #4 in CA · #24 nationally
25. Carnegie Vanguard High School — Houston, TX · #2 in TX · #25 nationally
26. The Early College at Guilford — Greensboro, NC · #1 in NC · #26 nationally
27. Merrol Hyde Magnet School — Hendersonville, TN · #2 in TN · #27 nationally
28. High Technology High School — Lincroft, NJ · #1 in NJ · #28 nationally
29. BASIS Prescott — Prescott, AZ · #3 in AZ · #29 nationally
30. Northside College Preparatory High School — Chicago, IL · #1 in IL · #30 nationally
31. Marine Academy of Science and Technology (MAST@FIU) — North Miami, FL · #2 in FL · #31 nationally
32. Hume Fogg Magnet High School — Nashville, TN · #3 in TN · #32 nationally
33. Mansfield Frontier High School — Mansfield, TX · #3 in TX · #33 nationally
34. Open High School — Richmond, VA · #2 in VA · #34 nationally
35. Neocity Academy — Kissimmee, FL · #3 in FL · #35 nationally
36. School Of Science And Engineering — Dallas, TX · #4 in TX · #36 nationally
37. Dr. T.J. Owens Gilroy Early College Academy — Gilroy, CA · #5 in CA · #37 nationally
38. BASIS Chandler — Chandler, AZ · #4 in AZ · #38 nationally
39. Archimedean Upper Conservatory Charter School — Miami, FL · #4 in FL · #39 nationally
40. Edison Academy Magnet School — Edison, NJ · #2 in NJ · #40 nationally
41. International School — Bellevue, WA · #2 in WA · #41 nationally
42. BASIS Mesa — Mesa, AZ · #5 in AZ · #42 nationally
43. Liberal Arts and Science Academy (LASA) — Austin, TX · #5 in TX · #43 nationally
44. Boston Latin School — Boston, MA · #1 in MA · #44 nationally
45. Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School — Dallas, TX · #6 in TX · #45 nationally
46. Eastern Technical High School — Baltimore, MD · #1 in MD · #46 nationally
47. West Shore Junior/Senior High School — Melbourne, FL · #5 in FL · #47 nationally
48. STEM Early College at N.C. A&T — Greensboro, NC · #2 in NC · #48 nationally
49. Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet — Dallas, TX · #7 in TX · #49 nationally
50. University High School (Tucson) — Tucson, AZ · #6 in AZ · #50 nationally
51. BASIS Scottsdale — Scottsdale, AZ · #7 in AZ · #51 nationally
52. BASIS Flagstaff — Flagstaff, AZ · #8 in AZ · #52 nationally
53. Benjamin Franklin High School — New Orleans, LA · #1 in LA · #53 nationally
54. Payton College Preparatory High School — Chicago, IL · #2 in IL · #54 nationally
55. Jose Marti Mast 6-12 Academy — Hialeah, FL · #6 in FL · #55 nationally
56. Charter School of Wilmington — Wilmington, DE · #1 in DE · #56 nationally
57. BASIS San Antonio- Shavano Campus — San Antonio, TX · #8 in TX · #57 nationally
58. BASIS Tucson North — Tucson, AZ · #9 in AZ · #58 nationally
59. Union County Magnet High School — Scotch Plains, NJ · #3 in NJ · #59 nationally
60. City High Middle School — Grand Rapids, MI · #3 in MI · #60 nationally
61. BASIS Ahwatukee — Phoenix, AZ · #10 in AZ · #61 nationally
62. BASIS Peoria — Peoria, AZ · #11 in AZ · #62 nationally
63. Stanton College Preparatory School — Jacksonville, FL · #7 in FL · #63 nationally
64. University High School (Fresno) — Fresno, CA · #6 in CA · #64 nationally
65. Dupont Manual High School — Louisville, KY · #1 in KY · #65 nationally
66. Haynes Academy School for Advanced Studies — Metairie, LA · #2 in LA · #66 nationally
67. Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy School — Coeur D'alene, ID · #1 in ID · #67 nationally
68. Albuquerque Institute of Math and Science — Albuquerque, NM · #1 in NM · #68 nationally
69. California Academy of Mathematics and Science — Carson, CA · #7 in CA · #69 nationally
70. Columbus High School — Columbus, GA · #2 in GA · #70 nationally
71. Haas Hall Academy at the Lane — Rogers, AR · #2 in AR · #71 nationally
72. Biotechnology High School — Freehold, NJ · #4 in NJ · #72 nationally
73. Brooklyn Latin School — Brooklyn, NY · #1 in NY · #73 nationally
74. BASIS Phoenix — Phoenix, AZ · #12 in AZ · #74 nationally
75. Woodbridge Academy Magnet School — Woodbridge, NJ · #5 in NJ · #75 nationally
76. Walnut Hills High School — Cincinnati, OH · #1 in OH · #76 nationally
77. International School of Beaverton — Beaverton, OR · #1 in OR · #77 nationally
78. Bergen County Academies — Hackensack, NJ · #6 in NJ · #78 nationally
79. Gilbert Classical Academy High School — Gilbert, AZ · #13 in AZ · #79 nationally
80. Lane Technical High School — Chicago, IL · #3 in IL · #80 nationally
81. Suncoast Community High School — Riviera Beach, FL · #8 in FL · #81 nationally
82. Pacific Collegiate Charter — Santa Cruz, CA · #8 in CA · #82 nationally
83. Academy for Information Technology — Scotch Plains, NJ · #7 in NJ · #83 nationally
84. Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro — Teterboro, NJ · #8 in NJ · #84 nationally
85. Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet School — Nashville, TN · #4 in TN · #85 nationally
86. I Preparatory Academy — Miami, FL · #9 in FL · #86 nationally
87. Terra Environmental Research Institute — Miami, FL · #10 in FL · #87 nationally
88. Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy — Aurora, IL · #4 in IL · #88 nationally
89. Onslow Early College — Jacksonville, NC · #3 in NC · #89 nationally
90. Collegiate School Of Medicine and Bioscience — St. Louis, MO · #2 in MO · #90 nationally
91. DeBakey High School for Health Professions — Houston, TX · #9 in TX · #91 nationally
92. Lynbrook High School — San Jose, CA · #9 in CA · #92 nationally
93. Millennium 6-12 Collegiate Academy — Tamarac, FL · #11 in FL · #93 nationally
94. Edgewood Jr/Sr High School — Merritt Island, FL · #12 in FL · #94 nationally
95. Patrick F. Taylor Science and Technology Academy — Avondale, LA · #3 in LA · #95 nationally
96. Design and Architecture Senior High School — Miami, FL · #13 in FL · #96 nationally
97. Richards School for Young Women Leaders — Austin, TX · #10 in TX · #97 nationally
98. Mission San Jose High School — Fremont, CA · #10 in CA · #98 nationally
99. Jones College Prep High School — Chicago, IL · #5 in IL · #99 nationally
100. Young Women's Leadership Academy — San Antonio, TX · #11 in TX · #100 nationally

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Ranks are from the 2026-27 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools edition. How HighSchoolTrends uses this data.