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10/20/2026

U.S. News names best elementary and middle schools for 2027

U.S. News & World Report released its 2027 Best Elementary and Middle Schools rankings on October 20. Here are the No. 1 schools in the 15 most populous states, and the patterns behind them: gifted programs, wide grade spans, and a few districts that keep showing up.

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Arthur Chen

8/22/2026

U.S. News names the best high schools for 2026-27

Central Magnet School in Tennessee took the top spot, and Arizona's BASIS charter network placed 12 schools in the national top 100. But read the list closely and a pattern emerges: nearly every school at the top is small, selective, or both.

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Kate Carter