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The highest-performing public schools by test proficiency in the United States

62,301 public schools in the United States appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools by test proficiency, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Edison Academy Magnet School leads the list at 100%, against a median of 46.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

62,301

the United States

Top % Proficient

100%

Median % Proficient

46.0%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · THE UNITED STATES

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Edison Academy Magnet School	EDISON, NJ	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	High	1.7%	173	100%
2	STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOL	NEW YORK, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2	High	50.8%	3,261	100%
3	BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL	BROOKLYN, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #13	High	58.7%	5,848	100%
4	STATEN ISLAND TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL	STATEN ISLAND, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31	High	56.5%	1,425	100%
5	SCHOOL FOR THE TALENTED AND GIFTED	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	39.6%	555	100%
6	Thomas Jefferson High for Science and Technology	Alexandria, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	High	14.8%	2,108	100%
7	Old Donation School	Virginia Beach, VA	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	Middle	14.3%	1,377	100%
8	BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE (THE)	BRONX, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10	High	50.4%	2,953	99.8%
9	Gwinnett School of Mathematics- Science and Technology	Lawrenceville, GA	Gwinnett County	High	36.9%	1,304	99.6%
10	BROOKLYN LATIN SCHOOL (THE)	BROOKLYN, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14	High	56.7%	772	99.6%
11	SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	65.3%	505	99.5%
12	HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING AT CCNY	NEW YORK, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5	High	37.3%	576	99.4%
13	PINE VIEW SCHOOL	OSPREY, FL	SARASOTA	Combined	10.3%	1,752	99.4%
14	Downingtown STEM Academy	Downingtown, PA	Downingtown Area SD	High	5.7%	962	99.3%
15	Kittredge Magnet School	Atlanta, GA	DeKalb County	Middle	4.9%	552	99.1%
16	SOMERSET ACADEMY MIRAMAR SOUTH	MIRAMAR, FL	BROWARD	Elementary	53.0%	215	99.0%
17	Whitney (Gretchen) High	Cerritos, CA	ABC Unified	High	31.0%	1,024	98.9%
18	SPECIAL MUSIC SCHOOL	NEW YORK, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3	Combined	24.3%	305	98.9%
19	PS 77 LOWER LAB SCHOOL	NEW YORK, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2	Elementary	9.9%	364	98.9%
20	HIGH SCHOOL OF AMERICAN STUDIES AT LEHMAN COLLEGE	BRONX, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10	High	38.9%	393	98.8%
21	Biotechnology High School	FREEHOLD, NJ	Monmouth County Vocational School District	High	1.3%	315	98.7%
22	NEW EXPLORATIONS INTO SCIENCETECH AND MATH HIGH SCHOOL	NEW YORK, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1	Combined	27.0%	1,620	98.7%
23	High Technology High School	LINCROFT, NJ	Monmouth County Vocational School District	High	2.5%	284	98.6%
24	Woodbridge Academy Magnet School	WOODBRIDGE, NJ	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	High	4.2%	288	98.6%
25	BEACON HIGH SCHOOL	NEW YORK, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3	High	61.4%	1,372	98.5%
26	MHS AMES CAMPUS	MASSAPEQUA, NY	MASSAPEQUA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	12.5%	495	98.5%
27	MANSFIELD FRONTIER STEM ACADEMY	MANSFIELD, TX	MANSFIELD ISD	High	22.4%	326	98.5%
28	ANDERSON SCHOOL (THE)	NEW YORK, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3	Elementary	9.2%	521	98.3%
29	GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL	GARDEN CITY, NY	GARDEN CITY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	5.1%	1,096	98.3%
30	QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE SCIENCES AT YORK COLLEGE	JAMAICA, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28	High	66.7%	495	98.2%
31	CARNEGIE VANGUARD H S	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	32.5%	855	98.2%
32	Grace L Roxbury Elementary School	Solon, OH	Solon City	Elementary	19.1%	487	98.2%
33	30TH AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) (G & T CITYWIDE)	ASTORIA, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30	Elementary	27.6%	525	98.2%
34	ORLANDO GIFTED ACADEMY	ORLANDO, FL	ORANGE	Middle	12.0%	442	98.1%
35	Bergen County Academies	Hackensack, NJ	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	High	9.7%	1,130	98.0%
36	Haycock Elementary	Falls Church, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Elementary	4.4%	838	98.0%
37	OKALOOSA STEMM CENTER	VALPARAISO, FL	OKALOOSA	Middle	27.9%	366	97.8%
38	Thurgood Marshall Elementary	Rockford, IL	Rockford SD 205	Elementary	35.3%	374	97.8%
39	TOMBALL STAR ACADEMY	TOMBALL, TX	TOMBALL ISD	High	28.4%	402	97.8%
40	TAG YOUNG SCHOLARS	NEW YORK, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4	Elementary	27.8%	576	97.8%
41	SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-BUSHWICK	BROOKLYN, NY	SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-BUSHWICK	Elementary	77.8%	558	97.8%
42	St. Paul Elementary	St Paul, VA	Wise County Public Schools	Elementary	86.8%	514	97.6%
43	Parkside Elementary School	Solon, OH	Solon City	Elementary	17.3%	502	97.6%
44	LASA H S	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	High	10.6%	1,616	97.5%
45	Sangster Elementary	Springfield, VA	Fairfax County Public Schools	Elementary	3.7%	928	97.5%
46	Gurney Elementary School	Chagrin Falls, OH	Chagrin Falls Exempted Village	Elementary	6.3%	478	97.5%
47	A.D. HENDERSON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL & FAU HIGH SCHOOL	BOCA RATON, FL	FAU LAB SCH	Combined	23.2%	1,326	97.4%
48	MAST@FIU	NORTH MIAMI, FL	MIAMI-DADE	High	24.1%	489	97.3%
49	BYRAM HILLS HIGH SCHOOL	ARMONK, NY	BYRAM HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	6.6%	740	97.0%
50	Cold Spring Elementary	Santa Barbara, CA	Cold Spring Elementary	Elementary	5.9%	188	97.0%

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