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

11,556 public high schools in the United States appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public high schools by test proficiency, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Edison Academy Magnet School leads the list at 100%, against a median of 46.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

11,556

the United States

Top % Proficient

100%

Median % Proficient

46.3%

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	BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE (THE)	BRONX, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10	High	50.4%	2,953	99.8%
8	Gwinnett School of Mathematics- Science and Technology	Lawrenceville, GA	Gwinnett County	High	36.9%	1,304	99.6%
9	BROOKLYN LATIN SCHOOL (THE)	BROOKLYN, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #14	High	56.7%	772	99.6%
10	SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	65.3%	505	99.6%
11	HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING AT CCNY	NEW YORK, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5	High	37.3%	576	99.4%
12	Downingtown STEM Academy	Downingtown, PA	Downingtown Area SD	High	5.7%	962	99.3%
13	Whitney (Gretchen) High	Cerritos, CA	ABC Unified	High	31.0%	1,024	99.2%
14	MANSFIELD FRONTIER STEM ACADEMY	MANSFIELD, TX	MANSFIELD ISD	High	22.4%	326	99.0%
15	HIGH SCHOOL OF AMERICAN STUDIES AT LEHMAN COLLEGE	BRONX, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10	High	38.9%	393	98.8%
16	TOMBALL STAR ACADEMY	TOMBALL, TX	TOMBALL ISD	High	28.4%	402	98.8%
17	Biotechnology High School	FREEHOLD, NJ	Monmouth County Vocational School District	High	1.3%	315	98.7%
18	High Technology High School	LINCROFT, NJ	Monmouth County Vocational School District	High	2.5%	284	98.6%
19	Woodbridge Academy Magnet School	WOODBRIDGE, NJ	Middlesex County Vocational and Technical School District	High	4.2%	288	98.6%
20	BEACON HIGH SCHOOL	NEW YORK, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3	High	61.4%	1,372	98.5%
21	MHS AMES CAMPUS	MASSAPEQUA, NY	MASSAPEQUA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	12.5%	495	98.5%
22	GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL	GARDEN CITY, NY	GARDEN CITY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	5.1%	1,096	98.3%
23	QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE SCIENCES AT YORK COLLEGE	JAMAICA, NY	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28	High	66.7%	495	98.2%
24	Bergen County Academies	Hackensack, NJ	Bergen County Vocational Technical School District	High	9.7%	1,130	98.0%
25	CARNEGIE VANGUARD H S	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	32.5%	855	97.9%
26	MAST@FIU	NORTH MIAMI, FL	MIAMI-DADE	High	24.1%	489	97.3%
27	BYRAM HILLS HIGH SCHOOL	ARMONK, NY	BYRAM HILLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	6.6%	740	97.0%
28	LASA H S	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	High	10.6%	1,616	96.9%
29	Open High	Richmond, VA	Richmond City Public Schools	High	101%	171	96.8%
30	Chagrin Falls High School	Chagrin Falls, OH	Chagrin Falls Exempted Village	High	10.3%	575	96.7%
31	GREAT NECK SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL	GREAT NECK, NY	GREAT NECK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	26.7%	1,362	96.5%
32	WEST SHORE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	MELBOURNE, FL	BREVARD	High	10.5%	948	96.5%
33	Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science	MANAHAWKIN, NJ	Ocean County Vocational Technical School District	High	12.7%	275	96.4%
34	Walnut Hills High School	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati Public Schools	High	24.5%	2,453	96.3%
35	Union County Magnet High School	SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ	Union County Vocational-Technical School District	High	10.4%	297	96.3%
36	HASTINGS HIGH SCHOOL	HASTINGS ON HUDSON, NY	HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	4.2%	525	96.2%
37	EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL	EAST AURORA, NY	EAST AURORA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	13.3%	542	96.2%
38	Rural Retreat High	Rural Retreat, VA	Wythe County Public Schools	High	79.7%	300	96.1%
39	TERRA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE	MIAMI, FL	MIAMI-DADE	High	24.2%	1,644	95.7%
40	California Academy of Mathematics and Science	Carson, CA	Long Beach Unified	High	37.4%	673	95.6%
41	ROBERT M GRABLE JR MOUNT SINAI HIGH SCHOOL	MOUNT SINAI, NY	MOUNT SINAI UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	12.3%	710	95.5%
42	KERR H S	HOUSTON, TX	ALIEF ISD	High	68.8%	807	95.4%
43	TCCSE EARLY COLLEGE H S AT TIMBERVIEW	ARLINGTON, TX	MANSFIELD ISD	High	49.8%	277	95.3%
44	Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School	Montgomery, AL	Montgomery County	High	17.5%	394	95.1%
45	EARLY COLLEGE H S AT MIDLAND COLLEGE	MIDLAND, TX	MIDLAND ISD	High	45.5%	365	94.9%
46	BRONXVILLE HIGH SCHOOL	BRONXVILLE, NY	BRONXVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	4.5%	535	94.8%
47	EDGEWOOD JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL	MERRITT ISLAND, FL	BREVARD	High	12.5%	942	94.8%
48	MAGNET INNOVATION CENTER	INLET BEACH, FL	WALTON	High	10.3%	117	94.8%
49	Elite Scholars Academy School	Jonesboro, GA	Clayton County	High	100%	757	94.7%
50	Marion Local High School	Maria Stein, OH	Marion Local	High	5.2%	306	94.7%

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