EDFacts + NCES · 2022-23

50 Best US Public Schools

Ranked by CodeOpx School Score across academics, growth, equity, graduation, and resources.

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High Technology High School
Lincroft, New Jersey · magnet · Grades 9-12 · Math 99% · Reading 99%
A+99
2
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Alexandria, Virginia · magnet · Grades 9-12 · Math 99% · Reading 99%
A+98
3
Hunter College High School
New York, New York · magnet · Grades 7-12 · Math 99% · Reading 98%
A+97
4
Pine View School
Osprey, Florida · magnet · Grades 2-12 · Math 98% · Reading 98%
A+97
5
Bergen County Academies
Hackensack, New Jersey · magnet · Grades 9-12 · Math 97% · Reading 98%
A+97
6
International School (Bellevue)
Bellevue, Washington · magnet · Grades 6-12 · Math 96% · Reading 97%
A+96
7
BASIS Chandler
Chandler, Arizona · charter · Grades 5-12 · Math 94% · Reading 94%
A+96
8
Academic Magnet High School
North Charleston, South Carolina · magnet · Grades 9-12 · Math 95% · Reading 97%
A+96
9
Liberal Arts and Science Academy
Austin, Texas · magnet · Grades 9-12 · Math 98% · Reading 99%
A+95
10
Carnegie Vanguard High School
Houston, Texas · magnet · Grades 9-12 · Math 100% · Reading 100%
A+95
11
Tesla STEM High School
Redmond, Washington · magnet · Grades 9-12 · Math 94% · Reading 95%
A+95
12
BASIS Scottsdale
Scottsdale, Arizona · charter · Grades 5-12 · Math 93% · Reading 95%
A+95
13
Conestoga High School
Berwyn, Pennsylvania · comprehensive · Grades 9-12 · Math 87% · Reading 91%
A+95
14
Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts
Natchitoches, Louisiana · magnet · Grades 11-12 · Math 99% · Reading 99%
A+95
15
School for the Talented and Gifted
Dallas, Texas · magnet · Grades 9-12 · Math 100% · Reading 100%
A+94
16
Langley High School
McLean, Virginia · comprehensive · Grades 9-12 · Math 85% · Reading 90%
A+94
17
Lexington High School
Lexington, Massachusetts · comprehensive · Grades 9-12 · Math 85% · Reading 93%
A+94
18
Walter Payton College Preparatory High School
Chicago, Illinois · magnet · Grades 9-12 · Math 94% · Reading 96%
A+94
19
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
Durham, North Carolina · magnet · Grades 11-12 · Math 100% · Reading 100%
A+94
20
McLean High School
McLean, Virginia · comprehensive · Grades 9-12 · Math 84% · Reading 89%
A+93
21
Northside College Preparatory High School
Chicago, Illinois · magnet · Grades 9-12 · Math 91% · Reading 93%
A+93
22
School for Advanced Studies
Miami, Florida · magnet · Grades 11-12 · Math 98% · Reading 99%
A+93
23
International Academy
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan · magnet · Grades 9-12 · Math 89% · Reading 93%
A+93
24
Raleigh Charter High School
Raleigh, North Carolina · charter · Grades 9-12 · Math 89% · Reading 91%
A+93
25
Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science
Columbus, Mississippi · magnet · Grades 11-12 · Math 100% · Reading 100%
A+93
26
Scarsdale High School
Scarsdale, New York · comprehensive · Grades 9-12 · Math 81% · Reading 86%
A+92
27
Westwood High School (Austin)
Austin, Texas · comprehensive · Grades 9-12 · Math 89% · Reading 91%
A+92
28
New Trier Township High School
Winnetka, Illinois · comprehensive · Grades 9-12 · Math 78% · Reading 88%
A+92
29
Charter School of Wilmington
Wilmington, Delaware · charter · Grades 9-12 · Math 89% · Reading 87%
A+92
30
Mission San Jose High School
Fremont, California · comprehensive · Grades 9-12 · Math 91% · Reading 89%
A+91
31
Gretchen Whitney High
Cerritos, California · magnet · Grades 7-12 · Math 96% · Reading 95%
A+91
32
Gunn High School
Palo Alto, California · comprehensive · Grades 9-12 · Math 86% · Reading 87%
A+91
33
Townsend Harris High School
Flushing, New York · magnet · Grades 9-12 · Math 96% · Reading 95%
A+91
34
DeBakey High School
Houston, Texas · magnet · Grades 9-12 · Math 97% · Reading 97%
A+91
35
Plano West Senior High School
Plano, Texas · comprehensive · Grades 11-12 · Math 85% · Reading 88%
A+91
36
Walt Whitman High School
Bethesda, Maryland · comprehensive · Grades 9-12 · Math 78% · Reading 89%
A+91
37
Winston Churchill High School
Potomac, Maryland · comprehensive · Grades 9-12 · Math 78% · Reading 87%
A+91
38
Boston Latin School
Boston, Massachusetts · magnet · Grades 7-12 · Math 90% · Reading 94%
A+91
39
Adlai E. Stevenson High School
Lincolnshire, Illinois · comprehensive · Grades 9-12 · Math 79% · Reading 84%
A+91
40
Loveless Academic Magnet Program High
Montgomery, Alabama · magnet · Grades 7-12 · Math 89% · Reading 93%
A+91
41
Whitney High School
Cerritos, California · magnet · Grades 7-12 · Math 95% · Reading 93%
A+90
42
Pacific Collegiate School
Santa Cruz, California · charter · Grades 7-12 · Math 80% · Reading 88%
A+90
43
Stuyvesant High School
New York, New York · magnet · Grades 9-12 · Math 99% · Reading 96%
A+90
44
Stanton College Preparatory School
Jacksonville, Florida · magnet · Grades 9-12 · Math 91% · Reading 95%
A+90
45
Princeton High School
Princeton, New Jersey · comprehensive · Grades 9-12 · Math 80% · Reading 86%
A+90
46
Benjamin Franklin High School (New Orleans)
New Orleans, Louisiana · magnet · Grades 9-12 · Math 92% · Reading 95%
A+90
47
Palo Alto High School
Palo Alto, California · comprehensive · Grades 9-12 · Math 80% · Reading 83%
A89
48
Frisco High School
Frisco, Texas · comprehensive · Grades 9-12 · Math 78% · Reading 80%
A89
49
Hume-Fogg Academic High School
Nashville, Tennessee · magnet · Grades 9-12 · Math 76% · Reading 87%
A89
50
Masterman School
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · magnet · Grades 5-12 · Math 89% · Reading 94%
A89

Reviewed by CodeOpx Data Team

Last updated: Aug 12, 2025Data: NCES + EDFacts 2022-23Report an error

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