Best high schools

Top US public magnet schools and elite private high schools, combined from US News, Niche, the WaPo Challenge Index and Newsweek. A separate list from our university rankings — see global university rankings instead if you're comparing colleges.

1

Phillips Academy Andover

🇺🇸 Andover, MA · Private

—1–5——

99.8

score

☆1

Phillips Exeter Academy

🇺🇸 Exeter, NH · Private

—1–5——

99.8

score

☆3

School for the Talented and Gifted

🇺🇸 Dallas, TX · Public

1–510–201–155–20

99.3

score

☆4

Academic Magnet High School

🇺🇸 North Charleston, SC · Public

1–35–1520–605–20

99.2

score

☆5

BASIS Tucson North

🇺🇸 Tucson, AZ · Public

1–1010–251–105–20

99.1

score

☆5

Deerfield Academy

🇺🇸 Deerfield, MA · Private

—5–15——

99.1

score

☆5

The Hotchkiss School

🇺🇸 Lakeville, CT · Private

—5–15——

99.1

score

☆8

BASIS Scottsdale

🇺🇸 Scottsdale, AZ · Public

2–815–301–1010–30

99.0

score

☆9

BASIS Chandler

🇺🇸 Chandler, AZ · Public

3–1020–402–1515–40

98.6

score

☆9

Regis High School

🇺🇸 New York, NY · Private

—5–20—20–50

98.6

score

☆11

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

🇺🇸 Alexandria, VA · Public

1–11–580–2001–5

98.5

score

☆12

BASIS Flagstaff

🇺🇸 Flagstaff, AZ · Public

5–2015–353–1510–30

98.3

score

☆12

Choate Rosemary Hall

🇺🇸 Wallingford, CT · Private

—10–25——

98.3

score

☆12

Groton School

🇺🇸 Groton, MA · Private

—10–25——

98.3

score

☆12

Harvard-Westlake School

🇺🇸 Studio City, CA · Private

—10–25——

98.3

score

☆12

Horace Mann School

🇺🇸 Bronx, NY · Private

—10–25——

98.3

score

☆12

Punahou School

🇺🇸 Honolulu, HI · Private

—5–30——

98.3

score

☆12

Sidwell Friends School

🇺🇸 Washington, DC · Private

—10–25——

98.3

score

☆12

St. Albans School

🇺🇸 Washington, DC · Private

—10–25——

98.3

score

☆12

The Brearley School

🇺🇸 New York, NY · Private

—10–25——

98.3

score

☆12

The Lawrenceville School

🇺🇸 Lawrenceville, NJ · Private

—10–25——

98.3

score

☆22

University of Chicago Laboratory Schools

🇺🇸 Chicago, IL · Private

—10–30——

98.1

score

☆23

BASIS Peoria

🇺🇸 Peoria, AZ · Public

5–1525–503–2020–50

98.0

score

☆24

Signature School

🇺🇸 Evansville, IN · Public

10–2020–501–310–25

97.9

score

☆25

Albuquerque Academy

🇺🇸 Albuquerque, NM · Private

—10–40——

97.6

score

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