(June 10) - For more than a decade, Newsweek has compiled an annual list of America's top public high schools. The latest ranking, released this week, includes 1,500 schools and is led by two from Texas.
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Stanton College Preparatory School
Stanton College Preparatory School in Jacksonville, Fla., is the fourth best public high school in the nation, according to Newsweek.
The ranking is calculated by a Challenge Index that takes the number of advanced placement tests taken by all students at a school and divides it by the number of graduating seniors. The index is designed to recognize schools that challenge average students the most. According to the magazine, teacher quality, extracurricular activities and other important factors are too subjective to be factored into this equation. Click here to read more about its methodology, then check out their list of top 10 U.S. schools, below.
No. 1: Talented and Gifted in Dallas
No. 2: Science/Engineering Magnet in Dallas
No. 3: Jefferson County IBS in Irondale, Ala.
No. 4: Stanton College Prep in Jacksonville, Fla.
No. 5: BASIS Charter in Tuscon, Ariz.
No. 6: Paxon School for Advanced Studies in Jacksonville, Fla.
No. 7: Suncoast Community in Riviera Beach, Fla.
No. 8: Corbett in Corbett, Ore.
No. 9: North Hills Prep in Irving, Texas
No. 10: Preuss UCSD in La Jolla, Calif.
No. 2: Science/Engineering Magnet in Dallas
No. 3: Jefferson County IBS in Irondale, Ala.
No. 4: Stanton College Prep in Jacksonville, Fla.
No. 5: BASIS Charter in Tuscon, Ariz.
No. 6: Paxon School for Advanced Studies in Jacksonville, Fla.
No. 7: Suncoast Community in Riviera Beach, Fla.
No. 8: Corbett in Corbett, Ore.
No. 9: North Hills Prep in Irving, Texas
No. 10: Preuss UCSD in La Jolla, Calif.
View the full list on Newsweek.com.
