Though there are many ways to rank high schools, they focused on finding schools that best prepare their students for college.
They looked at over 2,500 public high schools around the country, and factored in graduation rates, participation in college-level classes via Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) programs, and acceptance into a two- or four-year college program for the 2011-2012 school year.
We pulled out the top 10 schools from their list. Nearly all of these schools see 100% of their students graduate and then go on to college.