The best public high schools in every state May 7, 2019, 18:57 IST
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School-ranking website Niche rated the best public high schools in every US state. To determine the best public high schools, the site looked at SAT and ACT scores, reading and math proficiency, graduation rate, AP enrollment, and diversity, among many other factors. The best public high school in the US is in Aurora, Illinois. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. There are a lot of high schools in the United States - 18,841, to be exact.
To find the best one in each state, school-ranking website Niche rated the high schools according to several factors, including SAT and ACT scores, reading and math proficiency, graduation rate, AP enrollment, and diversity.
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy in Aurora, Illinois, scored higher than any other school, making it the #1 high school in the country.
Here are the top high schools in each state.
Alabama: Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School
Location: Montgomery
Overall rank: #52
Graduation rate: 95%
AP Enrollment: 93%
Alaska: West High School
Location: Anchorage
Overall rank: #1,301
Graduation rate: 87%
AP Enrollment: 13%
Arizona: Basis Scottsdale
Location: Scottsdale
Overall rank: #7
Graduation rate: 95%
AP Enrollment: 95%
Arkansas: Haas Hall Academy
Location: Fayetteville
Overall rank: #347
Graduation rate: 95%
AP Enrollment: 71%
California: Canyon Crest Academy
Location: San Diego
Overall rank: #16
Graduation rate: 99%
AP Enrollment: 57%
Colorado: Cherry Creek High School
Location: Greenwood Village
Overall rank: #122
Graduation rate: 93%
AP Enrollment: 34%
Connecticut: Staples High School
Location: Westport
Overall rank: #125
Graduation rate: 99%
AP Enrollment: 36%
Delaware: Charter School of Wilmington
Location: Wilmington
Overall rank: #26
Graduation rate: 99%
AP Enrollment: 42%
District of Columbia: The School Without Walls High School
Location: Washington, DC
Overall rank: #179
Graduation rate: 95%
AP Enrollment: 67%
Florida: Pine View School
Location: Osprey
Overall rank: #69
Graduation rate: 95%
AP Enrollment: 77%
Georgia: Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science & Technology
Location: Lawrenceville
Overall rank: #13
Graduation rate: 95%
AP Enrollment: 68%
Hawaii: Education Laboratory School
Location: Lawrenceville
Overall rank: #13
Graduation rate: 95%
AP Enrollment: 68%
Idaho: Boise Senior High School
Location: Boise
Overall rank: #512
Graduation rate: 92%
AP Enrollment: 43%
Illinois: Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Location: Aurora
Overall rank: #1
Graduation rate: 99%
AP Enrollment: 34%
Indiana: West Lafayette Junior/Senior High School
Location: West Lafayette
Overall rank: #39
Graduation rate: 95%
AP Enrollment: 34%
Iowa: Ames High School
Location: Ames
Overall rank: #164
Graduation rate: 93%
AP Enrollment: 40%
Kansas: Blue Valley North High School
Location: Overland Park
Overall rank: #49
Graduation rate: 96%
AP Enrollment: 44%
Kentucky: DuPont Manual High School
Location: Louisville
Overall rank: #35
Graduation rate: 99%
AP Enrollment: 81%
Louisiana: Benjamin Franklin High School
Location: New Orleans
Overall rank: #32
Graduation rate: 99%
AP Enrollment: 76%
Maine: Maine School of Science & Mathematics
Location: Limestone
Overall rank: #86
Graduation rate: 90%
AP Enrollment: 52%
Maryland: Poolesville High School
Location: Poolesville
Overall rank: #30
Graduation rate: 97%
AP Enrollment: 65%
Massachusetts: Massachusetts Academy of Math & Science
Location: Worcester
Overall rank: #10
Graduation rate: 90%
AP Enrollment: N/A
Michigan: International Academy
Location: Bloomfield Hills
Overall rank: #54
Graduation rate: 90%
AP Enrollment: N/A
Minnesota: Minnetonka Senior High School
Location: Minnetonka
Overall rank: #127
Graduation rate: 96%
AP Enrollment: 46%
Mississippi: The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science
Location: Columbus
Overall rank: #6
Graduation rate: 100%
AP Enrollment: 78%
Missouri: Clayton High School
Location: Clayton
Overall rank: #72
Graduation rate: 98%
AP Enrollment: 33%
Montana: Bozeman High School
Location: Bozeman
Overall rank: #1,210
Graduation rate: 84%
AP Enrollment: 29%
Nebraska: Millard North High School
Location: Omaha
Overall rank: #500
Graduation rate: 93%
AP Enrollment: 33%
Nevada: The Davidson Academy
Location: Reno
Overall rank: #25
Graduation rate: N/A
AP Enrollment: N/A
New Hampshire: Hanover High School
Location: Hanover
Overall rank: #124
Graduation rate: 95%
AP Enrollment: N/A
New Jersey: Bergen County Academies
Location: Hackensack
Overall rank: #12
Graduation rate: 99%
AP Enrollment: 47%
New Mexico: Albuquerque Institute of Math & Science
Location: Albuquerque
Overall rank: #762
Graduation rate: 90%
AP Enrollment: 73%
New York: Stuyvesant High School
Location: New York
Overall rank: #4
Graduation rate: 99%
AP Enrollment: 56%
North Carolina: Raleigh Charter High School
Location: Raleigh
Overall rank: #29
Graduation rate: 95%
AP Enrollment: 54%
North Dakota: Fargo Davies High School
Location: Fargo
Overall rank: #1,194
Graduation rate: 96%
AP Enrollment: 34%
Ohio: Dublin Jerome High School
Location: Dublin
Overall rank: #64
Graduation rate: 99%
AP Enrollment: 40%
Oklahoma: Booker T. Washington High School
Location: Tulsa
Overall rank: #328
Graduation rate: 99%
AP Enrollment: 35%
Oregon: South Eugene High School
Location: Eugene
Overall rank: #493
Graduation rate: 89%
AP Enrollment: 24%
Pennsylvania: Conestoga Senior High School
Location: Berwyn
Overall rank: #24
Graduation rate: 99%
AP Enrollment: 52%
Rhode Island: Barrington High School
Location: Barrington
Overall rank: #496
Graduation rate: 97%
AP Enrollment: 29%
South Carolina: Academic Magnet High School
Location: North Charleston
Overall rank: #40
Graduation rate: 95%
AP Enrollment: 65%
South Dakota: Brandon Valley High School
Location: Brandon
Overall rank: #1,675
Graduation rate: 94%
AP Enrollment: 8%
Tennessee: Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet School
Location: Nashville
Overall rank: #87
Graduation rate: 99%
AP Enrollment: 72%
Texas: Liberal Arts & Science Academy
Location: Austin
Overall rank: #11
Graduation rate: 99%
AP Enrollment: 76%
Utah: Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy
Location: Lindon
Overall rank: #312
Graduation rate: 95%
AP Enrollment: 33%
Vermont: South Burlington High School
Location: South Burlington
Overall rank: #441
Graduation rate: 93%
AP Enrollment: 31%
Virginia: Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology
Location: Alexandria
Overall rank: #2
Graduation rate: 99%
AP Enrollment: 73%
Washington: Tesla STEM High School
Location: Redmond
Overall rank: #43
Graduation rate: 95%
AP Enrollment: 71%
West Virginia: Morgantown High School
Location: Morgantown
Overall rank: #1,828
Graduation rate: 89%
AP Enrollment: 32%
Wisconsin: Whitefish Bay High School
Location: Whitefish Bay
Overall rank: #100
Graduation rate: 96%
AP Enrollment: 31%
Wyoming: Big Horn High School
Location: Big Horn
Overall rank: #1,875
Graduation rate: 90%
AP Enrollment: N/A
