U.S. News Releases 2020 Best High Schools Rankings

The top-ranked public high schools around the country include a mix of traditional, charter and magnet schools.

By Josh Moody, Reporter?April 21, 2020, at 12:01 a.m.

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Virginia claimed the top spot in this year's Best High Schools rankings, with an overall score of 100. Last year's No. 1, Academic Magnet High School in South Carolina, slipped to No. 2 in the new rankings.

Rounding out the rest of the top 10 of the national rankings, in order, are: Merrol Hyde Magnet School in Tennessee, School for Advanced Studies in Miami, Townsend Harris High School in New York, The School for the Talented and Gifted in Dallas, BASIS Chandler in Arizona, Haas Hall Academy Bentonville in Arkansas, Payton College Preparatory High School in Chicago and Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School in Dallas.

Of the 10 geographically diverse schools represented here, seven were not in the top 10 last year.

Additionally, U.S. News ranked the top magnet schools and charter schools separately based on how these schools performed in the national rankings.

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See the complete rankings of the Best High Schools.

Josh Moody, Reporter

Josh Moody has covered college admissions and international education for U.S. News since ... READ MORE