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America’s Best High Schools 2009

In its second year, America's Best High Schools has again identified the country's top- performing high schools. The goal of the project remains the same: provide a clear, unbiased picture of how well public high schools serve all of their students - from the highest achieving to the lowest achieving - in preparing them to demonstrate proficiency in basic skills as well as readiness for college-level work.

Analysts at SchoolMatters developed the America's Best High School project for special publication in U.S. News & World Report.

This year’s list recognizes more than 1,900 of the best high schools nationwide using three categories of distinction: gold, silver and bronze. New this year, the list also recognizes 17 schools as “Honorable Mention” schools. These are schools that achieved high levels of college readiness, but only partially met the rest of the criteria for inclusion.

Gold: Top 100 Schools Nationwide

View the 100 top performing high schools.

Gold & Silver: Top Performing Schools by State

View schools that met all three of America's Best High School criteria.

Bronze Schools by State

View schools that met state test performance criteria.

Honorable Mention Schools by State

View schools that achieved high levels of college readiness.