Newsweek's Best High Schools in America

The list of Best High Schools in America is an annually compiled list by Newsweek of the best public high schools in the United States. It uses a formula created by editors to determine which schools most adequately prepare students for college education.

2014 rankings

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rank	name	city	state	type
1	Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology	Alexandria	Virginia	Magnet High School
2	Union County Magnet High School	Scotch Plains	New Jersey	Magnet High School
3	Northside College Preparatory High School	Chicago	Illinois
4	Gretchen Whitney High School	Cerritos	California
5	International Academy	Bloomfield Hills	Michigan
6	Staten Island Technical High School	Staten Island	New York
7	Washtenaw Technical Middle College	Ann Arbor	Michigan
8	Liberal Arts and Science Academy	Austin	Texas
9	Blind Brook High School	Rye Brook	New York
10	Charter School of Wilmington	Wilmington	Delaware
11	Maine School of Science and Mathematics	Limestone	Maine
12	Lake Forest High School	Lake Forest	Illinois
13	Community High School	Ann Arbor	Michigan
14	Pacific Collegiate School	Santa Cruz	California
15	Ardsley High School	Ardsley	New York
16	The Vanguard School	Colorado Springs	Colorado
17	Briarcliff High School	Briarcliff Manor	New York
18	Centennial High School	Ellicott City	Maryland
19	Lexington High School	Lexington	Massachusetts
20	Emma Lazarus High School	New York	New York
21	Academy For Allied Health Science	Scotch Plains	New Jersey
22	Chaparral High School	Scottsdale	Arizona
23	D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School	Denver	Colorado
24	Winston Churchill High School	Potomac	Maryland
25	School for the Talented and Gifted	Dallas	Texas
26	Niskayuna High School	Niskayuna	New York
27	Academy for Information Technology	Scotch Plains	New Jersey
28	Boston Latin School	Boston	Massachusetts
29	Westfield Senior High School	Westfield	New Jersey
30	Campolindo High School	Moraga	California
31	Chatham High School	Chatham Township	New Jersey