Newsweek, March 13, 2000

Public schools are ranked according to a ratio devised by Jay Mathews: the number of Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate tests taken by all students at a school in 1999 divided by the number of graduating seniors.

Rank / High School

Ratio

1. Stanton College Prep*, Jacksonville, Fla.

4.324

2. George Mason*, Falls Church, Va.

3.743

3. Eastside*, Gainesville, Fla.

3.495

4. Jericho, N.Y.

3.455

5. Bronxville, N.Y.

3.147

6. Nova, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

3.128

7. Paxon, Jacksonville, Fla.

2.972

8. Wyoming, Ohio

2.908

9. Mainland Regional, Linwood, N.J.

2.893

10. Alabama School of Fine Arts, Birmingham

2.888

11. Brighton, Rochester, N.Y.

2.740

12. Wheatley, Old Westbury, N.Y.

2.696

13. Manhasset, N.Y.

2.691

14. Palm Harbor*, Fla.

2.681

15. Millburn, N.J.

2.662

16. Highland Park, Tex.

2.651

17. Lyndon B. Johnson, Austin, Tex.

2.650

18. Greeley, Chappaqua, N.Y.

2.617

19. Weston, Mass.

2.587

20. Great Neck South, N.Y.

2.569

21. Great Neck North, N.Y.

2.543

22. University, Irvine, Calif.

2.503

23. South Side*, Rockville Centre, N.Y.

2.495

24. Richard Montgomery*, Rockville, Md.

2.494

25. Langley, McLean, Va.

2.490

26. Princeton, N.J.

2.473

27. McLean, Va.

2.443

28. St. Petersburg*, Fla.

2.439

29. North Hollywood, Calif.

2.420

30. Harding*, Charlotte, N.C.

2.410

31. La Jolla, Calif.

2.406

32. Valley Stream South, N.Y.

2.384

33. Colleyville Heritage, Colleyville, Tex.

2.359

34. Enloe, Raleigh, N.C.

2.346

35. Pittsford Sutherland, Pittsford, N.Y.

2.325

36. Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.

2.317

37. Miami Palmetto, Fla.

2.315

38. Scarsdale, N.Y.

2.281

39. East Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, N.C.

2.278

40. Indian Hill, Cincinnati

2.270

41. H-B Woodlawn, Arlington, Va.

2.250

42. Briarcliff, Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.

2.239

43. West Potomac, Fairfax, Va.

2.231

44. Roslyn, Roslyn Heights, N.Y.

2.230

45. Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies, Calif.

2.214

46. Duxbury, Mass.

2.175

47. Sunny Hills*, Fullerton, Calif.

2.164

48. Westwood*, Austin, Tex.

2.146

49. Chagrin Falls, Ohio

2.142

50. Washington, Denver

2.115

51. Edgemont, Scarsdale, N.Y.

2.109

52. Chantilly, Va.

2.106

53. Orange, Pepper Pike, Ohio

2.099

54. Madison, Vienna, Va.

2.095

55. Jordan, Durham, N.C.

2.093

56. Palos Verdes Peninsula, Rolling Hills Estates, Calif.

2.091

57. Stevenson, Lincolnshire, Ill.

2.065

58. Providence, Charlotte, N.C.

2.060

59. Saratoga, Calif.

2.056

60. Gunn, Palo Alto, Calif.

2.047

61. Oakton, Vienna, Va.

2.035

62. Andover, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

2.027

63. Edina, Minn.

2.024

64. Ardsley, N.Y.

2.018

65. Westlake, Austin, Tex.

2.018

66. Hewlett, N.Y.

2.008

67. School for Advanced Studies, Miami

2.008

68. Schreiber, Port Washington, N.Y.

2.000

69. Kennedy, Bellmore, N.Y.

1.995

70. San Marino, Calif.

1.986

71. King*, Tampa, Fla.

1.985

72. Adamson, Dallas

1.977

73. West Springfield, Springfield, Va.

1.969

74. Fort Myers*, Fla.

1.960

75. Asheville, N.C.

1.955

76. Rye, N.Y.

1.947

77. Solon, Ohio

1.933

78. Mira Costa, Manhattan Beach, Calif.

1.930

79. Croton-Harmon, Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.

1.919

80. Science Academy of South Texas, Mercedes, Tex.

1.908

81. Menchville, Newport News, Va.

1.899

82. Edison, Fresno, Calif.

1.894

83. Ithaca, N.Y.

1.891

84. East, Denver

1.888

85. Woodson, Fairfax, Va.

1.876

86. Blindbrook, Port Chester, N.Y.

1.875

87. Menlo-Atherton, Calif.

1.852

88. Pittsford Mendon, Pittsford, N.Y.

1.851

89. Fountain Valley, Calif.

1.839

90. Farmington, Conn.

1.837

91. Blacksburg, Va.

1.835

92. Yorktown, Arlington, Va.

1.826

93. Irondequoit, Rochester, N.Y.

1.808

94. Lake Braddock, Fairfax, Va.

1.805

95. Foshay Learning Center, Los Angeles

1.804

96. Stonewall Jackson*, Manassas, Va. (tie)

1.800

96. Lynbrook, San Jose, Calif. (tie)

1.800

98. Beverly Hills, Calif.

1.797

99. Mountain Brook, Ala.

1.795

100. Chapel Hill, N.C.

1.793

101. Grosse Pointe South, Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.

1.790

102. Mills, Little Rock, Ark.

1.775

103. Arcadia, Calif.

1.771

104. Glen Ridge, N.J.

1.754

105. Southside*, Greenville, S.C.

1.753

106. Conestoga, Berwyn, Pa.

1.752

107. Monta Vista, Cupertino, Calif.

1.752

108. Centreville, Clifton, Va.

1.750

109. La Grange, Ga.

1.744

110. Unionville, Kennett Square, Penn.

1.740

111. South Lakes, Reston, Va.

1.738

112. Tappan Zee, Orangeburg, N.Y.

1.734

113. Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies, Calif.

1.725

114. Spruce Creek*, Port Orange, Fla.

1.724

115. Whitman, Bethesda, Md.

1.721

116. Dripping Springs, Tex.

1.720

117. Malibu, Calif.

1.712

118. New Trier, Winnetka, Ill.

1.711

119. Marshall*, Fairfax, Va.

1.709

120. Clarence Central, N.Y.

1.709

121. La Canada, Calif.

1.703

122. Fairfax, Va.

1.700

123. Hillsborough*, Tampa, Fla.

1.691

124. Syosset, N.Y.

1.690

125. Myers Park*, Charlotte, N.C.

1.686

126. Lake Forest, Ill.

1.682

127. Chamblee, Ga. (tie)

1.682

127. Pensacola*, Fla. (tie)

1.682

129. Lewiston-Porter, Youngstown, N.Y.

1.680

130. Miramonte, Orinda, Calif.

1.675

131. Mamaroneck, N.Y.

1.669

132. Hinsdale Central, Ill.

1.667

133. Rye Neck, Mamaroneck, N.Y.

1.667

134. Glenbrook South, Glenview, Ill.

1.662

135. Harborfields, Greenlawn, N.Y.

1.655

136. Hall, West Hartford, Conn.

1.645

137. Wootton, Rockville, Md.

1.643

138. Wayland, Mass.

1.643

139. Lincoln Park Academy*, Fort Pierce, Fla.

1.641

140. Coronado, Calif.

1.640

141. Corona del Mar, Newport Beach, Calif.

1.637

142. East Hampton, N.Y.

1.624

143. Wilson Magnet, Rochester, N.Y.

1.624

144. Coral Gables*, Fla.

1.622

145. Robinson*, Fairfax, Va.

1.621

146. Lincoln, Tallahassee, Fla.

1.618

147. New Hartford, N.Y.

1.613

148. Lower Moreland, Penn.

1.609

149. Campolindo, Moraga, Calif.

1.605

150. Washington-Lee*, Arlington, Va.

1.603

151. Grapevine, Tex.

1.602

152. Herricks, New Hyde Park, N.Y. (tie)

1.600

152. Oak Park, Agoura, Calif. (tie)

1.600

154. Lakeside, Atlanta

1.594

155. Cerritos, Calif.

1.590

156. Buchholz, Gainesville, Fla.

1.588

157. Rumson-Fair Haven, Rumson, N.J.

1.586

158. Hayfield, Fairfax, Va.

1.583

159. Half Hollow Hills, N.Y.

1.571

160. Oyster Bay, N.Y.

1.570

161. Williamsville East, East Amherst, N.Y.

1.567

162. Falls Church, Fairfax, Va.

1.566

163. Washington, San Francisco, Calif.

1.563

164. Ridge, Basking Ridge, N.J.

1.562

165. Torrey Pines, San Diego

1.562

166. Midwood, Brooklyn, N.Y.

1.560

167. Dreyfoos School of Arts, West Palm Beach, Fla.

1.553

168. Churchill, Potomac, Md.

1.552

169. Memorial, Houston

1.551

170. Winter Park*, Fla.

1.549

171. Southwest*, Minneapolis

1.549

172. Clarke County*, Berryville, Va.

1.547

173. Garden City, N.Y.

1.540

174. Mount Vernon*, Fairfax, Va.

1.540

175. Banneker, D.C.

1.534

176. Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK, Plainview, N.Y.

1.533

177. Mepham, Bellmore, N.Y.

1.532

178. North Hunterdon, N.J.

1.532

179. Fox Lane, Bedford, N.Y.

1.524

180. King*, Milwaukee, Wis.

1.517

181. Westwood, Mass.

1.515

182. Glass, Lynchburg, Va.

1.515

183. Northport, N.Y.

1.515

184. South Mecklenburg, Charlotte, N.C.

1.509

185. Spartanburg, S.C.

1.501

186. Park City, Utah

1.496

187. Burlingame, Calif.

1.494

188. Miller Place, N.Y.

1.490

189. Walter Johnson, Bethesda, Md.

1.489

190. Piedmont, Calif.

1.480

191. Governor Livingston, Berkeley Heights, N.J.

1.475

192. Austin, Tex.

1.475

193. Brentwood, Tenn.

1.473

194. Dulaney, Timonium, Md.

1.470

195. Commack, N.Y.

1.468

196. Highland Park, Ill.

1.464

197. Mission San Jose, Fremont, Calif.

1.462

198. Palisades Charter, Pacific Palisades, Calif.

1.460

199. Williamsville North, N.Y.

1.460

200. Palo Alto, Calif.

1.459

201. North Shore, Glen Head, N.Y.

1.455

202. Williamsville South, Buffalo, N.Y.

1.452

203. Herndon, Va.

1.451

204. Pelham, N.Y.

1.448

205. Half Hollow Hills West, Dix Hills, N.Y.

1.445

206. Garfield, Seattle

1.445

207. Lynbrook, N.Y.

1.444

208. Webster, N.Y.

1.442

209. Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet, Los Angeles

1.440

210. Bethlehem Central, Delmar, N.Y.

1.439

211. Hirschi, Wichita Falls, Tex.

1.438

212. Cleveland, Reseda, Calif.

1.437

213. Bellaire, Tex.

1.435

214. Acalanes, Lafayette, Calif.

1.434

215. Patrick Henry*, Minneapolis

1.430

216. Cherry Creek, Englewood, Colo.

1.425

217. Los Gatos, Calif.

1.424

218. Sweet Home, Amherst, N.Y.

1.424

219. Marshall Fundamental, Pasadena, Calif.

1.422

220. Plano, Tex.

1.418

221. Cardozo, Queens, N.Y.

1.417

222. Newton South, Mass.

1.416

223. Grosse Pointe North, Grosse Point Woods, Mich.

1.412

224. Auburn, Ala.

1.409

225. Lawrence, Cedarhurst, N.Y.

1.406

226. Murrah, Jackson, Miss.

1.404

227. Valley Stream Central, N.Y.

1.405

228. Wellesley, Mass.

1.403

229. Calhoun, Merrick, N.Y.

1.403

230. Dutch Fork, Irmo, S.C.

1.391

231. Clarkstown South, West Nyack, N.Y.

1.391

232. Byram Hills, Armonk, N.Y.

1.389

233. Shaker Heights, Ohio

1.389

234. West Charlotte, Charlotte, N.C.

1.387

235. Marina, Huntington Beach, Calif.

1.386

236. Lincoln, San Jose, Calif.

1.382

237. Gainesville, Fla.

1.381

238. Central*, St. Paul, Minn.

1.375

239. Lahser, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

1.373

240. Clovis West, Clovis, Calif.

1.366

241. Niles North, Ill.

1.364

242. Capistrano Valley, Mission Viejo, Calif.

1.361

243. Vance, Charlotte, N.C.

1.360

244. McCallum, Austin, Tex.

1.357

245. La Costa Canyon, Carlsbad, Calif.

1.357

246. White Station, Memphis, Tenn.

1.356

247. Bethesda-Chevy Chase*, Bethesda, Md.

1.348

248. Pearl River, N.Y.

1.345

249. Ann Arbor-Pioneer, Ann Arbor, Mich.

1.345

250. Belmont, Mass.

1.344

251. Westlake, Westlake Village, Calif.

1.340

252. Environmental Studies, New York City

1.338

253. Patrick Henry, San Diego

1.336

254. Niskayuna, Schenectady, N.Y.

1.332

255. Lexington, Mass.

1.330

256. Whitefish Bay, Wis.

1.329

257. Madison Memorial, Madison, Wis.

1.329

258. Lee, Fairfax, Va.

1.326

259. Floral Park, N.Y.

1.325

260. Mira Loma*, Sacramento, Calif.

1.324

261. J.E.B. Stuart*, Fairfax, Va.

1.322

262. Woodbridge, Va.

1.321

263. Hillcrest, Dallas

1.318

264. Milton, Mass.

1.318

265. Fitch, Groton, Conn.

1.314

266. Tenafly, N.J.

1.314

267. Smoky Hill*, Aurora, Colo.

1.311

268. Esperanza, Anaheim, Calif.

1.309

269. Conard, West Hartford, Conn.

1.307

270. Independence*, Charlotte, N.C.

1.307

271. Franklin, Los Angeles

1.304

272. Staples, Westport, Conn.

1.301

273. Sleepy Hollow, Tarrytown, N.Y.

1.300

274. Annandale, Fairfax, Va.

1.296

275. South, Torrance, Calif.

1.292

276. Van Nuys, Calif.

1.291

277. Lake Brantley, Fla.

1.289

278. Walton, Marietta, Ga.

1.285

279. Freehold, N.J.

1.281

280. East Islip, Islip Terrace, N.Y.

1.281

281. Bellevue, Wash.

1.279

282. Glenbrook North, Northbrook, Ill.

1.278

283. Montgomery Blair, Silver Spring, Md.

1.277

284. Centennial, Elliott City, Md.

1.274

285. San Mateo, Calif.

1.273

286. Fayetteville-Manlius, Manlius, N.Y.

1.273

287. Fox Chapel, Pittsburgh, Penn.

1.272

288. Valley Stream North, Franklin Square, N.Y.

1.272

289. Watauga, Boone, N.C.

1.270

290. Troy, Mich.

1.261

291. Rio Americano, Sacramento, Calif.

1.260

292. East Brunswick, N.J.

1.258

293. Summit, N.J.

1.258

294. Barrington, Ill.

1.257

295. Foothill, Pleasanton, Calif.

1.256

296. Maine South, Park Ridge, Ill.

1.256

297. Clayton, St. Louis

1.255

298. Scripps Ranch, San Diego

1.251

299. Claremont, Calif.

1.251

300. Livingston, N.J.

1.251

301. John Jay, Cross River, N.Y.

1.250

302. Maury, Norfolk, Va.

1.247

303. Penfield, N.Y.

1.247

304. Atlantic Community*, Delray Beach, Fla.

1.244

305. Amherst Central, N.Y.

1.242

306. Leon, Tallahassee, Fla.

1.241

307. McQueen, Reno, Nev.

1.240

308. Diamond Bar, Calif.

1.237

309. Bemidji, Minn.

1.236

310. Warwick, Newport News, Va.

1.235

311. Brea Olinda, Brea, Calif.

1.234

312. Ossining, N.Y.

1.233

313. Taft, Woodland Hills, Calif.

1.231

314. Newport, Bellevue, Wash.

1.231

315. Desoto, Tex.

1.231

316. Grand Island, N.Y.

1.230

317. Culver City, Calif.

1.230

318. Plano East*, Plano, Tex.

1.226

319. Bozeman, Mont.

1.223

320. Acton-Boxborough, Acton, Mass.

1.219

321. Laguna Beach, Calif.

1.219

322. Bernards, Bernardsville, N.J.

1.210

323. Ladue Horton Watkins, St. Louis

1.208

324. Milton, Alpharetta, Ga.

1.206

325. New Berlin, Wis.

1.205

326. El Camino Real, Woodland Hills, Calif.

1.204

327. Irvine, Calif.

1.200

328. Johnston, Austin, Tex.

1.198

329. Irmo, S.C.

1.197

330. North Salem, N.Y.

1.196

331. Lathrop, Fairbanks, Ak.

1.195

332. Ocean Lakes, Virginia Beach, Va.

1.195

333. Mountain View, Calif.

1.193

334. Bountiful, Doug Lake, Utah

1.192

335. Montville, N.J.

1.188

336. Encinal, Alameda, Calif.

1.187

337. Rowlett, Garland, Tex.

1.186

338. Timberline, Boise, Ida.

1.185

339. Melville, East Setaukit, N.Y.

1.185

340. Oviedo, Fla.

1.181

341. Chattahooche, Alpharetta, Ga.

1.178

342. Homestead, Mequon, Wis.

1.177

343. Amador Valley, Pleasanton, Calif.

1.177

344. Oceanside, N.Y.

1.176

345. Brainerd, Minn.

1.174

346. Anderson School of Arts, Jacksonville, Fla.(tie)

1.171

346. Groves, Beverly Hills, Mich. (tie)

1.171

348. Watchung Hills, Warren, N.J.

1.168

349. Hopewell Valley Central, Pennington, N.J.

1.167

350. San Jose High Academy, San Jose, Calif.

1.156

351. Douglas, Parkland, Fla.

1.154

352. Deerfield, Highland Park, Ill.

1.152

353. Arroyo Grande, Calif.

1.152

354. Eleanor Roosevelt, Greenbelt, Md.

1.151

355. Los Alamos, N.M.

1.149

356. Grimsley*, Greensboro, N.C.

1.149

357. Santa Monica, Calif.

1.149

358. Okemos, Mich.

1.146

359. Bullard, Fresno, Calif.

1.146

360. Connetquot, N.Y.

1.144

361. Reno, Nev.

1.144

362. Paso Robles, Calif.

1.142

363. Baldwin, N.Y.

1.142

364. Taylor, Katy, Tex.

1.141

365. Southwest Guilford, High Point, N.C.

1.139

366. Longmeadow, Mass.

1.138

367. Davis, Calif.

1.138

368. Northern Highlands Regional, Allendale, N.J.

1.137

369. Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado Springs, Colo.

1.136

370. Los Alamitos, Calif.

1.136

371. Marquette, Chesterfield, Mo.

1.136

372. Libertyville, Ill.

1.134

373. Beaufort, S.C.

1.132

374. Marshall, Los Angeles

1.131

375. Kings Park, N.Y.

1.131

376. Pomperaug, Southbury, Conn.

1.129

377. Brighton, Salt Lake City

1.127

378. Newton North, Mass.

1.127

379. Niceville, Fla.

1.126

380. Alta, Sandy, Utah

1.125

381. Wichita East*, Kan.

1.123

382. Woods Cross, Utah

1.122

383. Viewmont, Bountiful

1.121

384. Eastview, Apple Valley, Minn.

1.120

385. Mount Tabor, Winston-Salem, N.C.

1.119

386. Hillsdale, San Mateo, Calif.

1.117

387. Clements, Sugar Land, Tex.

1.113

388. Palmer*, Colorado Springs, Colo.

1.112

389. El Modena, Orange, Calif.

1.109

390. Irondale, New Brighton, Minn.

1.106

391. Plant, Tampa, Fla.

1.106

392. Vorhees, Glen Gardens, N.J.

1.106

393. Riverside, Greer, S.C.

1.105

394. El Camino, Oceanside, Calif.

1.104

395. Heritage, Littleton, Colo.

1.104

396. Edinburg North, Edinburg, Tex.

1.104

397. Evanston, Ill.

1.099

398. Anderson, Austin, Tex.

1.097

399. White, Dallas

1.097

400. North Mecklenburg, Huntersville, N.C.

1.095

401. River Dell, Oradell, N.J.

1.093

402. Ragsdale, Jamestown, N.C.

1.092

403. Valhalla, El Cajon, Calif.

1.092

404. Oak Ridge, Tenn.

1.090

405. Hinsdale South, Darien, Ill.

1.089

406. Smithtown, N.Y.

1.088

407. South Pasadena, Calif.

1.087

408. Los Altos, Calif.

1.086

409. Dunwoody, Ga.

1.086

410. Rutherford*, Panama City, Fla.

1.085

411. Leland, San Jose, Calif.

1.084

412. Calabasas, Calif.

1.083

413. Riverside University, Milwaukee

1.080

414. Aliso Niguel, Aliso Viejo, Calif.

1.080

415. Charlottesville, Va.

1.079

416. Granada Hills, Calif.

1.079

417. Butler, Matthews, N.C.

1.078

418. Crescenta Valley, La Crescenta, Calif.

1.077

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