Top 50 FL High Schools For 2022: U.S. News
FLORIDA — The best school in the state is the School for Advanced Studies in Miami, according to a new national ranking by U.S. News and World Report.
This year’s look at the best high schools in the U.S. evaluated more than 17,800 schools nationwide.
The 2022 ranking of best high schools is intended to show how well the nation’s public schools serve all students, regardless of achievement level, by teaching them basic skills and preparing them for college-level work, according to a news release from U.S. News.
Families can also use the rankings to see how schools compare at the national, state and local levels on factors such as graduation rates and college readiness.
These are the top 50 Florida schools, according to U.S. News:
School for Advanced Studies (SAS), Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Pine View School, Sarasota County Schools
School for Advanced Studies Homestead, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Westshore Junior/Senior High School, Brevard Public Schools
Archimedean Upper Conservatory Charter School, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Young Women's Preparatory Academy, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Jose Marti Mast 6-12 Academy, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Design and Architecture Senior High School, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Stanton College Preparatory School, Duval County Public Schools
International Studies Charter High School, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
iPrep Academy, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Marine Academy of Science and Technology (MAST@FIU), Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Alexander W. Dreyfoos Junior School of the Arts, The School District of Palm Beach County
Edgewood Jr/Sr High School, Brevard Public Schools
Suncoast Community High School, The School District of Palm Beach County
Doral Performing Arts and Entertainment Academy, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Darnell Cookman Middle/High School, Duval County Public Schools
International Studies Preparatory Academy, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Terra Environmental Research Institute, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Paxon School/Advanced Studies, Duval County Public Schools
M.A.S.T. Academy at Homestead, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
MAST Academy, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Somerset Arts Conservatory, Broward County Public Schools
Doral Academy Charter High School, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
New World School of the Arts, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Mater Performing Arts and Entertainment Academy, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Coral Reef Senior High School, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Mason Classical Academy, Collier County Public Schools
A.D. Henderson University School and Fau High School, FAU Lab School
Orlando Science Middle High Charter, Orange County Public Schools
Pompano Beach High School, Broward County Public Schools
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, Duval County Public Schools
William T. McFatter Technical Center, Broward County Public Schools
Ponte Vedra High School, St. Johns County School Disrict
Osceola County School of Arts, Osceoloa Public Schools
Cypress Bay High School, Broward County Public Schools
Mater Academy Charter High School, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Creekside High School, St. Johns County School Disrict
Plant High School, Hillsborough County Public Schools
Pembroke Pines Charter High School, Broward County Public Schools
Steinbrenner High School, Hillsborough County Public Schools
Miami Arts Studio, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Spanish River Community High School, The School District of Palm Beach County
Sheridan Technical College, Broward County Public Schools
Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate High School, Hillsborough County Public Schools
Somerset Academy Charter High School, Broward County Public Schools
Hagerty High School, Seminole County Public Schools
Newsome High School, Hillsborough County Public Schools
Allen D. Nease Senior High School, St. Johns County School Disrict
Timber Creek High School, Orange County Public Schools
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia, was ranked No. 1 in the nation, as well as among magnet schools.
Here are the top 10 schools in this year’s national Best High Schools ranking:
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology - Alexandria, Virginia
Academic Magnet High School - North Charleston, South Carolina
Signature School - Evansville, Indiana
School for Advanced Studies - Miami, Florida
Payton College Preparatory High School - Chicago, Illinois
The Davidson Academy of Nevada - Reno, Nevada
Central Magnet School - Murfreesboro, Tennessee
The School for the Talented and Gifted - Dallas, Texas
Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology - Lawrenceville, Georgia
Julia R. Masterman Secondary School - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This year’s schools were ranked on six measures: college readiness, college curriculum breadth, state assessment performance, state assessment proficiency, reading and math proficiency, reading and math performance, underserved student performance and graduation rates.
The data used in this year’s ranking is from the 2019-20 academic school year. U.S. News adjusted its calculation of these measures to account for the impact COVID-19 had on schools in the 2019-20 school year.
Since most states closed schools for in-person instruction starting in March 2020 — typically just before most states conduct assessments — the U.S. Department of Education granted waivers allowing all states to forgo state testing for the 2019-20 school year.
To account for this, U.S. News relied on past assessment data from the three prior ranking years. Researchers also incorporated state science assessment data from the 2018-19 school year.
Read more about the Best High Schools methodology.
In addition to the national rankings, U.S. News also published rankings at the state, metro area and school district levels. Only metro areas and school districts with three or more high schools were included in these subrankings.
Signature School in Indiana is at the top of the list for charter schools, and Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Virginia is the No. 1 magnet school. The Davidson Academy of Nevada is the top STEM school.
Top 50 FL High Schools For 2022: U.S. News originally appeared on the Across Florida Patch