'U.S. News' Best High Schools rankings 2024: See how your school ranked
U.S. News & World Report released its 2024 rankings of best high schools last week, with four Rochester-area school districts cracking the top 100 in New York state. The national and state rankings included more than 17,650 U.S. public high schools compared based on factors that included college readiness, math and reading proficiency and graduation rates. According to the report, the nation's top school this year is BASIS Peoria, a charter school that serves fifth through 12th grade students in Peoria, Arizona.
In New York, 1,210 high schools were ranked on the state's 2024 list. Most charter and magnet schools are included in the list, while private schools were not included. The top 10 public high schools in the state, according to the report, are all New York City Public Schools.
Best high schools in Rochester, New York, ranked by US News & World Report
Pittsford Mendon High School was ranked highest among Rochester-area districts, charting at No. 42 on the state list and No. 335 on the national list. Local public schools that made the state's top 100 high schools (along with national rankings) include:
Pittsford Sutherland High School - No. 50 (No. 394 in nation)
Honeoye Falls-Lima Senior High School - No. 69 (No. 599 in nation)
Brighton High School - No. 84 (No. 769 in nation)
Where did other Rochester region high schools fall in the state rankings?
Geneseo - No. 113
Victor - No. 121
Fairport - No. 129
Webster Thomas - No. 157
Canandaigua Academy - No. 186
Penfield - No. 197
Rush-Henrietta - No. 231
Spencerport - No. 236
Webster Schroeder - No. 257
Irondequoit - No. 264
Wheatland-Chili - No. 298
East Rochester - No. 349
Churchville-Chili - No. 374
Hilton - No. 382
School of the Arts - No. 390
Red Jacket (Manchester-Shortsville) - No. 398
Marcus Whitman (Gorham-Middlesex) - No. 401
Wayne - No. 423
Ruben A. Cirillo (Gananda) - No. 433
Brockport - No. 438
Bloomfield - No. 473
Eastridge - No. 507
Greece Athena - No. 509
Caledonia-Mumford - No. 544
Palmyra-Macedon - No. 555
Geneva - No. 602
Greece Odyssey - No. 616
Greece Arcadia - No. 663
Kendall - No. 674
Greece Olympia - No. 772
School Without Walls - No. 780
Gates-Chili - No. 818
Joseph C. Wilson Magnet High School - No. 875
East High School - No. 899
World of Inquiry School - No. 905
Vertus Charter School - No. 943
Edison Career and Technology High School - No. 957-1,210
Eugenio Maria De Hostos Charter School - No. 957-1,210
Franklin High School - No. 957-1,210
Holley - No. 957-1,210
James Monroe High School - No. 957-1,210
Northeast College Preparatory - No. 957-1,210
Rochester Academy Charter School - No. 957-1,210
Rochester Early College International School - No. 957-1,210
True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School - No. 957-1,210
University Preparatory Charter School for Young Men - No. 957-1,210
Young Women's College Prep Charter School of Rochester - No. 957-1,210
U.S. News & World Report methodology for high school rankings list
U.S. News & World Report changed its ranking system in 2019 to make the list more comprehensive and easier to understand.
The numbers take six factors — including math and reading proficiency, graduation rates and college readiness — weights them, and produces an overall score for each school between zero and 100.
The score correlates to a schools’ percentile and ranks each school against its peers in descending order.
Were all schools in the nation ranked by U.S. News and World Report?
No. Certain schools appear as "unranked" or don't appear at all. In all, U.S. News ranked approximately 17,660 public high schools out of the more than 24,000 that were reviewed.
Possible reasons include schools without a 12th grade or fewer than 15 12th graders, or schools for which enough assessment data wasn't available. Specialty schools, such as those with vocational orientations, were also not included.
Where did the school data come from?
The Common Core of Data from the U.S. Department of Education
Statewide math and reading level assessment tests and high school graduation rates, obtained from state education agencies and/or websites
Advanced Placement exam data from The College Board
International Baccalaureate exam data from International Baccalaureate
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Best high schools in New York ranked by US News & World Report in 2024