U.S. News ranked 14 Austin high schools among the best in the country: How did yours stack up?

The Austin school district’s Liberal Arts and Science Academy was once again ranked as one of the best high schools in Texas, according to the 2022 list of top public high schools ranked by U.S. News & World Report.

The annual list from U.S. News ranks schools based on factors such as graduation rates, how students perform on state assessments, the proportion of 12th graders who get qualifying scores on Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate exams and the performance of Black, Hispanic and low-income students.

LASA, a public magnet high school in Austin, maintained its status from last year as the highest-ranked school in the city and fourth overall in Texas. But the school jumped in the national rankings from the No. 41 spot in 2021 to become the No. 34 public high school in the United States.

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U.S. News evaluated 24,000 public high schools from across the country and ranked 1,481 schools in the state, including 14 from the Austin school district. This year, U.S. News had to adjust some calculations because many state exams were canceled in spring 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

"The Best High Schools rankings take a comprehensive approach to evaluating schools," said Eric Brooks, principal data analyst at U.S. News. "Looking at factors like graduation rates and underserved student performance, families can use this information to learn more about their local schools."

Two other schools from the Austin area were ranked among the top 20 best public high schools in the state. Chaparral Star Academy, a charter school, ranked No. 16 in Texas and No. 122 in the U.S., and the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders, an all-girls college preparatory school, ranked No. 20 in Texas and No. 128 in the nation.

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LASA also ranked as No. 70 nationwide among STEM high schools, or schools with a “robust curriculum of college-level math and science courses,” while Chaparral Star Academy was ranked as the No. 30 charter school in the U.S.

The top three ranked schools in Texas were The School for the Talented and Gifted (No. 8 overall), Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School (No. 20 overall) and the Science and Engineering Magnet School (No. 22 overall) — all of which are in Dallas.

The highest-ranked school nationwide was Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, a magnet school in Alexandria, Va.

Below is the full list of ranked schools from the Austin district. Those with scores below the 25th percentile of high schools are listed with a ranking range, rather than a numerical rank:

• Liberal Arts and Science Academy: No. 4 in Texas, No. 34 in U.S.

• Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders: No. 20 in Texas, No. 128 in U.S.

• Anderson High School: No. 137 in Texas, No. 1,231 in U.S.

• Bowie High School: No. 142 in Texas, No. 1,239 in U.S.

• McCallum High School: No. 179 in Texas, No. 1,740 in U.S.

• Austin High School: No. 230 in Texas, No. 2,430 in U.S.

• Navarro Early College High School, No. 622 in Texas, No. 7,844 in U.S.

• Crockett High School: No. 874 in Texas, No. 9,909 in U.S.

• Eastside Memorial at the Johnston Campus: No. 897 in Texas, No. 10,102 in U.S.

• Northeast Early College High School: No. 904 in Texas, No. 10,163 in U.S.

• Akins High School: No. 934 in Texas, No. 10,606 in U.S.

• Travis Early College High School: No. 1,055 in Texas, No. 11,674 in U.S.

• Garza Independence High School: No. 1,213-1,481 in Texas, No. 13,383-17,843 in U.S.

• LBJ Early College High School: No. 1,213-1,481 in Texas, No. 13,383-17,843 in U.S.

This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: U.S. News 2022 best high schools: Here's how Austin campuses ranked