(The Center Square) – The Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science & Technology, where the average SAT score is 1370, was ranked the best public high school in Georgia, according to a review of school data by the website 24/7 Wall St.
The school has an enrollment of 1,098 students and its average graduation rate stood at 95%, the analysis said. 24/7 Wall St. reviewed information from the data clearinghouse Niche, including teacher absenteeism, test scores and parent surveys, to carry out the study.
Only about one-third of public school students entering high schools around the nation are ranked proficient in math, the National Assessment of Educational Progress reports. And 32% of those students are considered proficient in reading, the analysis states.
Nearly 50% of the schools on the list are classified as charter or magnet schools, according to the study. Such schools tend to be more selective in admissions and receive additional funds through private donations, 24/7 Wall St. reported.
Such schools also tend to be in relatively higher-income areas where parents and adults more often have a bachelor’s degree than the nation as a whole, according to the analysis.
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Best Public High School in Every State
State
Best High School
Location
Number of Students
Student-Teacher Ratio
Avg. SAT Score
Avg. Graduation Rate
Alabama
Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School
Montgomery
513
15-to-1
1360
95%
Alaska
Mat-Su Career & Tech Education High School
Wasilla
701
18-to-1
1180
95%
Arizona
BASIS Scottsdale
Scottsdale
1,081
11-to-1
1480
95%
Arkansas
Haas Hall Academy
Fayetteville
466
16-to-1
1320
95%
California
Henry M. Gunn High School
Palo Alto
2,006
19-to-1
1410
96%
Colorado
Cherry Creek High School
Greenwood Village
3,720
21-to-1
1340
94%
Connecticut
Staples High School
Westport
1,858
12-to-1
1290
99%
Delaware
Charter School of Wilmington
Wilmington
972
19-to-1
1350
99%
Florida
Pine View School
Osprey
1,925
17-to-1
1380
95%
Georgia
Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science & Technology
Lawrenceville
1,098
17-to-1
1370
95%
Hawaii
Mililani High School
Mililani
2,616
18-to-1
1160
94%
Idaho
Boise Senior High School
Boise
1,496
18-to-1
1260
91%
Illinois
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Aurora
647
12-to-1
1450
99%
Indiana
Signature School
Evansville
390
14-to-1
1350
95%
Iowa
West Senior High School
Iowa City
1,515
19-to-1
1390
96%
Kansas
Blue Valley North High School
Overland Park
1,469
16-to-1
1380
97%
Kentucky
duPont Manual High School
Louisville
1,919
18-to-1
1380
97%
Louisiana
Benjamin Franklin High School
New Orleans
995
20-to-1
1340
95%
Maine
Maine School of Science & Mathematics
Limestone
127
7-to-1
1410
90%
Maryland
Poolesville High School
Poolesville
1,185
19-to-1
1400
98%
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Academy of Math & Science
Worcester
98
16-to-1
1480
90%
Michigan
International Academy
Bloomfield Hills
1,371
18-to-1
1400
90%
Minnesota
Minnetonka Senior High School
Minnetonka
3,280
20-to-1
1350
97%
Mississippi
Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science
Columbus
238
11-to-1
1360
95%
Missouri
Clayton High School
Clayton
900
12-to-1
1310
99%
Montana
Bozeman High School
Bozeman
2,204
16-to-1
1300
88%
Nebraska
Millard North High School
Omaha
2,573
18-to-1
1380
93%
Nevada
Davidson Academy
Reno
189
5-to-1
1500
N/A
New Hampshire
Hanover High School
Hanover
749
12-to-1
1340
95%
New Jersey
Bergen County Academies
Hackensack
1,098
11-to-1
1460
99%
New Mexico
La Cueva High School
Albuquerque
1,762
20-to-1
1320
88%
New York
Stuyvesant High School
New York
3,319
21-to-1
1480
99%
North Carolina
Raleigh Charter High School
Raleigh
563
14-to-1
1370
95%
North Dakota
Fargo Davies High School
Fargo
1,274
16-to-1
1350
97%
Ohio
Solon High School
Solon
1,600
19-to-1
1330
98%
Oklahoma
Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics
Oklahoma City
150
6-to-1
1410
100%
Oregon
School of Science & Technology
Beaverton
162
18-to-1
1320
90%
Pennsylvania
Julia R. Masterman Secondary School
Philadelphia
1,214
22-to-1
1380
95%
Rhode Island
Barrington High School
Barrington
1,101
13-to-1
1280
98%
South Carolina
South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics
Hartsville
280
13-to-1
1380
95%
South Dakota
Brandon Valley High School
Brandon
1,122
22-to-1
1210
97%
Tennessee
Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet School
Nashville
903
21-to-1
1330
99%
Texas
School of Science & Engineering
Dallas
497
19-to-1
1360
95%
Utah
Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy
Lindon
636
17-to-1
1400
95%
Vermont
Champlain Valley Union High School
Hinesburg
1,291
14-to-1
1240
93%
Virginia
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology
Alexandria
1,781
18-to-1
1510
99%
Washington
Tesla STEM High School
Redmond
601
21-to-1
1430
95%
West Virginia
George Washington High School
Charleston
1,120
22-to-1
1240
93%
Wisconsin
Whitefish Bay High School
Whitefish Bay
970
16-to-1
1340
92%
Wyoming
Jackson Hole High School
Jackson
720
14-to-1
1270
92%
Source: 24/7 Wall St.
