San Diego County’s ‘Most Challenging’ High Schools: New List

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CA – Curious what high schools in San Diego County offer the most challenging curriculum, including Advanced Placement classes?

The Washington Post recently released its 2017 rankings of the Most Challenging High Schools in the U.S. -- a list that includes dozens of schools in San Diego County and throughout California.

Schools are ranked through an index formula that’s a simple ratio: the number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and Advanced International Certificate of Education tests given at a school each year, divided by the number of seniors who graduated that year, according to the Post.

A ratio of 1.000 means the school had as many tests as graduates.

Here are the schools -- and their ranking number out of 2,323 schools nationwide -- in San Diego County that made the grade. You can click here to see all schools listed in California, and to get more information about individual school statistics and placement.

65 - Preuss School UCSD, La Jolla

123 - Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego

403 - Del Norte, San Diego

497 - Westview, San Diego

566 - Torrey Pines High School, San Diego

588 - San Dieguito High School Academy, Encinitas

693 - La Costa Canyon, Carlsbad

865 - Mt. Carmel, San Diego

959 - Mission Bay High School, San Diego

995 - Rancho Bernardo High School, San Diego

1,069 - University City, San Diego

1,137 - Patrick Henry High School, San Diego

1,190 - Cathedral Catholic (P), San Diego

1,226 - Steele Canyon, Spring Valley

1,552 - Valhalla, El Cajon

1,721 - Classical Academy High School, Escondido

1,881 - Vista High School, Vista

1,986 - Granite Hills, El Cajon

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-- Morguefile image/Patch’s Kara Seymour, Amie Rowland, Sherri Lonon contributed to this story