Florida's Best Public High Schools: 2022 Rankings Released

FLORIDA — Niche.com just released its 2022 rankings of the best public high schools in the country, and Florida is represented among the top.

Niche's 2022 rankings factored in academic and student life data from thousands of schools across the country. The most important factor was academics, but Niche also looked at culture and diversity, teachers, clubs and activities, sports and more. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.

The top-ranked public high school in the country was The Davidson Academy, located in Reno, Nevada. The best school in Florida is Pine View School in Sarasota County, which placed No. 47 nationally.

It was the only Florida school that made it into the top 50 best schools in the nation.

Many more were listed among the best in Florida. They are:

1. Pine View School, Sarasota County Schools
2. A.D. Henderson University School & FAU High School, Boca Raton
3. School for Advanced Studies - Wolfson, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
4. Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr. School of the Arts, Palm Beach County School District
5. Suncoast Community High School, Palm Beach County School District
6. Stanton College Preparatory, Duval County Public Schools
7. School for Advanced Studies - South, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
8. Cypress Bay High School, Broward County Public Schools
9. School for Advanced Studies - North, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
10. School for Advanced Studies - Homestead, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
11. Orlando Science Middle/High Charter School, Orange County Public Schools
12. West Shore Junior/Senior High School, Brevard Public Schools
13. Coral Reef Senior High School, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
14. New World School of the Arts, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
15. Mast Academy, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
16. College Academy at Broward College, Broward County Public Schools
17. iPrep Academy, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
18. St. Petersburg Collegiate High School, Pinellas County School
19. Florida State University School, Tallahassee
20. Pompano Beach High School, Broward County Public Schools
21. Boca Raton Community High School, Palm Beach County School District
22. Terra Environmental Research Institute, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
23. MastatFiu, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
24. McFatter Technical College and High School, Broward County Public Schools
25. Edgewood Junior/Senior High School, Brevard Public Schools
26. Design & Architecture Senior High School, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
27. Collegiate High School at Northwest Florida State College, Okaloosa County School District
28. Ponte Vedra High School, St. Johns County School District
29. Fort Myers High School, Lee County Public Schools
30. Plant High School, Hillsborough County Public Schools
31. Winter Park High School, Orange County Public Schools
32. Strawberry Crest High School, Hillsborough County Public Schools
33. Paxon School for Advanced Studies, Duval County Public Schools
34. Doral Academy Charter High School, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
35. West Boca Raton High School, Palm Beach County School District
36. Medical Academy for Science & Technology (MAST), Miami-Dade County Public Schools
37. Jose Marti MAST 6-12 Academy, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
38. Young Women's Preparatory Academy, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
39. Florida Southwestern Collegiate High School - Lee Campus, Lee County Public Schools
40. Steinbrenner High School, Hillsborough County Public Schools
41. International Studies Preparatory Academy, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
42. Archimedean Upper Conservatory (AUC), Miami-Dade County Public Schools
43. Florida Southwestern Collegiate High School, Charlotte County Public Schools
44. State College of Florida Collegiate School, Manatee County School District
45. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Broward County Public Schools
46. Creekside High School, St. Johns County School District
47. P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School, Gainesville
48. Windermere High School, Orange County Public Schools
49. Spanish River Community High School, Palm Beach County School District
50. F.W. Buchholz High School, Alachua County Public Schools

You can see the full list of the best high schools in the country by clicking here.