Top 50 FL High Schools For 2022: U.S. News

FLORIDA — The best school in the state is the School for Advanced Studies in Miami, according to a new national ranking by U.S. News and World Report.

This year’s look at the best high schools in the U.S. evaluated more than 17,800 schools nationwide.

The 2022 ranking of best high schools is intended to show how well the nation’s public schools serve all students, regardless of achievement level, by teaching them basic skills and preparing them for college-level work, according to a news release from U.S. News.

Families can also use the rankings to see how schools compare at the national, state and local levels on factors such as graduation rates and college readiness.

These are the top 50 Florida schools, according to U.S. News:

1. School for Advanced Studies (SAS), Miami-Dade County Public Schools
2. Pine View School, Sarasota County Schools
3. School for Advanced Studies Homestead, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
4. Westshore Junior/Senior High School, Brevard Public Schools
5. Archimedean Upper Conservatory Charter School, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
6. Young Women's Preparatory Academy, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
7. Jose Marti Mast 6-12 Academy, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
8. Design and Architecture Senior High School, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
9. Stanton College Preparatory School, Duval County Public Schools
10. International Studies Charter High School, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
11. iPrep Academy, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
12. Marine Academy of Science and Technology (MAST@FIU), Miami-Dade County Public Schools
13. Alexander W. Dreyfoos Junior School of the Arts, The School District of Palm Beach County
14. Edgewood Jr/Sr High School, Brevard Public Schools
15. Suncoast Community High School, The School District of Palm Beach County
16. Doral Performing Arts and Entertainment Academy, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
17. Darnell Cookman Middle/High School, Duval County Public Schools
18. International Studies Preparatory Academy, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
19. Terra Environmental Research Institute, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
20. Paxon School/Advanced Studies, Duval County Public Schools
21. M.A.S.T. Academy at Homestead, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
22. MAST Academy, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
23. Somerset Arts Conservatory, Broward County Public Schools
24. Doral Academy Charter High School, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
25. New World School of the Arts, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
26. Mater Performing Arts and Entertainment Academy, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
27. Coral Reef Senior High School, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
28. Mason Classical Academy, Collier County Public Schools
29. A.D. Henderson University School and Fau High School, FAU Lab School
30. Orlando Science Middle High Charter, Orange County Public Schools
31. Pompano Beach High School, Broward County Public Schools
32. Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, Duval County Public Schools
33. William T. McFatter Technical Center, Broward County Public Schools
34. Ponte Vedra High School, St. Johns County School Disrict
35. Osceola County School of Arts, Osceoloa Public Schools
36. Cypress Bay High School, Broward County Public Schools
37. Mater Academy Charter High School, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
38. Creekside High School, St. Johns County School Disrict
39. Plant High School, Hillsborough County Public Schools
40. Pembroke Pines Charter High School, Broward County Public Schools
41. Steinbrenner High School, Hillsborough County Public Schools
42. Miami Arts Studio, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
43. Spanish River Community High School, The School District of Palm Beach County
44. Sheridan Technical College, Broward County Public Schools
45. Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate High School, Hillsborough County Public Schools
46. Somerset Academy Charter High School, Broward County Public Schools
47. Hagerty High School, Seminole County Public Schools
48. Newsome High School, Hillsborough County Public Schools
49. Allen D. Nease Senior High School, St. Johns County School Disrict
50. Timber Creek High School, Orange County Public Schools

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia, was ranked No. 1 in the nation, as well as among magnet schools.

Here are the top 10 schools in this year’s national Best High Schools ranking:

1. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology - Alexandria, Virginia
2. Academic Magnet High School - North Charleston, South Carolina
3. Signature School - Evansville, Indiana
4. School for Advanced Studies - Miami, Florida
5. Payton College Preparatory High School - Chicago, Illinois
6. The Davidson Academy of Nevada - Reno, Nevada
7. Central Magnet School - Murfreesboro, Tennessee
8. The School for the Talented and Gifted - Dallas, Texas
9. Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology - Lawrenceville, Georgia
10. Julia R. Masterman Secondary School - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

This year’s schools were ranked on six measures: college readiness, college curriculum breadth, state assessment performance, state assessment proficiency, reading and math proficiency, reading and math performance, underserved student performance and graduation rates.

The data used in this year’s ranking is from the 2019-20 academic school year. U.S. News adjusted its calculation of these measures to account for the impact COVID-19 had on schools in the 2019-20 school year.

Since most states closed schools for in-person instruction starting in March 2020 — typically just before most states conduct assessments — the U.S. Department of Education granted waivers allowing all states to forgo state testing for the 2019-20 school year.

To account for this, U.S. News relied on past assessment data from the three prior ranking years. Researchers also incorporated state science assessment data from the 2018-19 school year.

Read more about the Best High Schools methodology.

In addition to the national rankings, U.S. News also published rankings at the state, metro area and school district levels. Only metro areas and school districts with three or more high schools were included in these subrankings.

Signature School in Indiana is at the top of the list for charter schools, and Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Virginia is the No. 1 magnet school. The Davidson Academy of Nevada is the top STEM school.