Top 100 Florida Public High Schools

The number crunchers at U.S. News & World Report have released their annual rankings of the “Best High Schools” in the country. While Florida only had one entry in the Top 10 nationally, the Sunshine State does have a number of standout schools, according to the publication.

To arrive at its rankings, U.S. News looked at data related to more than 21,000 public high schools in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Schools were ranked based on such factors as performance on state assessments, college readiness, student-to-teacher ratios and graduation rates, among other factors. The full methodology behind the rankings is explained on the U.S. News website.

The School for the Talented and Gifted in Dallas, Texas, ranked No. 1 on the U.S. News national list, followed by BASIS Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Ariz. Florida’s entry in the Top 10 is Sarasota County’s own Pine View School at No. 7. Located in Osprey, Pine View School scored a 100 in the college readiness category and boasts a student-to-teacher ratio of 17:1. Not surprisingly, Pine View was also named the No. 1 school in the entire state of Florida.

See Also: Tampa Bay’s Top Public High Schools Ranked

“The students and teachers at Pine View consistently go the extra degree in everything they do, and their hard work and dedication is borne out in results like these national rankings,” Pine View Principal Stephen Covert told Patch. “In addition to continuing Pine View’s tradition of academic excellence, our students and teachers are committed to social responsibility and making a difference in our community and the world.”

That focus, Covert said, is “really far more important than test scores and assessments; the teaching and inspiring of students to be critical thinkers and collaborators, and preparing them to be leaders in the world.”

Here are the Top 100 Florida High Schools in ranking order:

1. Pine View School, Osprey

2. Design and Architecture Senior High, Miami

3. International Studies Charter High School, Miami

4. Edgewood Jr./Sr. High School, Merritt Island

5. Stanton College Preparatory Schools, Jacksonville

6. MAST Academy, Key Biscayne

7. Young Women’s Preparatory Academy, Miami

8. Westshore Junior/Senior High, Melbourne

9. Suncoast Community, Riviera Beach

10. Alexander W. Dreyfoos Junior School of the Arts, West Palm Beach

11. International Studies Preparatory Academy, Coral Gables

12. Archimedean Upper Conservatory Charter School, Miami

13. Paxon School, Jacksonville

14. Doral Performing Arts and Entertainment Academy, Doral

15. Darnell Cookman Middle/High School, Jacksonville

16. Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, Jacksonville

17. Mater Academy East Charter High School, Miami

18. Coral Reef Senior High, Miami

19. New World School of the Arts, Miami

20. Terra Environmental Research Institute, Miami

21. Cypress Bay High, Weston

22. Pompano Beach High, Pompano Beach

23. Ponte Vedra High, Ponte Vedra

24. Plant High, Tampa

25. Osceola County School of the Arts, Kissimmee

26. Somerset Arts Conservatory, Pembroke Pines

27. Niceville Senior High, Niceville

28. Pinecrest Preparatory Academy Charter, Miami

29. Mater Academy Charter High, Hialeah Gardens

30. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High, Parkland

31. City of Hialeah Education Academy, Hialeah

32. Creekside High, Saint Johns

33. Nova High, Davie

34. Florida State University School, Tallahassee

35. Hagerty High, Oviedo

36. William T. McFatter Technical Center, Davie

37. Lawton Chiles High, Tallahassee

38. Cocoa Beach Junior/Senior High, Cocoa Beach

39. Doral Academy Charter High, Doral

40. Barron Collier High, Naples

41. Law Enforcement Officers Memorial High, Miami

42. Boca Raton Community High, Boca Raton

43. Somerset Academy Charter High, Homestead

44. Winter Park High, Winter Park

45. Timber Creek High, Orlando

46. Spanish River Community High, Boca Raton

47. Fort Myers High, Fort Myers

48. Strawberry Crest High, Dover

49. Doctors Charter School of Miami Shores, Miami Shores

50. Bartram Trail High School, Saint Johns

51. Ronald W. Reagan/Doral Senior High, Doral

52. Tampa Bay Tech High, Tampa

53. Sickles High, Tampa

54. Robinson High, Tampa

55. Allen D. Nease Senior High, Ponte Vedra

56. F.W. Buchholz High, Gainesville

57. Coral Gables Senior High, Coral Gables

58. Steinbrenner High, Lutz

59. Oviedo High, Oviedo

60. Miami Arts Charter

61. P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School, Gainesville

62. Freedom High, Orlando

63. Leon High, Tallahassee

64. Spruce Creek High, Port Orange

65. Seminole High, Sanford

66. Wellington High, Wellington

67. Lake Nona High, Orlando

68. Lake Brantley High, Altamonte Springs

69. New Dimensions High, Kissimmee

70. Olympia High, Orlando

71. Land O’ Lakes High, Land O’ Lakes

72. Atlantic High, Delray Beach

73. Jupiter High, Jupiter

74. G-Star School of the Arts, West Palm Beach

75. Miami Beach Senior High, Miami Beach

76. Atlantic Technical Center, Margate

77. Crooms Academy of Information Technology, Sanford

78. Professional and Technical High School, Kissimmee

79. Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High, Miami

80. James W. Mitchell High, New Port Richey

81. Riverview High, Sarasota

82. Pembroke Pines Charter High, Pembroke Pines

83. Winter Springs High, Winter Springs

84. A. Crawford Mosley High, Lynn Haven

85. West Boca Raton High, Boca Raton

86. Somerset Academy Charter High, Pembroke Pines

87. Mater Academy Lakes High, Hialeah

88. West Broward High, Pembroke Pines

89. Southwest Miami Senior High, Miami

90. Western High, Davie

91. Park Vista Community High, Lake Worth

92. Fort Lauderdale High School, Fort Lauderdale

93. Lorenzo Walker Technical High, Naples

94. MAST Academy at Homestead, Homestead

95. Felix Varela Senior High, Miami

96. Jensen Beach High, Jensen Beach

97. Venice Senior High, Venice

98. Seabreeze High, Daytona Beach

99. Cooper City High, Cooper City

100. Miami Lakes Educational Center, Miami Lakes

To view the full national ranking list, visit U.S. News online.

Image via Shutterstock