These Are The Best Public High Schools In FL For 2026-27: U.S. News

Twenty-five public high schools in Florida earned the highest spots in the state in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026-2027 Best High Schools.

U.S. News evaluated about 27,000 eligible public high schools nationwide and ranked nearly 18,000 of them.

Here are the top 25 high schools in Florida, along with their national rankings:

• No. 1 - Pine View School, Osprey — No. 13 nationally
• No. 2 - Marine Academy of Science and Technology, North Miami — No. 31 nationally
• No. 3 - Neocity Academy, Kissimmee — No. 35 nationally
• No. 4 - Archimedean Upper Conservatory Charter School, Miami — No. 39 nationally
• No. 5 - West Shore Junior/Senior High School, Melbourne — No. 47 nationally
• No. 6 - Jose Marti Mast 6-12 Academy, Hialeah — No. 55 nationally
• No. 7 - Stanton College Preparatory School, Jacksonville — No. 63 nationally
• No. 8 - Suncoast Community High School, Riviera Beach — No. 81 nationally
• No. 9 - I Preparatory Academy — No. 86 nationally
• No. 10 - Terra Environmental Research Institute — No. 87 nationally
• No. 11 - Millennium 6-12 Collegiate Academy — No. 93 nationally
• No. 12 - Edgewood Jr/Sr High School — No. 94 nationally
• No. 13 - Design and Architecture Senior High School, Miami — No. 96 nationally
• No. 14 - MAST Academy, Key Biscayne — No. 111 nationally
• No. 15 - Alexander W. Dreyfoos Junior School of the Arts, West Palm Beach — No. 125 nationally
• No. 16 - International Studies Charter High School, Miami — No. 130 nationally
• No. 17 - Magnet Innovation Center, Inlet Beach — No. 136 nationally
• No. 18 - International Studies Preparatory Academy, Coral Gables — No. 144 nationally
• No. 19 - Doral Performing Arts and Entertainment Academy, Doral — No. 149 nationally
• No. 20 - Mater Performing Arts and Entertainment Academy, Hialeah Gardens — No. 150 nationally
• No. 21 - Young Women’s Preparatory Academy, Miami — No. 21 nationally
• No. 22 - Orlando Science Middle High Charter, Orlando — No. 184 nationally
• No. 23 - New World School of the Arts, Miami — No. 189 nationally
• No. 24 - Miami Arts Studio, Miami — No. 24 nationally
• No. 25 - Paxon School/Advanced Studies, Jacksonville — No. 25 nationally

The rankings are based on six performance measures, including student achievement on state-required assessments, graduation rates and college readiness.

U.S. News also considers how well schools serve underserved students, participation and performance on Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate exams, curriculum breadth and overall student outcomes.

The rankings use data from the 2023-2024 school year and were produced with research firm RTI International.

Massachusetts had the largest share of high schools ranked in the top 25 percent nationally, at 47 percent, followed by New Jersey at 44 percent and Maryland at 43 percent.

Among metropolitan areas with a significant number of ranked schools, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California, had the largest share in the national top quarter, at 60 percent. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas, followed at 59 percent, and Milwaukee-Waukesha, Wisconsin, at 56 percent.

Central Magnet School in Tennessee topped the national ranking, followed by Signature School in Indiana and Julia R. Masterman Secondary School in Pennsylvania.

Signature School also ranked first among charter schools. High Technology High School in New Jersey ranked first among STEM high schools.

The full rankings are available at U.S. News & World Report.