U.S. News and World Report has just released its 2016 rankings of the best public high schools in the nation and Long Island is well represented.
Of the top 50 high schools in New York, 12 of them are on Long Island, according to the rankings. That's up from 11 Long Island schools in the top 50 in the 2015 rankings.
The No. 1 high school in the state is High School of American Studies at Lehman College in the Bronx, ranked 15th in the United States. The top Long Island school is Jericho High School, which is No. 13 in the state and 91st nationally.
"The U.S. News rankings include data on more than 21,000 public high schools in 50 states and the District of Columbia," states U.S. News & World Report. "Schools were awarded gold, silver or bronze medals based on their performance on state assessments, their graduation rates and how well they prepare students for college."
The report includes information about curriculum, test scores and student demographics.
The No. 1 high school in the U.S. rankings is the School for the Talented and Gifted in Dallas, Texas.
Top 25 Long Island High Schools
State ranking (national ranking)
- 13 (91)- Jericho High School, Jericho
- 15 (109)- South Side High School, Rockville Centre
- 18 (121)- Garden City High School, Garden City
- 19 (136)- William A. Shine Great Neck South High School, Great Neck
- 21 (140)- Manhasset Secondary School, Manhasset
- 34 (185)- Cold Spring Harbor High School, Cold Spring Harbor
- 37 (225)- Wheatley School, Old Westbury
- 38 (233)- Paul D. Schreiber Senior High School, Port Washington
- 39 (254)- Syosset Senior High School, Syosset
- 40 (262)- Herricks High School, New Hyde Park
- 41 (280)- Roslyn High School, Roslyn Heights
- 45 (367)- Earl L. Vandermeulen High School, Port Jefferson
- 54 (453)- Harborfields High School, Greenlawn
- 57 (486)- Plainview Old Bethpage JFK High School, Plainview
- 61 (529)- North Shore Senior High School, Glen Head
- 65 (590)- Half Hollow Hills High School East, Dix Hills
- 67 (593)- Half Hollow Hills High School West, Dix Hills
- 68 (600)- John F. Kennedy High School, Bellmore
- 71 (614)- Bethpage Senior High School, Bethpage
- 76 (663)- Smithtown High School West, Smithtown
- 87 (801)- Commack High School, Commack
- 94 (857)- Smithtown High School East, St. James
- 100 (988) Ward Melville Senior High School, East Setauket
- 103 (999)- Mount Sinai High School, Mt. Sinai
- 106 (1020)- New Hyde Park Memorial High School, New Hyde Park
See the full rankings and search for other schools here.
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