Which Are Long Island's Best High Schools? 2014 Rankings Revealed

U.S. News and World Report has released its rankings of the best high schools in the nation. 

Of the top-50 high schools in New York, 14 of them are on Long Island, according to the rankings. 

The rankings are based on student-teacher ratios; state proficiency test results, overall and with a particular focus on how disadvantaged students were performing; and participation rates in AP/IB programs.

According to U.S. News, Long Island's top 20 high schools are as follows:

 1.  Jericho High School; Jericho  
 2.  Manhasset Secondary School; Manhasset 
 3.  William A. Shine Great Neck South High School; Great Neck
 4.  Garden City High School; Garden City 
 5.  South Side High School, Rockville Centre
 6.  Cold Spring Harbor High School; Cold Spring Harbor 
 7.  The Wheatley School; Old Westbury 
 8.  Syosset Senior High School; Syosset
 9.  Herricks High School; New Hyde Park 
10. Harborfields High School; Greenlawn
11. Paul D. Schreiber Senior High School; Port Washington
12. Roslyn High School; Roslyn Heights
13. Plainview Old Bethpage JFK High School; Plainview
14. Half Hollow Hills High School West; Dix Hills
15. Floral Park Memorial High School; Floral Park
16. Locust Valley High School; Locust Valley
17. Carle Place Middle/High School; Carle Place
18. Walt Whitman High School; Huntington Station
19. Babylon Junior Senior High School; Babylon
20. Greenport High School; Greenport 

See the complete rankings from U.S. News and World Report here.