U.S. News Ranks Oakton High As One of Virginia's Best

VIENNA, VA -- Oakton High School is ranked the fourth best high school in Virginia, up one place from 2016. Madison High School was not ranked.

The annual list of best high schools in the country ranks the schools on national and state levels. Overall, Oakton High ranked 198th best high school in the country, down from 162nd last year.

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In a profile of Oakton High, U.S. News says, "The AP participation rate at Oakton High School is 81 percent. The student body makeup is 53 percent male and 47 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 44 percent."

The top high 10 schools in Virginia are as follows, according to U.S. News:

1. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria (National Rank: 6)
2. McLean High School, McLean (National Rank: 153)
3. Langley High School, McLean (National Rank: 180)
4. Oakton High School, Vienna (National Rank: 198)
5. Woodson High School, Fairfax (National Rank: 205)
6. Yorktown High School, Arlington (National Rank: 225)
7. Stone Bridge High School, Ashburn (National Rank: 243)
8. West Springfield Road, Springfield (National Rank: 261)
9. Briar Woods High School, Ashburn (National Rank: 327)
10. Dominion High School, Sterling (National Rank: 342)

The top high schools in the country are as follows, according to U.S. News:

1. BASIS Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona
2. BASIS Tucson North, Tucson, Arizona
3. BASIS Oro Valley, Oro Valley, Arizona
4. School for the Talented and Gifted, Dallas, Texas
5. BASIS Peoria, Peoria, Arizona
6. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, Virginia
7. BASIS Chandler, Chandler, Arizona
8. Carnegie Vanguard High School, Houston, Texas
9. School of Science and Engineering, Dallas, Texas
10. Pacific Collegiate Charter, Santa Cruz, California

Click here to see the full list.

U.S. News assigned schools medals for their college readiness, based on graduation rates and state test scores. Oakton High earned a gold medals with a 71.3 college readiness index score and 97 percent graduation rate. Fifteen Virginia high schools were given gold medals by U.S. News, 39 received silver medals and the remaining 27 schools received bronze medals.

Compared with other states, Virginia came in 11th, with 16.9 percent of the state’s schools receiving silver or gold medals.

Read more about the ranking methodology here.

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