Newsweek’s Top Public High Schools 2016: 7 Milwaukee-Area Schools Make the List

WISCONSIN -- Newsweek’s list of the best public high schools in the country has been revealed Thursday morning .

It's an honor to be on the list, and several Metro Milwaukee-area schools placed among the rankings, including Whitefish Bay (61st), New Berlin Eisenhower (208th), Greendale (285th), Hamilton High School (337th), Muskego (444th), Franklin (461st), and Waukesha West (481st).

Wisconsin Schools on the 2016 Newsweek Ranking:

• 61 Whitefish Bay High School Whitefish Bay WI
• 130 KM Global School Wales WI
• 145 Cedarburg High School Cedarburg WI
• 205 Kohler High School Kohler WI
• 208 New Berlin Eisenhower Middle/High School New Berlin WI
• 285 Greendale HS Greendale WI
• 299 Nicolet High School Glendale WI
• 337 Hamilton High School Sussex WI
• 341 School for Arts and Performance Wales WI
• 356 Renaissance School for the Arts Appleton WI
• 381 Grafton High School Grafton WI
• 382 Williams Bay High School Williams Bay WI
• 396 Bay Port High School Green Bay WI
• 430 Appleton Career Academy Appleton WI
• 443 De Pere High School De Pere WI
• 444 Muskego High School Muskego WI
• 461 Franklin High School Franklin WI
• 462 Marshfield High School Marshfield WI
• 481 Waukesha West High School Waukesha WI
• 488 Oshkosh West High School Oshkosh WI
• 492 Appleton North High School Appleton WI

So, how did Newsweek come up with the rankings?
Newsweek looked at six measurements and weighted them to achieve a “college readiness index.” The rankings show how well high schools prepare students for college.

Those measurements and their weight are:

1. Holding power: 10 percent
2. Ratio of counselor/full-time equivalent to student enrollment: 10 percent
3. Weighted SAT/ACT: 17.5 percent
4. Weighted AP/IB/dual enrollment composite: 17.5 percent
5. Graduation rate: 20 percent
6. College enrollment rate: 25 percent

In all, 6,477 of the nation’s 15,819 public high schools met the criteria to be considered in Newsweek’s rankings.

Newsweek used school performance data from the National Center for Education Statistics to narrow the list of schools.
Of those 6,477 schools, 4,760 were considered for the overall rankings, while 4,452 made the cut for another list of schools “beating the odds.” (Many schools made both lists.)
For the “beating the odds” rankings, a school’s college readiness scores were adjusted for how they compared against other schools with similar percentages of students eligible for free or reduced lunch.

1. Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology Alexandria VA
2. Academy for Math, Science, and Engineering Rockaway NJ
3. Stuyvesant High School New York NY
4. Union County Magnet High School Scotch Plains NJ
5. The Early College at Guilford Greensboro NC
6. Stanton College Preparatory School Jacksonville FL
7. Whitney (Gretchen) High School Cerritos CA
8. Northside College Preparatory High School Chicago IL
9. North Oldham High School Goshen KY
10. Middlesex Cty Acad. for Sci,, Math, & Engineering Tech. Edison NJ
11. Bergen County Academies Hackensack NJ
12. Academy of Allied Health and Science Neptune NJ
13. Staten Island Technical High School Staten Island NY
14. Biotechnology High School Freehold NJ
15. Tempe Preparatory Academy Tempe AZ
16. International Academy Bloomfield Hills MI
17. New Trier Township High School Winnetka IL
18. Monta Vista High School Cupertino CA
19. Townsend Harris Flushing NY
20. High Technology High School Lincroft NJ
21. Academy for Allied Health Sciences Scotch Plains NJ
22. Plano West Senior High School Plano TX
23. Academy for Information Technology Scotch Plains NJ
24. School for the Talented and Gifted Dallas TX
25. Northwood High School Irvine CA
26. Washtenaw Technical Middle College Ann Arbor MI
27. Communications High School Wall NJ
28. Boston Latin School Boston MA
29. Lynbrook High School San Jose CA
30. University High School Tucson AZ
31. Middlesex County Academy for Allied Health & Biomedical Sciences Woodbridge NJ
32. Poolesville High School Poolesville MD
33. Briarcliff High School Briarcliff Manor NY
34. Hinsdale Central High School Hinsdale IL
35. Cupertino High School Cupertino CA
36. Conestoga High School Berwyn PA
37. Lake Forest High School Lake Forest IL
38. William A Shine Great Neck South High School Great Neck NY
39. Weston High School Weston CT
40. Chatham High School Chatham NJ
41. Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro Teterboro NJ
42. Clayton High School Clayton MO
43. Edward S. Marcus High School Flower Mound TX
44. Academy for Science and Design Nashua NH
45. Jericho High School Jericho NY
46. D'Evelyn Jr./Sr. High School Denver CO
47. Westford Academy Westford MA
48. Westwood High School Austin TX
49. Unionville High School Kennett Square PA
50. Palos Verdes Peninsula High School Rolling Hills Estates CA
51. Oak Park High School Oak Park CA
52. Newport High School Bellevue WA
53. Weston High School Weston MA
54. Indian Hill High School Cincinnati OH
55. St. Petersburg Collegiate High School St Petersburg FL
56. Wilton High School Wilton CT
57. University High School Irvine CA
58. Downingtown STEM Academy Downingtown PA
59. School of Science and Engineering Dallas TX
60. Troy High School Troy MI
61. Whitefish Bay High School Whitefish Bay WI
62. Brooklyn Technical High School Brooklyn NY
63. HS for Math, Science, and Engineering at the City College of New York New York NY
64. MICHAEL E. DEBAKEY HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS Houston TX
65. Pittsford Mendon High School Pittsford NY
66. SPRINGBORO HIGH SCHOOL Springboro OH
67. Westfield High School Westfield NJ
68. SUCCESS Academy Cedar City UT
69. Woodbridge High School Irvine CA
70. Interlake High School Bellevue WA
71. Ridge High School Basking Ridge NJ
72. Walter Johnson High School Bethesda MD
73. Maine South High School Park Ridge IL
74. Homestead High School Cupertino CA
75. Lafayette High School Wildwood MO
76. Summit High School Summit NJ
77. Whitney Young High School Chicago IL
78. Nevada State High School Henderson NV
79. Colorado Early Colleges Fort Collins Fort Collins CO
80. Lexington High School Lexington MA
81. Redwood High School Larkspur CA
82. William P. Clements High School Sugar Land TX
83. Westview High School San Diego CA
84. Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science Manahawkin NJ
85. Signature School Evansville IN
86. Edina High School Edina MN
87. Ravenwood High School Brentwood TN
88. Bernards High School Bernardsville NJ
89. Orono High School Long Lake MN
90. Leland High School San Jose CA
91. Holmdel High School Holmdel NJ
92. Manhasset High School Manhasset NY
93. Pittsford Sutherland High School Pittsford NY
94. Hudson High School Hudson OH
95. Westborough High School Westborough MA
96. Hume-Fogg Academic High School Nashville TN
97. Mariemont High School Cincinnati OH
98. Rye High School Rye NY
99. Brookline High School Brookline MA
100. Corona del Mar High School Newport Beach CA
101. Madeira High School Cincinnati OH
102. Vestavia Hills High School Vestavia Hills AL
103. Glenbrook South High School Glenview IL
104. Hingham High School Hingham MA
105. Solon High School Solon OH
106. Radnor High School Radnor PA
107. Highland Park High School Dallas TX
108. Bridgewater-Raritan Regional High School Bridgewater NJ
109. Eagan High School Eagan MN
110. Clark Advanced Learning Center Stuart FL
111. Cedar Hill Collegiate High School Cedar Hill TX
112. Moorestown High School Moorestown NJ
113. Upper St. Clair High School Pittsburgh PA
114. Crown Point High School Crown Point IN
115. Madison High School Madison NJ
116. Avon High School Avon CT
117. Flower Mound High School Flower Mound TX
118. Syosset High School Syosset NY
119. Westlake High School Westlake Village CA
120. California High School San Ramon CA
121. Monte Vista High School Danville CA
122. Bexley High School Bexley OH
123. MINNETONKA High School Minnetonka MN
124. Aragon San Mateo CA
125. Fayetteville-Manlius High School Manlius NY
126. Kiski Area High School Vandergrift PA
127. John P Stevens High School Edison NJ
128. Diamond Bar High School Diamond Bar CA
129. Algonquin Regional High School Northborough MA
130. KM Global School Wales WI
131. Watchung Hills Regional High School Warren NJ
132. Northview High School Duluth GA
133. Bard High School Early College Queens Long Island City NY
134. George W. Hewlett High School Hewlett NY
135. Harrison High School Harrison NY
136. Classical Academy High School Escondido CA
137. Glen Rock High School Glen Rock NJ
138. Crystal Lake Central High School Crystal Lake IL
139. Stoney Creek High School Rochester Hills MI
140. College of Southern Nevada High School Las Vegas NV
141. Ernest W. Seaholm High School Birmingham MI
142. John L. Miller Great Neck North HS Great Neck NY
143. Marblehead High School Marblehead MA
144. Rumson-Fair Haven Regional HS Rumson NJ
145. Cedarburg High School Cedarburg WI
146. Sycamore High School Cincinnati OH
147. Chaparral High School Scottsdale AZ
148. Clear Horizons Early College High School Houston TX
149. Arizona College Prep - Erie Campus Chandler AZ
150. College of Southern Nevada High School South Henderson NV
151. Ridgefield High School Ridgefield CT
152. Novi High School Novi MI
153. DSST: Stapleton High School Denver CO
154. Neuqua Valley High School Naperville IL
155. Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academ Gilroy CA
156. Barrington High School Barrington IL
157. Independence High School Independence OH
158. Morris County School of Technology Denville NJ
159. Irvington High School Irvington NY
160. John F. Kennedy High School Bellmore NY
161. University High School Fresno CA
162. Brentwood High School Brentwood TN
163. The Early College at LCC Lansing MI
164. Palisades Charter High School Pacific Palisades CA
165. Redmond High School Redmond WA
166. Beachwood High School Beachwood OH
167. Clarkstown High School South West Nyack NY
168. Fox Chapel Area High School Pittsburgh PA
169. New Hope-Solebury High School New Hope PA
170. Upper Arlington High School Upper Arlington OH
171. Mahtomedi High School Mahtomedi MN
172. Yorba Linda High School Yorba Linda CA
173. River Hill High School Clarksville MD
174. Palos Verdes High School Palos Verdes Estates CA
175. Cross Creek Early College High School Fayetteville NC
176. District 211- William Fremd High School Palatine IL
177. DeKalb School of the Arts Avondale Estates GA
178. Blue Valley Northwest High School Overland Park KS
179. Lake Oswego High School Lake Oswego OR
180. Bellevue High School Bellevue WA
181. Marine Academy of Science and Technology Highlands NJ
182. Carmel High School Carmel IN
183. Eden Prairie High School Eden Prairie MN
184. Andrew Carnegie Vanguard High School Houston TX
185. Eastern Technical High School Baltimore MD
186. York Community High School Elmhurst IL
187. Fairport High School Fairport NY
188. Eleanor Roosevelt High School New York NY
189. Union County Vocational Technical High School Scotch Plains NJ
190. Marriotts Ridge High School Marriottsville MD
191. Allen D. Nease High School Ponte Vedra FL
192. Governor Livingston High School Berkeley Heights NJ
193. Vandegrift High School Austin TX
194. Eastchester High School Eastchester NY
195. Waukee High School Waukee IA
196. Lower Moreland High School Huntingdon Valley PA
197. Prior Lake High School Savage MN
198. Montville Township High School Montville NJ
199. Arlington High School Arlington NE
200. Mira Loma High School Sacramento CA
201. Bainbridge High School Bainbridge Island WA
202. Providence High School Charlotte NC
203. Academy for Performing Arts Scotch Plains NJ
204. Wheaton North High School Wheaton IL
205. Kohler High School Kohler WI
206. Akron Early College High School Akron OH
207. Herricks High School New Hyde Park NY
208. New Berlin Eisenhower Middle/High School New Berlin WI
209. Great Valley High School Malvern PA
210. Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Scotch Plains NJ
211. Olentangy Liberty High School Powell OH
212. Garden City High School Garden City NY
213. Franklin Regional Senior High School Murrysville PA
214. Brighton High School Rochester NY
215. Aurora High School Aurora OH
216. Canfield High School Canfield OH
217. Hillsborough High School Hillsborough NJ
218. Josephine Dobbs Clement Early College High School Durham NC
219. Farragut High School Knoxville TN
220. George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology Towson MD
221. Manhattan Hunter Science High School New York NY
222. Wayne Hills High School Wayne NJ
223. Highland High School Medina OH
224. East Lyme High School East Lyme CT
225. New Hartford Senior High School New Hartford NY
226. Allentown High School Allentown NJ
227. Northern Valley Regional High School Old Tappan Old Tappan NJ
228. Revere High School Richfield OH
229. Blue Valley High School Stilwell KS
230. Blue Valley West High School Overland Park KS
231. Smithtown High School West Smithtown NY
232. Uplift Education - North Hills Preparatory Irving TX
233. North Hunterdon-Voorhees Annandale NJ
234. Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest Demarest NJ
235. Dublin Coffman High School Dublin OH
236. Renaissance High School Meridian ID
237. Pequannock Township High School Pompton Plains NJ
238. West High School Torrance CA
239. Sayville High School West Sayville NY
240. Chanhassen High School Chanhassen MN
241. MAST Academy Key Biscayne FL
242. Cary-Grove High School Cary IL
243. Coppell High School Coppell TX
244. Zionsville Community High School Zionsville IN
245. Scotts Valley High School Scotts Valley CA
246. Shenendehowa High School Clifton Park NY
247. Olentangy High School Lewis Center OH
248. Arlington High School Arlington MA
249. Deerfield High School Deerfield IL
250. Prosper High School Prosper TX
251. Grosse Pointe South High School Grosse Pointe Farms MI
252. Aliso Niguel High School Aliso Viejo CA
253. Henry M. Gunn High School Palo Alto CA
254. The Science Academy of South Texas Mercedes TX
255. Lakeville South High School Lakeville MN
256. Anderson High School Austin TX
257. Valley Park High School Valley Park MO
258. Los Alamos High School Los Alamos NM
259. East Greenwich HS East Greenwich RI
260. Waubonsie Valley High School Aurora IL
261. Avon Lake High School Avon Lake OH
262. Central Bucks High School South Warrington PA
263. Mt. Hebron High School Ellicott City MD
264. Orchard Park High School Orchard Park NY
265. Victor Senior High School Victor NY
266. Wellington C. Mepham High School Bellmore NY
267. Haddam-Killingworth High School Higganum CT
268. Rockford High School Rockford MI
269. Central Bucks High School West Doylestown PA
270. Niskayuna High School Schenectady NY
271. Quaker Valley High School Leetsdale PA
272. Jefferson Academy High School Broomfield CO
273. Glenelg High School Glenelg MD
274. Highlands High School Fort Thomas KY
275. Council Rock High School South Holland PA
276. Penncrest High School Media PA
277. Rocky River High School Rocky River OH
278. West Chester Bayard Rustin High School West Chester PA
279. James B. Conant High School Hoffman Estates IL
280. Jenks High School Jenks OK
281. Chattahoochee High School Alpharetta GA
282. Sunnyslope High School Phoenix AZ
283. A. W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts West Palm Beach FL
284. Nuview Bridge Early College High School Nuevo CA
285. Greendale HS Greendale WI
286. Farmington High School Farmington CT
287. West High School Iowa City IA
288. Tippecanoe High School Tipp City OH
289. South High School Torrance CA
290. Abington Heights HS Clarks Summit PA
291. West Delaware High School Manchester IA
292. Winfield High School Winfield WV
293. West Chester Henderson High School West Chester PA
294. Haverford High School Havertown PA
295. Arnold O. Beckman High School Irvine CA
296. Pender Early College High School Burgaw NC
297. Pope High School Marietta GA
298. South Winneshiek Warriors Calmar IA
299. Nicolet High School Glendale WI
300. Sanford H. Calhoun High School Merrick NY
301. Hollis Brookline High School Hollis NH
302. Millennium High School New York NY
303. Shasta High School Redding CA
304. Weaver Academy for Performing/Visual Arts & Advanced Technology Greensboro NC
305. Bethpage High School Bethpage NY
306. Spring-Ford Area High School Royersford PA
307. Ranchview High School Irving TX
308. Northville High School Northville MI
309. Advanced Technologies Academy Las Vegas NV
310. Catalina Foothills High School Tucson AZ
311. Decorah High School Decorah IA
312. Medway High School Medway MA
313. Horizon High School Scottsdale AZ
314. Half Hollow Hills High School West Dix Hills NY
315. Atholton High School Columbia MD
316. Monarch High School Louisville CO
317. South Fayette High School Mcdonald PA
318. River Valley Charter School Lakeside CA
319. Alamo Heights High School San Antonio TX
320. Caddo Parish Magnet High School Shreveport LA
321. Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy Wilmington CA
322. Lawton Chiles High School Tallahassee FL
323. Tesoro High School Las Flores CA
324. Ankeny High School Ankeny IA
325. Pomperaug High School Southbury CT
326. Glendora High School Glendora CA
327. Henry D. Sheldon Eugene OR
328. Shaker High School Latham NY
329. Chaparral High School Parker CO
330. Upper Dublin High School Fort Washington PA
331. Palo Alto High School Palo Alto CA
332. Norwell High School Norwell MA
333. Rio Americano High School Sacramento CA
334. Harrison High School Kennesaw GA
335. Trabuco Hills High School Mission Viejo CA
336. Blue Valley Southwest High School Overland Park KS
337. Hamilton High School Sussex WI
338. Towson High Schol Towson MD
339. Newtown High School Sandy Hook CT
340. Westlake High School Thornwood NY
341. School for Arts and Performance Wales WI
342. Beechwood High School Fort Mitchell KY
343. Lindbergh High School St. Louis MO
344. Skaneateles High School Skaneateles NY
345. Green Hope High School Cary NC
346. Huntington Beach High School Huntington Beach CA
347. East Aurora High School East Aurora NY
348. South Windsor High School South Windsor CT
349. Lincoln-Way West High School New Lenox IL
350. Red Hook Senior High School Red Hook NY
351. Allen High School Allen TX
352. Analy High School Sebastopol CA
353. Johnston High School Johnston IA
354. Frankenmuth High School Frankenmuth MI
355. West Chester East High School West Chester PA
356. Renaissance School for the Arts Appleton WI
357. College of Southern Nevada High School East North Las Vegas NV
358. Mount Sinai High School Mount Sinai NY
359. Belchertown High School Belchertown MA
360. Zeeland Public School Zeeland ND
361. Coe-Brown Northwood Academy Northwood NH
362. Kirkwood High School Kirkwood MO
363. Saratoga Springs High School Saratoga Springs NY
364. Litchfield High School Litchfield CT
365. Hanover Park High School East Hanover NJ
366. Mahwah High School Mahwah NJ
367. Wyomissing Area Jr./Sr. High School Wyomissing PA
368. Davidson Early College High School Lexington NC
369. Delano High School Delano MN
370. Cumberland International Early Fayetteville NC
371. Cheshire High School Cheshire CT
372. Webster Thomas High School Webster NY
373. Fort Recovery HS Fort Recovery OH
374. Lynbrook High School Lynbrook NY
375. Arizona Agribusiness and Equine Center- Estrella Mountain Avondale AZ
376. West Central, Maynard Maynard IA
377. Cranford High School Cranford NJ
378. Andover Central High School Andover KS
379. Ballston Spa High School Ballston Spa NY
380. Hilliard Davidson High School Hilliard OH
381. Grafton High School Grafton WI
382. Williams Bay High School Williams Bay WI
383. Livingston High School Livingston NJ
384. East Hampton High School East Hampton CT
385. International Polytechnic High School Pomona CA
386. Oakland Early College Farmington Hills MI
387. John F. Kennedy High School Cedar Rapids IA
388. Rhinebeck High School Rhinebeck NY
389. Valley Regional High School Deep River CT
390. Lakeville North High School Lakeville MN
391. Campo Verde High School Gilbert AZ
392. Oconee County High School Watkinsville GA
393. Foothill Technology High School Ventura CA
394. West Springfield High School Springfield VA
395. Millis High School Millis MA
396. Bay Port High School Green Bay WI
397. Vance County Early College HS Henderson NC
398. Cox Mill High School Concord NC
399. Green High School Uniontown OH
400. Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School South Hamilton MA
401. Massapequa High School Massapequa NY
402. Linn-Mar High School Marion IA
403. San Clemente High School San Clemente CA
404. Homewood High School Homewood AL
405. Claudia Taylor "Lady Bird" Johnson High School San Antonio TX
406. Design and Architecture Senior High Miami FL
407. Woodstock Academy Woodstock CT
408. Spain Park High School Hoover AL
409. Worthington Kilbourne High School Columbus OH
410. Fort Zumwalt West High School O'fallon MO
411. George Washington High School Charleston WV
412. WIlliamsville North High School Williamsville NY
413. Western Albemarle Crozet VA
414. Grandview High School Aurora CO
415. Orange High School Lewis OH
416. Williamsville South High School Williamsville NY
417. Wayne Valley High School Wayne NJ
418. Hauppauge High School Hauppauge NY
419. Cumberland Valley High School Mechanicsburg PA
420. Lakeview High School Cortland OH
421. Marlboro High School Marlboro NJ
422. Berkley High School Berkley MI
423. Willamsville East High School East Amherst NY
424. Grayslake North High School Grayslake IL
425. Cresskill High School Cresskill NJ
426. Byron High School Byron MN
427. Rosemount Senior High School Rosemount MN
428. Goddard High School Goddard KS
429. Whippany Park High School Whippany NJ
430. Appleton Career Academy Appleton WI
431. Chamblee Charter High School Chamblee GA
432. Parkway West High School Ballwin MO
433. HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS Houston TX
434. Lincoln-Way Central High School New Lenox IL
435. Lakeside High School Evans GA
436. Braintree High School Braintree MA
437. Mount Si High School Snoqualmie WA
438. Bay High School Bay Village OH
439. Souderton Area High School Souderton PA
440. Plymouth High School Canton MI
441. Pinnacle High School Phoenix AZ
442. Middle College at GTCC Greensboro Greensboro NC
443. De Pere High School De Pere WI
444. Muskego High School Muskego WI
445. Irondale High School New Brighton MN
446. Apple Valley High School Apple Valley MN
447. Brookwood High School Snellville GA
448. Paul D. Schreiber High School Port Washington NY
449. Grayslake Central High School Grayslake IL
450. The MASTERS Program Santa Fe NM
451. Fort Myers High School Fort Myers FL
452. Galena High School Galena IL
453. Grassfield High School Chesapeake VA
454. Hinsdale South High School Darien IL
455. Walnut High School Walnut CA
456. HighTech LA Van Nuys CA
457. York Suburban High School York PA
458. ThunderRidge High School Highlands Ranch CO
459. The Classical Academy High School Colorado Springs CO
460. Minster Minster OH
461. Franklin High School Franklin WI
462. Marshfield High School Marshfield WI
463. Earl L. Vandermeulen High School Port Jefferson NY
464. Fort Mill High School Fort Mill SC
465. Maria Carrillo High School Santa Rosa CA
466. Nipmuc Regional High School Upton MA
467. Morton High School Morton IL
468. Perrysburg High School Perrysburg OH
469. Vestal Senior High School Vestal NY
470. Eastview High School Apple Valley MN
471. Lyme-Old Lyme High School Old Lyme CT
472. Ronald Reagan High School San Antonio TX
473. Kinnelon High School Kinnelon NJ
474. Middletown High School Middletown MD
475. Marina High School Huntington Beach CA
476. Medfield High School Medfield MA
477. North FOrt Myers High School North Fort Myers FL
478. Central Bucks High School-East Doylestown PA
479. Cypress Ranch High School Cypress TX
480. Homestead High School Fort Wayne IN
481. Waukesha West High School Waukesha WI
482. Mount Olive High School Flanders NJ
483. Bob Jones High School Madison AL
484. Lawrence Free State High School Lawrence KS
485. Columbus High School Columbus GA
486. Olmsted Falls High School Olmsted Falls OH
487. Grosse Pointe North High School Grosse Pointe Woods MI
488. Oshkosh West High School Oshkosh WI
489. Indianola High School Indianola IA
490. Great Lakes Bay Early College University Center MI
491. Stillwater Area High School Stillwater MN
492. Appleton North High School Appleton WI
493. West Geauga High School Chesterland OH
494. William S. Hart High School Newhall CA
495. Boerne-Samuel V. Champion High School Boerne TX
496. TCA College Pathways Colorado Springs CO
497. Middletown HS South Middletown NJ
498. Manheim Township High School Lancaster PA
499. Big Horn High School Big Horn WY
500. Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center - Prescott Valley Prescott Valley AZ

Wisconsin Schools listed as “beating the odds.”

Newsweek's Beating the Odds ranking ranks all U.S. qualifying high schools in terms of student achievement while at the same time overcoming the challenges presented by poverty and economic disadvantage. Schools without a percentage of student population in poverty listed are new to 2016 ranking.

• 174 Whitefish Bay High School Whitefish Bay WI (2.6% poverty in 2015)
• 194 Renaissance School for the Arts Appleton WI (29.9%)
• 205 Appleton Career Academy Appleton WI
• 247 Nicolet High School Glendale WI (19.6%)
• 256 REAGAN IB HIGH SCHOOL Milwaukee WI
• 285 Cedarburg High School Cedarburg WI (8%)
• 302 Greendale HS Greendale WI
• 321 New Berlin Eisenhower Middle/High School New Berlin WI
• 355 Oshkosh West High School Oshkosh WI
• 359 Seneca High School Seneca WI
• 380 Hamilton High School Sussex WI
• 398 Marshfield High School Marshfield WI
• 480 School for Arts and Performance Wales WI
• 499 De Pere High School De Pere WI