U.S. News announced the 2021 Best High Schools Rankings in the United States on April 27

U.S. News announced the 2021 Best High Schools Rankings on April 27, ranking and measuring more than 17,800 public high schools in the United States. The school...

U.S. News announced the 2021 Best High Schools rankings on April 27, ranking more than 17,800 public high schools in the United States and measuring how well schools serve students from different social and economic backgrounds.

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Virginia ranks first among the best high schools in the country and is also among the magnet schools. Arizona's BASIS Chandler tops the charter school rankings, and New Jersey's High Technology High School is the No. 1 STEM school. The top 10 schools nationwide represent 10 different states, demonstrating that there are high-quality public high schools across the United States.

Of all top-ranked schools, 35.3% are in rural or remote areas and 24.6% are in cities. Among the top 5% of schools, 7.2% are in rural or remote areas and 42.3% are in cities.

The selection methodology focuses on six factors: college readiness, reading and math proficiency, reading and math performance, rate of underperforming students, college course breadth and graduation rate. College readiness specifically measures participation in and performance on higher education and International Baccalaureate exams. The data used in this edition are from the 2018-2019 school year and therefore have not been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The BASIS school that achieved impressive results in this ranking was founded in Tucson in 1998 by native Arizona educators Michael and Olga Block. Its goal is to educate students to an internationally competitive level. There are currently 29 schools in total, 22 of which are located in Arizona, one in Louisiana, three in Texas, one in Washington, D.C., and one in New York.

BASIS Scottsdale, opened in 2003, has been ranked first among the best high schools in the United States for many years. In recent years, it has fallen behind due to changes in the selection process by the organizers. This year, it ranks 38th in the country overall and 5th among charter schools. At the top of the national rankings this year is BASIS Chandler, ranked No. 8 nationally overall and No. 1 charter school nationally.

The following are the top 20 high schools in Arizona:

1. BASIS Chandler (No. 8 in the country)

2. University High School (Tucson) (No. 17 in the country)

3. BASIS Oro Valley (23 nationwide)

4. BASIS Peoria (33 nationwide)

5. BASIS Scottsdale (38 nationwide)

6. BASIS Ahwatukee (45 nationwide)

7. BASIS Tucson North (47 nationwide)

8. BASIS Phoenix (52 nationwide)

9. BASIS Mesa (55 nationwide)

10. Arizona College Prep–Erie Campus (133 nationwide)

11. Northland Preparatory Academy (281 nationwide)

12. Arizona School for the Arts (650 nationwide)

13. Phoenix Union Bioscience High School (719 nationwide)

14. Sonoran Science Academy-Tucson (819 nationwide)

15. Paragon Science Academy (914 nationwide)

16. Tempe Preparatory Academy (Nationally)

17. Horizon Honors Secondary School (Nationally 1142)

18. Madison Highland Prep (Nationally 1226)

19. Catalina Foothills High School (Nationally 1287)

20. Desert Mountain High School (1663 nationwide)

> The following are the top 10 best high schools, the top 5 best STEM high schools, the top 5 best charter high schools and the top five best Magnet high schools in the United States in 2021:

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