Gold Medal Schools
Posted November 29, 2007
| Rank | School Name and Location | College Readiness | Quality-adjusted Exams per Test Taker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Jefferson High School Fairfax County, Alexandria, Virginia | 100.0 | 6.5 |
| 2 | Pacific Collegiate Charter Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz, California | 100.0 | 4.9 |
| 3 | International Baccalaureate Program Polk County, Bartow, Florida | 100.0 | 4.3 |
| 4 | Oxford Academy Orange County, Cypress, California | 100.0 | 3.8 |
| 5 | Montpelier High School Washington County, Montpelier, Vermont | 100.0 | 2.5 |
| 6 | Pine View School for Gifted Sarasota County, Osprey, Florida | 99.3 | 4.7 |
| 7 | High Technology High School Monmouth County, Lincroft, New Jersey | 98.8 | 2.9 |
| 8 | Design & Architectural Senior High Miami-Dade County, Miami, Florida | 98.1 | 2.3 |
| 9 | Stanton College Preparatory Duval County, Jacksonville, Florida | 96.2 | 4.4 |
| 10 | Preuss School Ucsd San Diego County, La Jolla, California | 95.8 | 2.3 |
| 11 | Hidalgo High School Hidalgo County, Hidalgo, Texas | 95.3 | 1.3 |
| 12 | Gretchen Whitney High Los Angeles County, Cerritos, California | 93.1 | 4.6 |
| 13 | University High School Pima County, Tucson, Arizona | 91.8 | 4.0 |
| 14 | School For The Talented & Gifted Dallas County, Dallas, Texas | 90.2 | 5.5 |
| 15 | Stuyvesant High School New York County, New York, New York | 89.3 | 3.0 |
| 16 | Basis Tucson Pima County, Tucson, Arizona | 88.5 | 3.2 |
| 17 | International Community School King County, Kirkland, Washington | 88.2 | 3.2 |
| 18 | School Of Science & Engineering Dallas County, Dallas, Texas | 87.7 | 5.2 |
| 19 | Boston Latin Suffolk County, Boston, Massachusetts | 87.3 | 3.0 |
| 20 | Bronx High School Of Science School Bronx County, Bronx, New York | 86.0 | 2.9 |
| 21 | California Academy Of Mathematics And Science Los Angeles County, Carson, California | 86.0 | 1.9 |
| 22 | Staten Island Tech High School Richmond County, Staten Island, New York | 84.8 | 2.6 |
| 23 | The Science Academy Hidalgo County, Mercedes, Texas | 83.9 | 2.7 |
| 24 | Northside College Preparatory High School Cook County, Chicago, Illinois | 83.7 | 3.6 |
| 25 | Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Junior School Palm Beach County, West Palm Beach, Florida | 81.3 | 2.9 |
| 26 | Dr. Ronald McNair Academy High School Hudson County, Jersey City, New Jersey | 81.0 | 2.8 |
| 27 | Academic Magnet High School Charleston County, No. Charleston, South Carolina | 78.5 | 3.9 |
| 28 | Edgemont Junior-Senior High School Westchester County, Scarsdale, New York | 78.1 | 4.2 |
| 29 | Horace Greeley High School Westchester County, Chappaqua, New York | 77.7 | 3.2 |
| 30 | Paxon School/Advanced Studies Duval County, Jacksonville, Florida | 77.5 | 3.1 |
| 31 | Animo Leadership High Los Angeles County, Inglewood, California | 77.5 | 1.2 |
| 32 | Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet- Pearl High School Davidson County, Nashville, Tennessee | 77.0 | 3.9 |
| 33 | Highland Park High School Dallas County, Dallas, Texas | 76.6 | 4.3 |
| 34 | Thomas S. Wootton High Montgomery County, Rockville, Maryland | 76.6 | 3.9 |
| 35 | Maine School Of Science & Math Aroostook County, Limestone, Maine | 76.4 | 2.5 |
| 36 | University High Fresno County, Fresno, California | 76.4 | 2.8 |
| 37 | Langley High Fairfax County, Mclean, Virginia | 76.2 | 3.6 |
| 38 | Yes College Preparatory School-Southeast Harris County, Houston, Texas | 76.0 | 1.8 |
| 39 | Brooklyn Tech High School Kings County, Brooklyn, New York | 75.8 | 2.2 |
| 40 | Walt Whitman High Montgomery County, Bethesda, Maryland | 75.6 | 3.7 |
| 41 | Charter School Of Wilmington New Castle County, Wilmington, Delaware | 74.0 | 4.1 |
| 42 | Winston Churchill High Montgomery County, Potomac, Maryland | 73.4 | 3.8 |
| 43 | Great Neck South High School Nassau County, Great Neck, New York | 73.3 | 4.4 |
| 44 | Newport Senior High School King County, Bellevue, Washington | 72.7 | 3.8 |
| 45 | Townsend Harris High School Queens County, Flushing, New York | 72.2 | 2.0 |
| 46 | Payton College Preparatory High School Cook County, Chicago, Illinois | 72.1 | 2.4 |
| 47 | Peak To Peak Charter School Boulder County, Lafayette, Colorado | 71.9 | 3.2 |
| 48 | Indian Hill High School Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Ohio | 71.2 | 3.5 |
| 49 | Mission San Jose High Alameda County, Fremont, California | 71.1 | 3.5 |
| 50 | City Honors School Erie County, Buffalo, New York | 71.1 | 2.5 |
| 51 | Suncoast Community High School Palm Beach County, Riviera Beach, Florida | 70.9 | 3.2 |
| 52 | Rye High School Westchester County, Rye, New York | 70.7 | 3.6 |
| 53 | Masterman Julia R Secondary School Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 70.7 | 3.2 |
| 54 | South Texas Business Education & Technology Academy Hidalgo County, Edinburg, Texas | 69.7 | 1.7 |
| 55 | Scarsdale Senior High School Westchester County, Scarsdale, New York | 69.7 | 3.3 |
| 56 | Northland Preparatory Academy Coconino County, Flagstaff, Arizona | 69.4 | 3.2 |
| 57 | Brighton High School Monroe County, Rochester, New York | 69.2 | 3.7 |
| 58 | Jericho Senior High School Nassau County, Jericho, New York | 68.8 | 3.8 |
| 59 | Monta Vista High Santa Clara County, Cupertino, California | 67.8 | 3.8 |
| 60 | Weston High Middlesex County, Weston, Massachusetts | 67.1 | 2.6 |
| 61 | Los Angeles Center For Enriched Studies Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, California | 66.5 | 3.3 |
| 62 | D'Evelyn Senior High School Jefferson County, Golden, Colorado | 66.2 | 2.9 |
| 63 | New World School Of The Arts Miami-Dade County, Miami, Florida | 65.7 | 1.8 |
| 64 | High School For Health Professions Hidalgo County, Mercedes, Texas | 65.4 | 2.2 |
| 65 | Dover-Sherborn Regional High Norfolk County, Dover, Massachusetts | 64.6 | 3.6 |
| 66 | Henry M. Gunn High Santa Clara County, Palo Alto, California | 64.0 | 4.3 |
| 67 | Young Magnet High School Cook County, Chicago, Illinois | 64.0 | 3.1 |
| 68 | Piedmont High Alameda County, Piedmont, California | 63.6 | 2.4 |
| 69 | Lowell High San Francisco County, San Francisco, California | 63.6 | 3.3 |
| 70 | Wellesley Senior High Norfolk County, Wellesley, Massachusetts | 63.5 | 2.9 |
| 71 | Cold Spring Harbor High School Suffolk County, Cold Spring Harbor, New York | 63.1 | 3.5 |
| 72 | Saratoga High Santa Clara County, Saratoga, California | 62.6 | 3.7 |
| 73 | Lynbrook High Santa Clara County, San Jose, California | 62.6 | 3.1 |
| 74 | New Explorations Science, Tech & Math New York County, New York, New York | 62.5 | 2.3 |
| 75 | Blind Brook High School Westchester County, Rye Brook, New York | 62.2 | 2.8 |
| 76 | University High Orange County, Irvine, California | 62.0 | 3.8 |
| 77 | Adlai E Stevenson High School Lake County, Lincolnshire, Illinois | 61.8 | 3.9 |
| 78 | Manhasset Senior High School Nassau County, Manhasset, New York | 61.7 | 3.7 |
| 79 | Conestoga Senior High School Chester County, Berwyn, Pennsylvania | 61.2 | 3.7 |
| 80 | Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, California | 60.9 | 2.1 |
| 81 | Wyoming High School Hamilton County, Wyoming, Ohio | 60.6 | 3.2 |
| 82 | San Marino High Los Angeles County, San Marino, California | 60.4 | 3.3 |
| 83 | Walnut Hills High School Hamilton County, Cincinnati, Ohio | 60.3 | 3.8 |
| 84 | Davidson Magnet School Richmond County, Augusta, Georgia | 60.3 | 2.6 |
| 85 | Palo Alto High Santa Clara County, Palo Alto, California | 60.3 | 3.0 |
| 86 | Signature School Inc. Vanderburgh County, Evansville, Indiana | 60.1 | 3.6 |
| 87 | Debakey High School For Health Professions Harris County, Houston, Texas | 60.0 | 2.9 |
| 88 | Oakton High Fairfax County, Vienna, Virginia | 59.7 | 3.4 |
| 89 | Palos Verdes Peninsula High Los Angeles County, Rolling Hills Estates, California | 59.6 | 3.4 |
| 90 | Lincoln Park High School Cook County, Chicago, Illinois | 59.4 | 2.4 |
| 91 | Irvington High School Westchester County, Irvington, New York | 59.3 | 3.4 |
| 92 | Chagrin Falls High School Cuyahoga County, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | 59.2 | 4.0 |
| 93 | Palos Verdes High Los Angeles County, Palos Verdes Estates, California | 58.9 | 3.2 |
| 94 | Princeton High Mercer County, Princeton, New Jersey | 58.9 | 3.6 |
| 95 | La Canada High Los Angeles County, La Canada, California | 58.7 | 3.5 |
| 96 | Carnegie Vanguard High School Harris County, Houston, Texas | 58.6 | 3.6 |
| 97 | Millburn Senior High Essex County, Millburn, New Jersey | 58.4 | 4.2 |
| 98 | Malibu High Los Angeles County, Malibu, California | 58.3 | 3.0 |
| 99 | Media And Technology Charter School Suffolk County, Boston, Massachusetts | 58.3 | 1.6 |
| 100 | Jones College Prep High School Cook County, Chicago, Illinois | 58.3 | 2.0 |
