How States Compare in the 2017 Best High Schools Rankings | Best ...
Bronze medals did not count in this state-by-state analysis.
State rank* | State | Number of eligible high schools** | Gold medal schools (percent and total number) | Silver medal schools (percent and total number) | Total number of gold and silver medals | Percent of schools with gold and silver medals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | MD | 204 | 5.9% 12 Schools |
21.6% 44 Schools |
56 | 27.5% |
2 | FL | 722 | 5.4% 39 Schools |
19% 137 Schools |
176 | 24.4% |
3 | CA | 2,126 | 4% 85 Schools |
19.6% 416 Schools |
501 | 23.6% |
4 | CT | 136 | 5.9% 8 Schools |
17.6% 24 Schools |
32 | 23.5% |
5 | MA | 354 | 6.2% 22 Schools |
15.3% 54 Schools |
76 | 21.5% |
6 | OH | 866 | 2.2% 19 Schools |
16.5% 143 Schools |
162 | 18.7% |
7 | VT | 61 | 1.6% 1 School |
16.4% 10 Schools |
11 | 18.0% |
8 (tie) | DC | 34 | 2.9% 1 School |
14.7% 5 Schools |
6 | 17.6% |
8 (tie) | DE | 34 | 5.9% 2 Schools |
11.8% 4 Schools |
6 | 17.6% |
10 | NJ | 412 | 6.1% 25 Schools |
11.2% 46 Schools |
71 | 17.2% |
11 | VA | 320 | 4.7% 15 Schools |
12.2% 39 Schools |
54 | 16.9% |
12 | NY | 1,252 | 4.4% 55 Schools |
12.1% 151 Schools |
206 | 16.5% |
13 | NV | 111 | 2.7% 3 Schools |
13.5% 15 Schools |
18 | 16.2% |
14 | UT | 136 | 2.2% 3 Schools |
13.2% 18 Schools |
21 | 15.4% |
15 | CO | 317 | 4.7% 15 Schools |
10.1% 32 Schools |
47 | 14.8% |
16 | NH | 82 | 0% 0 Schools |
14.6% 12 Schools |
12 | 14.6% |
17 | KY | 270 | 1.5% 4 Schools |
13% 35 Schools |
39 | 14.4% |
18 | GA | 441 | 4.1% 18 Schools |
10.2% 45 Schools |
63 | 14.3% |
19 | WI | 492 | 1.2% 6 Schools |
13% 64 Schools |
70 | 14.2% |
20 | RI | 57 | 3.5% 2 Schools |
10.5% 6 Schools |
8 | 14% |
21 | TX | 1,740 | 3.7% 65 Schools |
8.8% 153 Schools |
218 | 12.5% |
22 (tie) | IL | 655 | 2.1% 14 Schools |
10.2% 67 Schools |
81 | 12.4% |
22 (tie) | PA | 675 | 0.9% 6 Schools |
11.6% 78 Schools |
84 | 12.4% |
24 | ME | 111 | 1.8% 2 Schools |
9.9% 11 Schools |
13 | 11.7% |
25 | AZ | 470 | 2.8% 13 Schools |
8.7% 41 Schools |
54 | 11.5% |
26 | HI | 53 | 0% 0 Schools |
11.3% 6 Schools |
6 | 11.3% |
27 | MN | 517 | 1.4% 7 Schools |
9.3% 48 Schools |
55 | 10.6% |
28 | WA | 370 | 2.2% 8 Schools |
8.4% 31 Schools |
39 | 10.5% |
29 | MI | 831 | 0.7% 6 Schools |
9.5% 79 Schools |
85 | 10.2% |
30 | IN | 410 | 1.2% 5 Schools |
8.5% 35 Schools |
40 | 9.8% |
31 | MT | 84 | 1.2% 1 School |
8.3% 7 Schools |
8 | 9.5% |
32 | AR | 279 | 0.4% 1 School |
9% 25 Schools |
26 | 9.3% |
33 | NC | 572 | 2.8% 16 Schools |
6.3% 36 Schools |
52 | 9.1% |
34 | AL | 360 | 0.6% 2 Schools |
8.1% 29 Schools |
31 | 8.6% |
35 | OR | 290 | 0.3% 1 School |
7.2% 21 Schools |
22 | 7.6% |
36 | SC | 228 | 0.9% 2 Schools |
6.6% 15 Schools |
17 | 7.5% |
37 | TN | 358 | 2% 7 Schools |
5.3% 19 Schools |
26 | 7.3% |
38 | ID | 66 | 0% 0 Schools |
6.1% 4 Schools |
4 | 6.1% |
39 | MO | 410 | 0.5% 2 Schools |
5.4% 22 Schools |
24 | 5.9% |
40 | OK | 251 | 0% 0 Schools |
5.6% 14 Schools |
14 | 5.6% |
41 | AK | 111 | 0% 0 Schools |
5.4% 6 Schools |
6 | 5.4% |
42 | LA | 332 | 1.2% 4 Schools |
3.6% 12 Schools |
16 | 4.8% |
43 | ND | 109 | 0% 0 Schools |
4.6% 5 Schools |
5 | 4.6% |
44 | WV | 114 | 0% 0 Schools |
4.4% 5 Schools |
5 | 4.4% |
45 | KS | 313 | 0% 0 Schools |
4.2% 13 Schools |
13 | 4.2% |
46 | NM | 191 | 1% 2 Schools |
2.6% 5 Schools |
7 | 3.7% |
47 | IA | 338 | 0% 0 Schools |
3.6% 12 Schools |
12 | 3.6% |
48 | WY | 63 | 0% 0 Schools |
3.2% 2 Schools |
2 | 3.2% |
49 | MS | 236 | 0% 0 Schools |
2.1% 5 Schools |
5 | 2.1% |
50 | NE | 238 | 0.4% 1 School |
1.3% 3 Schools |
4 | 1.7% |
51 | SD | 130 | 0% 0 Schools |
0% 0 Schools |
0 | 0.0%
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*Rank determined by total percentage of schools in the analysis that earned gold or silver medals. Percentages may not add up exactly due to rounding.
**Number of schools that had a state performance index calculated.