WASHINGTON – The grades are in and dozens of Virginia, Maryland and D.C. schools make U.S. News & World Report‘s list of the highest ranking high schools.
The rankings are based on state proficiency standards, how well they prepare students for college, as well as other factors.
In Virginia, top-ranked schools were clustered in Fairfax County, Falls Church and Loudoun County, with Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology rated second out of 100 nationally.
The following schools made the top 10 list for Virginia:
- Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
- George Mason High School
- George C. Marshall High School
- McLean High School
- James W. Robinson Jr. Secondary School
- Langley High School
- W.T. Woodson High School
- James Madison High School
- Oakton High School
- Stone Bridge High
In Prince William County, Osbourn Park High made the top 600.
In the Maryland rankings, Montgomery County had seven out of the top 10 schools schools, with Winston Churchill, Walt Whitman and Thomas Wootton ranking in the top three spots. The other schools in the top 10 are in Anne Arundel, Howard and Baltimore counties.
- Winston Churchill High School
- Walt Whitman High School
- Thomas S. Wootton High School
- Poolesville High School
- Walter Johnson High School
- Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
- Richard Montgomery High School
- Severna Park High School
- Eastern Technical High School
- River Hill High School
In Prince George’s County, Eleanor Roosevelt High School, made the list at No. 23.
The top-ranked D.C. Public Schools are Benjamin Banneker High School and Coolidge High School.
The full list of schools is available on U.S. News & World Report’s website.
WTOP’s Kate Ryan contributed to this report. Follow Kate and WTOP on Twitter.
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