That being said, Massachusetts had the highest percentage of its eligible high schools (43.9%) in the publication’s top 25%, followed by Connecticut (42.9%) and New Jersey (42.1%). And 10.5% of Massachusetts schools, or 37, were in the publication’s top 5%.

Nine County schools ranked in the top 2,000 schools nationwide, and another 10 were listed in the top 5,000 schools.

Massachusetts ranked first among states this year, with 43.9% of its eligible high schools were in the top 25% of the rankings. Connecticut came in second with 42.9% of its schools in the top 25%, New Jersey in third with 42.1%, Maryland in fourth with 39% and Florida in fifth place with 37.4%.

A new report from U.S. News and World Report ranked the top high schools nationwide and within Florida. Seven Brevard high schools made the top 100 in the state, with two schools making the top 100 in the nation. Out of the entire nation, Florida had the fifth highest number of high schools in the top 25% of U.S. News' rankings.

The annual rankings evaluated more than 17,600 public high schools on factors such as college readiness, college curriculum, and results on state assessments.

The top-ranked U.S. public schools in the 2024 Best High Schools rankings are those whose students earned outstanding scores in math, reading and science state assessments; took a

The Parent Power Top 500 list ranks the best primary schools in the country, based on performance. Six Merseyside primary schools have been named amongst the best in the country in The Times’ and Sunday Times’ latest league table.