Best STEM Schools - Top 500

America is a nation of entrepreneurs and innovators, and our economic vitality and national security depend on our sustaining that vibrant culture. Science, technology, engineering, mathematics—these are the fields in which our children need to be fluent. The STEM skills that only specialists have today will be expected of virtually everyone in the American workforce tomorrow.

Children are natural STEM students. They love to explore the properties of sand and water, to build towers (and knock them down), to count their Halloween candy or track sports statistics. We need to make sure that innate drive, curiosity and creativity aren't lost along the way.

That's why Newsweek, with its long history of reporting on scientific breakthroughs, technological revolutions and societal challenges, partnered with STEM.org to rank America's Best STEM High Schools. We found schools in every region of the country that offer skilled teachers who keep up with developments in these fields and who create dynamic learning environments to engage their students.

We'll post the rankings of the Top 5,000 STEM High Schools on newsweek.com on November 8th—National STEM Day. The Top 500 STEM High Schools will also be listed in Newsweek magazine.

With high-profile institutions in big urban areas and small but strong programs across the nation, America's future in science, technology, engineering and mathematics is in good hands. Just take a look at these successful schools. We hope one of them will be the right fit for your family.

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Rank
School
Score
City
State
Type
1School of Science and Engineering99.67DallasTXPublic
2School for the Talented and Gifted99.47DallasTXPublic
3Stanford Online High School99.15Redwood CityCAPrivate
4Bronx High School of Science98.80BronxNYPublic
5University of Chicago Laboratory Schools98.63ChicagoILPrivate
6Liberal Arts and Science Academy98.41AustinTXPublic
7The Early College at Guilford98.38GreensboroNCPublic
8Maine School of Science and Mathematics98.36LimestoneMEPublic
9Cranbrook Schools98.35Bloomfield HillsMIPrivate
10Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science98.35WorcesterMAPublic
11BASIS Scottsdale98.31ScottsdaleAZPublic/Charter
12Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy98.27AuroraILPublic
13Bergen County Technical High School - Teterboro98.20TeterboroNJPublic
14Bergen County Academies98.08HackensackNJPublic
15Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology98.07LawrencevilleGAPublic
16Winsor School98.05BostonMAPrivate
17Cate School98.01CarpinteriaCAPrivate
18St. Paul's School97.90ConcordNHPrivate
19Pine Crest School97.89Fort LauderdaleFLPrivate
20West Lafayette Junior/Senior High School97.49West LafayetteINPublic
21Hopkins School97.48New HavenCTPrivate
22South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics97.43HartsvilleSCPublic
23Michael E. DeBakey High School for Health Professions97.38HoustonTXPublic
24Boston University Academy97.30BostonMAPrivate
25Dutch Fork High School97.26IrmoSCPublic
26BASIS Oro Valley97.23Oro ValleyAZPublic/Charter
27Strake Jesuit College Preparatory School97.22HoustonTXPrivate
28Lakeside School97.06SeattleWAPrivate
29Academic Magnet High School97.02North CharlestonSCPublic
30BASIS Tucson North96.97TucsonAZPublic/Charter
31BASIS Chandler96.96ChandlerAZPublic/Charter
32Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology96.96AlexandriaVAPublic
33Itineris Early College High School96.95West JordanUTPublic/Charter
34The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science96.91ColumbusMSPublic
35Northside College Preparatory High School96.90ChicagoILPublic
36Baltimore Polytechnic Institute96.85BaltimoreMDPublic
37The Davidson Academy96.82RenoNVPublic
38Phillips Exeter Academy96.78ExeterNHPrivate
39Troy High School96.73FullertonCAPublic
40Middlesex County Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Technologies96.68EdisonNJPublic
41Germantown Friends School96.66PhiladelphiaPAPrivate
42Marlborough School96.65Los AngelesCAPrivate
43Signature School96.64EvansvilleINPublic/Charter
44Raleigh Charter High School96.59RaleighNCPublic/Charter
45Academy of Aerospace and Engineering96.58WindsorCTPublic
46Ransom Everglades School96.56Coconut GroveFLPrivate
47St. Mark's School of Texas96.49DallasTXPrivate
48Ithaca Senior High School96.39IthacaNYPublic
49Benjamin Franklin High School96.39New OrleansLAPublic/Charter
50Essex High School96.38Essex JunctionVTPublic
51Mariemont High School96.35CincinnatiOHPublic
52High School Math Science and Engineering at The City College of New York (CCNY)96.33New YorkNYPublic
53University High School (Irvine) I96.24IrvineCAPublic
54Telluride High School96.21TellurideCOPublic
55Staten Island Technical High School96.15Staten IslandNYPublic
56Choate Rosemary Hall96.06WallingfordCTPrivate
57School of Science and Technology96.04BeavertonORPublic
58Horace Mann School96.01BronxNYPrivate
59Maggie Walker Governor's School95.99RichmondVAPublic
60High Technology High School95.78LincroftNJPublic
61Ottawa Hills High School95.77ToledoOHPublic
62Stuyvesant High School95.77New YorkNYPublic
63The Harker School95.75San JoseCAPrivate
64Wheeler High School95.74MariettaGAPublic
65Regis High School95.72New YorkNYPrivate
66The Blake School95.70HopkinsMNPrivate
67Walter Payton College Prep95.65ChicagoILPublic
68McCallie School95.62ChattanoogaTNPrivate
69Monta Vista High School95.61CupertinoCAPublic
70Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School95.61MarlboroughMAPublic/Charter
71Phillips Academy95.60AndoverMAPrivate
72Union County Magnet High School95.58Scotch PlainsNJPublic
73Haas Hall Academy95.57FayettevilleARPublic/Charter
74Saratoga High School95.57SaratogaCAPublic
75Deerfield Academy95.56DeerfieldMAPrivate
76The Hotchkiss School95.53LakevilleCTPrivate
77Academy of Allied Health and Science95.52NeptuneNJPublic
78Henry M. Gunn High School95.50Palo AltoCAPublic
79The Academy for Mathematics, Science and Engineering95.49RockawayNJPublic
80Albuquerque Academy95.47AlbuquerqueNMPrivate
81Whitney High School95.47CerritosCAPublic
82American Heritage School - Plantation Campus95.47PlantationFLPrivate
83The College Preparatory School95.46OaklandCAPrivate
84The Hockaday School95.44DallasTXPrivate
85Basis Flagstaff95.40FlagstaffAZPublic/Charter
86Harvard-Westlake School95.39Studio CityCAPrivate
87Lynbrook High School95.36San JoseCAPublic
88West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South95.32West WindsorNJPublic
89Biotechnology High School95.30FreeholdNJPublic
90The Lawrenceville School95.29LawrencevilleNJPrivate
91Mission San Jose High School95.27FremontCAPublic
92Castilleja School95.25Palo AltoCAPrivate
93The Thacher School95.24OjaiCAPrivate
94Charter School of Wilmington95.24WilmingtonDEPublic/Charter
95Lexington High School95.19LexingtonMAPublic
96Merrol Hyde Magnet School95.17HendersonvilleTNPublic
97Darien High School95.15DarienCTPublic
98Keystone School95.11San AntonioTXPrivate
99Berkeley Preparatory School95.07TampaFLPrivate
100Palo Alto High School95.07Palo AltoCAPublic
101The Village School95.07HoustonTXPrivate
102Homestead High School95.05CupertinoCAPublic
103Iolani School95.04HonoluluHIPrivate
104Collegiate School95.04New YorkNYPrivate
105St. John's School95.04HoustonTXPrivate
106Cupertino High School95.02CupertinoCAPublic
107The Westminster Schools95.01AtlantaGAPrivate
108Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School94.99MontgomeryALPublic
109Academy for Information Technology94.98Scotch PlainsNJPublic
110National Cathedral School94.96WashingtonDCPrivate
111Polytechnic School94.95PasadenaCAPrivate
112Los Gatos High School94.94Los GatosCAPublic
113Trinity School94.93New YorkNYPrivate
114Frankenmuth High School94.93FrankenmuthMIPublic
115Miramonte High School94.91OrindaCAPublic
116Dsst: Stapleton High School94.87DenverCOPublic/Charter
117Brighton High School94.85RochesterNYPublic
118Montgomery High School94.84SkillmanNJPublic
119Clayton High School94.80ClaytonMOPublic
120BASIS Independent Silicon Valley94.79San JoseCAPrivate
121Poolesville High School94.77PoolesvilleMDPublic
122Wellesley Senior High School94.76WellesleyMAPublic
123Trinity Preparatory School94.76Winter ParkFLPrivate
124Highland Park High School94.75Highland ParkNJPublic
125West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North94.73PlainsboroNJPublic
126Pine View School94.71OspreyFLPublic
127Kent Denver School94.70EnglewoodCOPrivate
128Boston Latin School94.68BostonMAPublic
129Barrington High School94.67BarringtonRIPublic
130The Awty International School94.66HoustonTXPrivate
131OCVTS - Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science (MATES)94.66ManahawkinNJPublic
132Crystal Springs Uplands School94.65HillsboroughCAPrivate
133Haynes Academy School for Advanced Studies94.65MetairieLAPublic
134International Community School94.63KirklandWAPublic
135University High School (Tucson)94.63TucsonAZPublic
136Belmont High School94.60BelmontMAPublic
137Conestoga Senior High School94.59BerwynPAPublic
138Weston High School94.54WestonCTPublic
139Dougherty Valley High School94.51San RamonCAPublic
140Queens High School for the Sciences at York College94.50JamaicaNYPublic
141Archimedean Upper Conservatory (AUC)94.50MiamiFLPublic/Charter
142The Hill School94.49PottstownPAPrivate
143Westview High School94.48San DiegoCAPublic
144Menlo School94.46AthertonCAPrivate
145Woods Charter School94.45Chapel HillNCPublic/Charter
146Cherry Creek High School94.42Greenwood VillageCOPublic
147Great Neck North High School94.39Great NeckNYPublic
148New Explorations into Science,Technology and Math School94.38New YorkNYPublic
149Chattahoochee High School94.36AlpharettaGAPublic
150The Pingry School94.34Basking RidgeNJPrivate
151Millburn Senior High School94.32MillburnNJPublic
152Libertyville High School94.29LibertyvilleILPublic
153Edgemont Junior/Senior High School94.26ScarsdaleNYPublic
154Westwood High School94.23AustinTXPublic
155The Branson School94.22RossCAPrivate
156Solon High School94.20SolonOHPublic
157Cedarburg High School94.18CedarburgWIPublic
158Georgetown Day School94.17WashingtonDCPrivate
159Tesla STEM High School94.17RedmondWAPublic
160Thomas S. Wootton High School94.15RockvilleMDPublic
161Adlai E. Stevenson High School94.14LincolnshireILPublic
162American Heritage School - Boca Delray Campus94.14Delray BeachFLPrivate
163Great Neck South High School94.12Great NeckNYPublic
164Walnut Hills High School94.12CincinnatiOHPublic
165Noble and Greenough School94.11DedhamMAPrivate
166Leland High School94.09San JoseCAPublic
167Dover-Sherborn Regional High School94.08DoverMAPublic
168Dalton School94.06New YorkNYPrivate
169Amador Valley High School94.04PleasantonCAPublic
170Newark Academy94.03LivingstonNJPrivate
171Greenhills School94.02Ann ArborMIPrivate
172Westlake High School94.00AustinTXPublic
173Ridge High School93.98Basking RidgeNJPublic
174Rye Country Day School93.97RyeNYPrivate
175Staples High School93.95WestportCTPublic
176The Bromfield School93.94HarvardMAPublic
177Central Magnet School93.93MurfreesboroTNPublic
178Troy High School93.91TroyMIPublic
179Groton School93.89GrotonMAPrivate
180Whitefish Bay High School93.87Whitefish BayWIPublic
181University of Illinois High School93.87UrbanaILPublic
182Jericho Senior High School93.86JerichoNYPublic
183Gray Stone Day School93.84MisenheimerNCPublic/Charter
184New Canaan High School93.84New CanaanCTPublic
185BASIS Peoria93.83PeoriaAZPublic/Charter
186Horace Greeley High School93.81ChappaquaNYPublic
187Wyoming High School93.80WyomingOHPublic
188New Hope-Solebury High School93.78New HopePAPublic
189Patrick F. Taylor Science and Technology Academy93.76JeffersonLAPublic
190Summit Senior High School93.75SummitNJPublic
191The Nueva School93.73HillsboroughCAPrivate
192Pittsford Sutherland High School93.72PittsfordNYPublic
193The Overlake School93.70RedmondWAPrivate
194Cistercian Preparatory School93.70IrvingTXPrivate
195Francis Parker School93.68San DiegoCAPrivate
196Detroit Country Day School93.67Beverly HillsMIPrivate
197Julia R. Masterman Secondary School93.66PhiladelphiaPAPublic
198Clements High School93.66Sugar LandTXPublic
199The Chapin School93.64New YorkNYPrivate
200The Loomis Chaffee School93.62WindsorCTPrivate
201Hackley School93.61TarrytownNYPrivate
202Westlake High School93.59Westlake VillageCAPublic
203Punahou School93.58HonoluluHIPrivate
204Peddie School93.58HightstownNJPrivate
205Acalanes High School93.56LafayetteCAPublic
206Buckingham Browne and Nichols School93.53CambridgeMAPrivate
207Northwood High School93.52IrvineCAPublic
208Marin Academy93.51San RafaelCAPrivate
209Milton Academy93.47MiltonMAPrivate
210Sharon High School93.46SharonMAPublic
211Del Norte High School93.44San DiegoCAPublic
212The Bishop's School93.42San DiegoCAPrivate
213The Science Academy of South Texas93.42MercedesTXPublic
214Needham High School93.41NeedhamMAPublic
215Savannah Arts Academy93.39SavannahGAPublic/Charter
216West Shore Junior/Senior High School93.38MelbourneFLPublic
217Northview High School93.38DuluthGAPublic
218The Webb Schools93.37ClaremontCAPrivate
219Academy for Science and Design High School93.37NashuaNHPublic/Charter
220Interlake Senior High School93.36BellevueWAPublic
221United World College USA93.34MontezumaNMPrivate
222Suncoast Community High School93.32Riviera BeachFLPublic
223The Kinkaid School93.30HoustonTXPrivate
224Hinsdale Central High School93.28HinsdaleILPublic
225Torrey Pines High School93.27San DiegoCAPublic
226Flintridge Preparatory School93.25La Canada FlintridgeCAPrivate
227Princeton High School93.24PrincetonNJPublic
228Fairmont Preparatory Academy93.23AnaheimCAPrivate
229BASIS Phoenix93.22PhoenixAZPublic/Charter
230Wilton High School93.22WiltonCTPublic
231Bexley High School93.21BexleyOHPublic
232Head-Royce School93.21OaklandCAPrivate
233Cape Elizabeth High School93.19Cape ElizabethMEPublic
234St. Agnes Academy93.19HoustonTXPrivate
235The Meadows School93.18Las VegasNVPrivate
236Oxford Academy93.16CypressCAPublic
237Townsend Harris High School93.16FlushingNYPublic
238San Francisco University High School93.13San FranciscoCAPrivate
239Campolindo High School93.11MoragaCAPublic
240Eastern Technical High School93.11BaltimoreMDPublic
241Chapel Hill High School93.09Chapel HillNCPublic
242Foothill High School93.08PleasantonCAPublic
243Holton-Arms School93.07BethesdaMDPrivate
244Bronxville High School93.05BronxvilleNYPublic
245Middlesex School93.04ConcordMAPrivate
246Academy for Allied Health Science93.01Scotch PlainsNJPublic
247North Salem Middle/High School92.99North SalemNYPublic
248Cary Academy92.97CaryNCPrivate
249Zionsville Community High School92.96ZionsvilleINPublic
250Shady Side Academy92.95PittsburghPAPrivate
251Skaneateles Senior High School92.94SkaneatelesNYPublic
252Greenwich High School92.93GreenwichCTPublic
253San Marino High School92.91San MarinoCAPublic
254Emma Willard School92.88TroyNYPrivate
255Sidwell Friends School92.88WashingtonDCPrivate
256Carrboro High School92.88CarrboroNCPublic
257Lowell High School92.88San FranciscoCAPublic
258Eleanor Roosevelt High School92.87New YorkNYPublic
259Nova Classical Academy Upper School92.85Saint PaulMNPublic/Charter
260New Trier Township High School92.85WinnetkaILPublic
261Moravian Academy92.84BethlehemPAPrivate
262East Chapel Hill High School92.82Chapel HillNCPublic
263Memorial High School92.82HoustonTXPublic
264Upper Arlington High School92.80Upper ArlingtonOHPublic
265The Wheeler School92.78ProvidenceRIPrivate
266Mills High School92.77MillbraeCAPublic
267The Quarry Lane School92.76DublinCAPrivate
268Centennial High School92.74Ellicott CityMDPublic
269Packer Collegiate Institute92.73BrooklynNYPrivate
270Northland Preparatory Academy92.73FlagstaffAZPublic/Charter
271Sir Francis Drake High School92.71San AnselmoCAPublic
272Oregon Episcopal School92.70PortlandORPrivate
273University High School92.70NormalILPublic
274Honeoye Falls-Lima Senior High School92.69Honeoye FallsNYPublic
275Briarcliff High School92.68Briarcliff ManorNYPublic
276The Roxbury Latin School92.65West RoxburyMAPrivate
277Indian Hill High School92.63CincinnatiOHPublic
278St. Stephen's Episcopal School92.62AustinTXPrivate
279Greenhill School92.61AddisonTXPrivate
280Lick-Wilmerding High School92.51San FranciscoCAPrivate
281Chatham High School92.49ChathamNJPublic
282Winston Churchill High School92.48PotomacMDPublic
283Winchester Thurston School92.45PittsburghPAPrivate
284Newton South High School92.45Newton CentreMAPublic
285Loyola High School92.42Los AngelesCAPrivate
286Canyon Crest Academy92.42San DiegoCAPublic
287ECF - Fieldston Middle/Upper School92.41BronxNYPrivate
288Palos Verdes Peninsula High School92.40Rolling Hills EstatesCAPublic
289Delbarton School92.38MorristownNJPrivate
290River Hill High School92.37ClarksvilleMDPublic
291Los Altos High School92.34Los AltosCAPublic
292Windward School92.32Los AngelesCAPrivate
293NSU University School92.31DavieFLPrivate
294French American International School - San Francisco92.31San FranciscoCAPrivate
295Mercer Island High School92.31Mercer IslandWAPublic
296Pleasantville High School92.29PleasantvilleNYPublic
297Belmont Hill School92.26BelmontMAPrivate
298La Canada High School92.25La CanadaCAPublic
299Aragon High School92.23San MateoCAPublic
300Catlin Gabel School92.21PortlandORPrivate
301Arnold O. Beckman High School92.18IrvineCAPublic
302Eisenhower Middle/High School92.18New BerlinWIPublic
303Redwood High School92.15LarkspurCAPublic
304Ramaz School92.14New YorkNYPrivate
305Elkhorn South High School92.11OmahaNEPublic
306Turpin High School92.10CincinnatiOHPublic
307Episcopal School of Acadiana92.10BroussardLAPrivate
308Carnegie Vanguard High School92.09HoustonTXPublic
309Walton High School92.07MariettaGAPublic/Charter
310Towson High School92.07TowsonMDPublic
311Norfolk Academy92.06NorfolkVAPrivate
312Gilman School92.06BaltimoreMDPrivate
313Saint Louis Priory School92.06Saint LouisMOPrivate
314University Preparatory Academy Charter School92.04San JoseCAPublic/Charter
315Latin School of Chicago92.04ChicagoILPrivate
316Basis Phoenix92.03PhoenixAZPublic/Charter
317Diamond Bar High School92.01Diamond BarCAPublic
318St. Albans School91.97WashingtonDCPrivate
319Radnor Senior High School91.95RadnorPAPublic
320Westridge School91.94PasadenaCAPrivate
321North Shore Senior High School91.92Glen HeadNYPublic
322Chadwick School91.89Palos Verdes PeninsulaCAPrivate
323Piedmont High School91.87PiedmontCAPublic
324Brooklyn Technical High School91.86BrooklynNYPublic
325Durham Academy91.86DurhamNCPrivate
326The Montclair Kimberley Academy91.85MontclairNJPrivate
327St. Ignatius College Preparatory School91.85ChicagoILPrivate
328Vandegrift High School91.84AustinTXPublic
329Arcadia High School91.84ArcadiaCAPublic
330Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities91.82MuncieINPublic
331Alpharetta High School91.75AlpharettaGAPublic
332Marine Academy of Science and Technology91.72HighlandsNJPublic
333Tenafly High School91.70TenaflyNJPublic
334Pittsford-Mendon High School91.69PittsfordNYPublic
335The Taft School91.67WatertownCTPrivate
336Harborfields High School91.66GreenlawnNYPublic
337Shorecrest Preparatory School91.66St. PetersburgFLPrivate
338High School of American Studies at Lehman College91.65BronxNYPublic
339Western Reserve Academy91.64HudsonOHPrivate
340Weston High School91.62WestonMAPublic
341Hopkinton High School91.61HopkintonMAPublic
342Hawken School91.59Gates MillsOHPrivate
343Ridgefield High School91.58RidgefieldCTPublic
344Greenwich Academy91.56GreenwichCTPrivate
345Dwight-Englewood School91.49EnglewoodNJPrivate
346Arlington High School91.49ArlingtonMAPublic
347Roslyn High School91.47Roslyn HeightsNYPublic
348Tower Hill School91.45WilmingtonDEPrivate
349Madeira High School91.42CincinnatiOHPublic
350The Potomac School91.41McleanVAPrivate
351Princeton Day School91.39PrincetonNJPrivate
352Rye High School91.38RyeNYPublic
353Pacific Ridge School91.36CarlsbadCAPrivate
354Maumee Valley Country Day School91.36ToledoOHPrivate
355Marriotts Ridge High School91.35MarriottsvilleMDPublic
356Orono Senior High School91.33Long LakeMNPublic
357Okemos High School91.32OkemosMIPublic
358Whitney M. Young Magnet High School91.31ChicagoILPublic
359Bainbridge High School91.30Bainbridge IslandWAPublic
360DuPont Manual High School91.30LouisvilleKYPublic
361Casady School91.28Oklahoma CityOKPrivate
362Isidore Newman School91.27New OrleansLAPrivate
363Edina Senior High School91.27EdinaMNPublic
364St. Andrew's Episcopal School91.26AustinTXPrivate
365Poly Prep Country Day School91.24BrooklynNYPrivate
366Saint Andrew's School91.22Boca RatonFLPrivate
367Olentangy Liberty High School91.21PowellOHPublic
368Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart91.18MiamiFLPrivate
369Lake Forest Academy91.17Lake ForestILPrivate
370Saint Mary's Hall91.17San AntonioTXPrivate
371Highland Park High School91.14DallasTXPublic
372Sewickley Academy91.13SewickleyPAPrivate
373Johns Creek High School91.11Johns CreekGAPublic
374International School91.10BellevueWAPublic
375The Bush School91.08SeattleWAPrivate
376Ladue Horton Watkins High School91.07St LouisMOPublic
377Byram Hills High School91.04ArmonkNYPublic
378The Pembroke Hill School91.02Kansas CityMOPrivate
379Ponte Vedra High School91.00Ponte VedraFLPublic
380Brookline High School90.99BrooklineMAPublic
381Aurora High School90.98AuroraOHPublic
382Mercersburg Academy90.96MercersburgPAPrivate
383Concord Academy90.96ConcordMAPrivate
384Mira Costa High School90.86Manhattan BeachCAPublic
385Newport Senior High School90.85BellevueWAPublic
386Hall High School90.83West HartfordCTPublic
387St. Andrew's School90.82MiddletownDEPrivate
388Math and Science Academy90.80WoodburyMNPublic/Charter
389Oakwood School90.79North HollywoodCAPrivate
390Cypress Bay High School90.77WestonFLPublic
391Greens Farms Academy90.74WestportCTPrivate
392Mamaroneck High School90.74MamaroneckNYPublic
393The Prairie School90.73Wind PointWIPrivate
394Manchester Essex Regional High School90.73ManchesterMAPublic
395St. Mark's School90.71SouthboroughMAPrivate
396Hudson High School90.69HudsonOHPublic
397Colorado Academy90.69DenverCOPrivate
398The Urban School of San Francisco90.63San FranciscoCAPrivate
399Belen Jesuit Prep School90.63MiamiFLPrivate
400Langley High School90.62McleanVAPublic
401Convent of the Sacred Heart90.60New YorkNYPrivate
402Duxbury High School90.59DuxburyMAPublic
403Brunswick School90.57GreenwichCTPrivate
404Ardrey Kell High School90.55CharlotteNCPublic
405St. Louis University High School90.54St. LouisMOPrivate
406Harriton Senior High School90.54RosemontPAPublic
407The John Cooper School90.48The WoodlandsTXPrivate
408Pacific Collegiate Charter School90.47Santa CruzCAPublic/Charter
409Woodberry Forest School90.46Woodberry ForestVAPrivate
410Acton-Boxborough Regional High School90.43ActonMAPublic
411Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School90.41Jersey CityNJPublic
412The Bryn Mawr School90.40BaltimoreMDPrivate
413Hathaway Brown School90.39Shaker HeightsOHPrivate
414Viewpoint School90.37CalabasasCAPrivate
415Athens Academy90.34AthensGAPrivate
416Huron High School90.34Ann ArborMIPublic
417Raisbeck Aviation High School90.34TukwilaWAPublic
418Woodson High School90.32FairfaxVAPublic
419Walt Whitman High School90.31BethesdaMDPublic
420Louisiana School for Math, Science and The Arts90.30NatchitochesLAPublic
421St. Paul Academy and Summit School90.30Saint PaulMNPrivate
422Dublin Jerome High School90.29DublinOHPublic
423D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School90.29DenverCOPublic
424Northfield Mount Hermon School90.28Mount HermonMAPrivate
425Medfield Senior High School90.26MedfieldMAPublic
426Brentwood High School90.24BrentwoodTNPublic
427The Community School of Naples90.24NaplesFLPrivate
428The Haverford School90.23HaverfordPAPrivate
429Wheatley School90.21Old WestburyNYPublic
430North Gwinnett High School90.20SuwaneeGAPublic
431Woodward Academy90.19College ParkGAPrivate
432West Senior High School90.19Iowa CityIAPublic
433York School90.18MontereyCAPrivate
434Roswell High School90.15RoswellGAPublic
435St. Mary's Episcopal School90.12MemphisTNPrivate
436McLean High School90.12McleanVAPublic
437Baylor School90.11ChattanoogaTNPrivate
438Fox Lane High School90.10BedfordNYPublic
439Brophy College Preparatory High School90.10PhoenixAZPrivate
440John Burroughs School90.09St. LouisMOPrivate
441The Columbus Academy90.08GahannaOHPrivate
442Kent School90.08KentCTPrivate
443Bellevue High School90.07BellevueWAPublic
444The Waterford School90.06SandyUTPrivate
445Urbana High School90.04IjamsvilleMDPublic
446Middlesex County Academy for Allied Health and Biomedical Sciences90.04WoodbridgeNJPublic
447The Agnes Irwin School90.03RosemontPAPrivate
448Episcopal School of Baton Rouge90.01Baton RougeLAPrivate
449Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School90.01Saint LouisMOPrivate
450St. Andrew's Episcopal School90.00RidgelandMSPrivate
451Eastside Preparatory School89.98KirklandWAPrivate
452Paragon Science Academy89.97ChandlerAZPublic/Charter
453Lake Norman Charter89.95HuntersvilleNCPublic/Charter
454The Lovett School89.93AtlantaGAPrivate
455Lower Merion High School89.91ArdmorePAPublic
456Sage Hill School89.90Newport CoastCAPrivate
457Garden City High School89.89Garden CityNYPublic
458School for Advanced Studies - South89.88MiamiFLPublic
459McDonogh School89.87Owings MillsMDPrivate
460Yarmouth High School89.86YarmouthMEPublic
461Fox Chapel Area High School89.85PittsburghPAPublic
462Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas89.82DallasTXPrivate
463The Baldwin School89.76Bryn MawrPAPrivate
464Kentucky Country Day School89.76LouisvilleKYPrivate
465Harrison High School89.75HarrisonNYPublic
466Glen Ridge High School89.73Glen RidgeNJPublic
467The Savannah Country Day School89.71SavannahGAPrivate
468Cambridge High School89.70MiltonGAPublic
469Conard High School89.69West HartfordCTPublic
470Syosset Senior High School89.67SyossetNYPublic
471Stanton College Preparatory89.66JacksonvilleFLPublic
472Seven Lakes High School89.64KatyTXPublic
473The Seven Hills School89.63CincinnatiOHPrivate
474Lake Braddock Secondary School89.62BurkeVAPublic
475Providence High School89.61CharlotteNCPublic
476Mounds Park Academy89.61St. PaulMNPrivate
477Oakton High School89.59ViennaVAPublic
478Saint John's Preparatory School89.58CollegevilleMNPrivate
479California Academy of Mathematics and Science89.58CarsonCAPublic
480St. George's School89.58MiddletownRIPrivate
481La Jolla High School89.56La JollaCAPublic
482United Nations International School - Manhattan Campus89.55New YorkNYPrivate
483Commonwealth School89.53BostonMAPrivate
484Orange High School89.52LewisOHPublic
485Sacred Heart Schools Atherton89.50AthertonCAPrivate
486North Oldham High School89.48GoshenKYPublic
487Cold Spring Harbor High School89.47Cold Spring HarborNYPublic
488West High School89.47MadisonWIPublic
489Cerritos High School89.45CerritosCAPublic
490Pace Academy89.44AtlantaGAPrivate
491Dublin Coffman High School89.42DublinOHPublic
492Park Tudor School89.41IndianapolisINPrivate
493St. Xavier High School89.38CincinnatiOHPrivate
494J.P. Stevens High School89.38EdisonNJPublic
495David Posnack Jewish Day School89.36DavieFLPrivate
496Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School89.34KingstonPAPrivate
497University School of Nashville89.32NashvilleTNPrivate
498The Episcopal Academy89.31Newtown SquarePAPrivate
499Northville High School89.30NorthvilleMIPublic
500Moses Brown School89.29ProvidenceRIPrivate

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Methodology:

STEM.org Educational Research™ (SER) has developed a proprietary scoring logic utilizing the latest in regression analysis that takes into consideration a broad set of quantitative and qualitative data inputs, collected from Q2 2015 - Q3 2019. The purpose was to determine which primary/secondary institutions in America best offer students experiences in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) —as defined by the Congressional Research Service — while preparing them for post-secondary outcomes. Additional factors including affluence and median household income were taken into consideration in compiling the rankings.