<<新闻周刊>>每两年评选一次全美国优秀的高中, 标准是学生选修Advanced Placement (AP) 和International Baccalaureate (IB)的平均数量. 他们只评选公开招生的中学, 所以美国有名的几所高中, 如纽约的Stuyvesant高中(毕业生SAT平均分在1400左右!)不在其列. 很多私立学校也没别列入, 因为它们不肯透露考试分数.最后无论具体排名多少, 这些高中都属于全国top4%.

  Rank School County State

  1 Jefferson County* Irondale Ala.

  2 International Academy* Bloomfield Hills Mich.

  3 Stanton College Prep* Jacksonville Fla.

  4 Eastside* Gainesville Fla.

  5 H-B Woodlawn Arlington Va.

  6 Science/Engineering Magnet Dallas Texas

  7 Paxon* Jacksonville Fla.

  8 Pensacola* Pensacola Fla.

  9 Raleigh Charter Raleigh N.C.

  10 Hillsborough* Tampa Fla.

  11 Richard Montgomery* Rockville Md.

  12 Highland Park Dallas Texas

  13 Coral Reef* Miami Fla.

  14 Jericho Jericho N.Y.

  15 McNair Academic Jersey City N.J.

  16 Cold Spring Harbor Cold Spring Harbor N.Y.

  17 Wootton Rockville Md.

  18 Atlantic Community* Delray Beach Fla.

  19 Eastern Sierra Academy Bridgeport Calif.

  20 Dreyfoos School of the Arts West Palm Beach Fla.

  21 Troy* Fullerton Calif.

  22 Great Neck South Great Neck N.Y.

  23 George Mason* Falls Church Va.

  24 Interlake* Bellevue Wash.

  25 Harding University* Charlotte N.C.

  26 Edgemont Scarsdale N.Y.

  27 Wilson Magnet* Rochester N.Y.

  28 Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies Los Angeles Calif.

  29 Bethesda-Chevy Chase* Bethesda Md.

  30 Manhasset Manhasset N.Y.

  31 Lincoln Park* Chicago Ill.

  32 Newport Bellevue Wash.

  33 Design & Architecture Miami Fla.

  34 W.T. Woodson Fairfax Va.

  35 St. Petersburg* St. Petersburg Fla.

  36 King* Tampa Fla.

  37 Myers Park* Charlotte N.C.

  38 East Chapel Hill Chapel Hill N.C.

  39 Pittsford Mendon Pittsford N.Y.

  40 Science Academy of South Texas Mercedes Texas

  41 Bellevue Bellevue Wash.

  42 Greeley Chappaqua N.Y.

  43 Great Neck North Great Neck N.Y.

  44 Washington-Lee* Arlington Va.

  45 South Side* Rockville Centre N.Y.

  46 Banneker* Washington D.C.

  47 Brighton Rochester N.Y.

  48 Metro Academic & Classical* St. Louis Mo.

  49 Dobbs Ferry* Dobbs Ferry N.Y.

  50 Langley McLean Va.

  51 Yorktown Arlington Va.

  52 Enloe* Raleigh N.C.

  53 Miami Palmetto Miami Fla.

  54 Spruce Creek* Port Orange Fla.

  55 Wyoming Wyoming Ohio

  56 North Mecklenburg* Huntersville N.C.

  57 Monta Vista Cupertino Calif.

  58 Booker T. Washington* Tulsa Okla.

  59 Mills University Studies Little Rock Ark.

  60 Alabama School of Fine Arts Birmingham Ala.