The high school graduation rates were collected directly from each state along with the math and reading assessment data.
Passing is weighted three times more than taking.
These schools limit the number of students enrolled by using a lottery or application process magnet schools in particular use a competitive process to draw the more academically gifted students, so U.S. NEWS CALCULATED THE BEST HIGH SCHOOLS RANKINGSĬharter and magnet schools accounted for 155 of the top 500 schools.