25 Best High Schools in the South

galleries/2014/08/27/25-best-high-schools-in-the-south/1_gatton_tuuyll — Bowling Green, Kentucky

Overall Rank: 1

FINAL SCORE: 9.6627

School Type: Magnet

Enrollment: Selective

Graduation Rate: 100.0%

College Bound: 100%

% Students Enrolled in AP/IB/AICE: 100%

AP/IB Tests per student: 3.25

AP/IB Pass Rate: 0.98

SAT: 2040

ACT: 31.7

Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky

galleries/2014/08/27/25-best-high-schools-in-the-south/2_School_Talented_Gifted_gfec8c — Dallas, Texas

Overall Rank: 3

FINAL SCORE: 9.4330

School Type: Magnet

Enrollment: Selective

Graduation Rate: 100.0%

College Bound: 100%

% Students Enrolled in AP/IB/AICE: 100%

AP/IB Tests per student: 4.08

AP/IB Pass Rate: 0.73

SAT: 1903

ACT: 28
School for the Talented and Gifted

galleries/2014/08/27/25-best-high-schools-in-the-south/3_Bartow_owuhk9 — Bartow, Florida

Overall Rank: 4

FINAL SCORE: 9.3079

School Type: Magnet

Enrollment: Selective

Graduation Rate: 100.0%

College Bound: 100%

% Students Enrolled in AP/IB/AICE: 100%

AP/IB Tests per student: 3.81

AP/IB Pass Rate: 0.67

SAT: 1840

ACT: 28.8

Iternational Baccalaureate School at Bartow High

galleries/2014/08/27/25-best-high-schools-in-the-south/4_SEM_superclass_syqzfp — Dallas, Texas

Overall Rank: 7

FINAL SCORE: 8.9816

School Type: Magnet

Enrollment: Selective

Graduation Rate: 100.0%

College Bound: 98%

% Students Enrolled in AP/IB/AICE: 100%

AP/IB Tests per student: 3.90

AP/IB Pass Rate: 0.55

SAT: 1746

ACT: 25.9
School of Science/Engineering Magnet High School

galleries/2014/08/27/25-best-high-schools-in-the-south/best-high-schools-south-arkansas-sciarts_zwench — Hot Springs, Arkansas

Overall Rank: 8

FINAL SCORE: 8.9674

School Type: Magnet

Enrollment: Selective

Graduation Rate: 100.0%

College Bound: 100%

% Students Enrolled in AP/IB/AICE: 100%

AP/IB Tests per student: 1.92

AP/IB Pass Rate: 0.79

SAT: 1853

ACT: 28.8
Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts

galleries/2014/08/27/25-best-high-schools-in-the-south/140826-Advanced_Studies_chg1m4 — Miami, Florida

Overall Rank: 9

FINAL SCORE: 8.8707

School Type: Regular

Enrollment: Selective

Graduation Rate: 100.0%

College Bound: 100%

% Students Enrolled in AP/IB/AICE: 100%

AP/IB Tests per student: 2.46

AP/IB Pass Rate: 0.62

SAT: 1785

ACT: 28

galleries/2014/08/27/25-best-high-schools-in-the-south/7_Maggie_vwvsej — Richmond, Virginia

Overall Rank: 10

FINAL SCORE: 8.8350

School Type: Magnet

Enrollment: Selective

Graduation Rate: 100.0%

College Bound: 99%

% Students Enrolled in AP/IB/AICE: 65%

AP/IB Tests per student: 1.54

AP/IB Pass Rate: 0.98

SAT: 2095

ACT: 31
Maggie L. Walker Governor's School for Government & International Studies

galleries/2014/08/27/25-best-high-schools-in-the-south/fillerimage_l3dcov — Irondale, Alabama

Overall Rank: 11

FINAL SCORE: 8.8237

School Type: Regular

Enrollment: Selective

Graduation Rate: 100.0%

College Bound: 100%

% Students Enrolled in AP/IB/AICE: 69%

AP/IB Tests per student: 2.61

AP/IB Pass Rate: 0.74

SAT: 1908

ACT: 29.6
The Daily Beast

galleries/2014/08/27/25-best-high-schools-in-the-south/9_North_Carolina_School_of_Science_and_Math_j8p8jc — Durham, North Carolina

Overall Rank: 12

FINAL SCORE: 8.7263

School Type: Magnet

Enrollment: Selective

Graduation Rate: 99.7%

College Bound: 100%

% Students Enrolled in AP/IB/AICE: 76%

AP/IB Tests per student: 1.06

AP/IB Pass Rate: 0.90

SAT: 2059

ACT: 31
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics

galleries/2014/08/27/25-best-high-schools-in-the-south/best-high-schools-south-florida-stanton_ps91ym — Jacksonville, Florida

Overall Rank: 18

FINAL SCORE: 8.5427

School Type: Magnet

Enrollment: Lottery

Graduation Rate: 99.0%

College Bound: 100%

% Students Enrolled in AP/IB/AICE: 100%

AP/IB Tests per student: 3.39

AP/IB Pass Rate: 0.27

SAT: 1758

ACT: 28
Lifetouch Photography

galleries/2014/08/27/25-best-high-schools-in-the-south/11_AcademicMagnet_widhyi — North Charleston, South Carolina

Overall Rank: 21

FINAL SCORE: 8.4817

School Type: Magnet

Enrollment: Selective

Graduation Rate: 100.0%

College Bound: 100%

% Students Enrolled in AP/IB/AICE: 58%

AP/IB Tests per student: 1.48

AP/IB Pass Rate: 0.83

SAT: 1918

ACT: 28.1
Academic Magnet High School

galleries/2014/08/27/25-best-high-schools-in-the-south/12_Haas_c9ufew — Fayetteville, Arkansas

Overall Rank: 22

FINAL SCORE: 8.3806

School Type: Charter

Enrollment: Open

Graduation Rate: 100.0%

College Bound: 100%

% Students Enrolled in AP/IB/AICE: 46%

AP/IB Tests per student: 0.90

AP/IB Pass Rate: 0.95

SAT: 2010

ACT: 28
Haas Hall Academy

galleries/2014/08/27/25-best-high-schools-in-the-south/13_Governors_t4k4d6 — Greenville, South Carolina

Overall Rank: 23

FINAL SCORE: 8.3686

School Type: Magnet

Enrollment: Selective

Graduation Rate: 100.0%

College Bound: 100%

% Students Enrolled in AP/IB/AICE: 76%

AP/IB Tests per student: 1.28

AP/IB Pass Rate: 0.79

SAT: 1688

ACT: 24.8
SC Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities

galleries/2014/08/27/25-best-high-schools-in-the-south/14_CSW_rslv2c — Wilmington, Delaware

Overall Rank: 26

FINAL SCORE: 8.3206

School Type: Charter

Enrollment: Selective

Graduation Rate: 100.0%

College Bound: 100%

% Students Enrolled in AP/IB/AICE: 46%

AP/IB Tests per student: 1.16

AP/IB Pass Rate: 0.91

SAT: 1888

ACT: N/A

The Charter School of Wilmington

galleries/2014/08/27/25-best-high-schools-in-the-south/15_Raleigh_icyyot — Raleigh, North Carolina

Overall Rank: 29

FINAL SCORE: 8.2579

School Type: Charter

Enrollment: Lottery

Graduation Rate: 98.4%

College Bound: 98%

% Students Enrolled in AP/IB/AICE: 64%

AP/IB Tests per student: 1.55

AP/IB Pass Rate: 0.94

SAT: 1914

ACT: 28.1
Raleigh Charter High School

galleries/2014/08/27/25-best-high-schools-in-the-south/16_Edgewood_woqv1q — Merritt Island, Florida

Overall Rank: 31

FINAL SCORE: 8.1754

School Type: Regular

Enrollment: Lottery

Graduation Rate: 100.0%

College Bound: 100%

% Students Enrolled in AP/IB/AICE: 68%

AP/IB Tests per student: 1.31

AP/IB Pass Rate: 0.62

SAT: 1732

ACT: 25.8
Edgewood Junior Senior High School

galleries/2014/08/27/25-best-high-schools-in-the-south/17_Hume_Fog_f3fins — Nashville, Tennessee

Overall Rank: 32

FINAL SCORE: 8.1431

School Type: Magnet

Enrollment: Selective

Graduation Rate: 99.0%

College Bound: 99%

% Students Enrolled in AP/IB/AICE: 65%

AP/IB Tests per student: 1.56

AP/IB Pass Rate: 0.68

SAT: 1904

ACT: 27.4
Hume-Fogg Academic High School

galleries/2014/08/27/25-best-high-schools-in-the-south/18_North_Hills_n5bczr — Irving, Texas

Overall Rank: 36

FINAL SCORE: 8.0594

School Type: Charter

Enrollment: Lottery

Graduation Rate: 100.0%

College Bound: 100%

% Students Enrolled in AP/IB/AICE: 40%

AP/IB Tests per student: 1.97

AP/IB Pass Rate: 0.63

SAT: 1758

ACT: 25

Uplift North Hills Preparatory

galleries/2014/08/27/25-best-high-schools-in-the-south/19_Columbus_High_vz04ns — Columbus, Georgia

Overall Rank: 38

FINAL SCORE: 8.0254

School Type: Magnet

Enrollment: Selective

Graduation Rate: 100.0%

College Bound: 98%

% Students Enrolled in AP/IB/AICE: 63%

AP/IB Tests per student: 0.96

AP/IB Pass Rate: 0.74

SAT: 1722

ACT: 25

Columbus High School Liberal Arts Magnet

galleries/2014/08/27/25-best-high-schools-in-the-south/20_ASMS_irij1x — Mobile, Alabama

Overall Rank: 39

FINAL SCORE: 8.0214

School Type: Magnet

Enrollment: Selective

Graduation Rate: 100.0%

College Bound: 100%

% Students Enrolled in AP/IB/AICE: 87%

AP/IB Tests per student: 0.61

AP/IB Pass Rate: 0.56

SAT: 1280

ACT: 28.6

Alabama School of Mathematics and Science

galleries/2014/08/27/25-best-high-schools-in-the-south/21_Patrick_Taylor_wplwrz — Avondale, Louisiana

Overall Rank: 46

FINAL SCORE: 7.9233

School Type: Magnet

Enrollment: Selective

Graduation Rate: 100.0%

College Bound: 100%

% Students Enrolled in AP/IB/AICE: 34%

AP/IB Tests per student: 0.49

AP/IB Pass Rate: 0.74

SAT: N/A

ACT: 28

Patrick Taylor Science and Technology Academy

galleries/2014/08/27/25-best-high-schools-in-the-south/22_Poolesville_kb1yg7 — Poolesville, Maryland

Overall Rank: 50

FINAL SCORE: 7.8413

School Type: Magnet

Enrollment: Selective

Graduation Rate: 98.0%

College Bound: 93%

% Students Enrolled in AP/IB/AICE: 62%

AP/IB Tests per student: 1.55

AP/IB Pass Rate: 0.86

SAT: 1911

ACT: 27
Poolesville High School

galleries/2014/08/27/25-best-high-schools-in-the-south/23_Mississippi_s0a3jv — Columbus, Mississippi

Overall Rank: 57

FINAL SCORE: 7.7822

School Type: Regular

Enrollment: Selective

Graduation Rate: 100.0%

College Bound: 100%

% Students Enrolled in AP/IB/AICE: 24%

AP/IB Tests per student: 0.21

AP/IB Pass Rate: 0.83

SAT: 1857

ACT: 27.5
The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science

galleries/2014/08/27/25-best-high-schools-in-the-south/24_Page_hjn69e — Franklin, Tennessee

Overall Rank: 59

FINAL SCORE: 7.7637

School Type: Regular

Enrollment: Open

Graduation Rate: 98.3%

College Bound: 98%

% Students Enrolled in AP/IB/AICE: 74%

AP/IB Tests per student: 0.60

AP/IB Pass Rate: 0.72

SAT: 1949

ACT: 23.2
Fred J. Page High

galleries/2014/08/27/25-best-high-schools-in-the-south/2014-high-school-rankings-lovejoy_esshzq — Lucas, Texas

Overall Rank: 62

FINAL SCORE: 7.7339

School Type: Regular

Enrollment: Open

Graduation Rate: 100.0%

College Bound: 97%

% Students Enrolled in AP/IB/AICE: 47%

AP/IB Tests per student: 1.15

AP/IB Pass Rate: 0.61

SAT: 1650

ACT: 25.4

Lovejoy High School

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