Top 25 High Schools: West
Newsweek sorts the list of the best high schools in the country to find the top schools in the Western U.S.
More than 250 schools in our full list of the best American high schools are located in California, arguably a hub of innovation in education. But the rest of the West, especially Arizona, also has notable schools.
The premier schools in the West were ranked using the same metrics as our overall list, with primary weighting given to graduation rate, the percent of graduates accepted to college, and the number of AP and IB tests given per student. As well, average SAT, ACT, and AP scores and the number of students enrolled in an AP or IB program were considered.
Overall Newsweek Rank: 3
Graduation Rate: 100%
College-bound Grad Rate: 100%
AP/IB Tests per Student: 3.1
Overall Newsweek Rank: 7
Graduation Rate: 100%
College-bound Grad Rate: 100%
AP/IB Tests per Student: 2.6
Justice Amarillas, courtesy BASIS Tuscon
Overall Newsweek Rank: 11
Graduation Rate: 100%
College-bound Grad Rate: 100%
AP/IB Tests per Student: 2.6
Overall Newsweek Rank: 18
Graduation Rate: 100%
College-bound Grad Rate: 100%
AP/IB Tests per Student: 1.4
Overall Newsweek Rank: 19
Graduation Rate: 100%
College-bound Grad Rate: 100%
AP/IB Tests per Student: 1.6
Overall Newsweek Rank: 29
Graduation Rate: 100%
College-bound Grad Rate: 100%
AP/IB Tests per Student: 1.5
Overall Newsweek Rank: 31
Graduation Rate: 100%
College-bound Grad Rate: 100%
AP/IB Tests per Student: 1.5
courtesy Stephen Brashears
Overall Newsweek Rank: 34
Graduation Rate: 100%
College-bound Grad Rate: 100%
AP/IB Tests per Student: 1.5
Overall Newsweek Rank: 47
Graduation Rate: 99%
College-bound Grad Rate: 98%
AP/IB Tests per Student: 1.1
Overall Newsweek Rank: 49
Graduation Rate: 99%
College-bound Grad Rate: 100%
AP/IB Tests per Student: 1.2
Overall Newsweek Rank: 58
Graduation Rate: 92%
College-bound Grad Rate: 91%
AP/IB Tests per Student: 2.8
Overall Newsweek Rank: 60
Graduation Rate: 100%
College-bound Grad Rate: 100%
AP/IB Tests per Student: 0.9
Overall Newsweek Rank: 66
Graduation Rate: 98%
College-bound Grad Rate: 95%
AP/IB Tests per Student: 1.2
Jeremy Gaines
Overall Newsweek Rank: 78
Graduation Rate: 99%
College-bound Grad Rate: 95%
AP/IB Tests per Student: 1.1
Kathryn Stevens
Overall Newsweek Rank: 80
Graduation Rate: 96%
College-bound Grad Rate: 97%
AP/IB Tests per Student: 1.2
courtesy Stephen Brashears
Overall Newsweek Rank: 81
Graduation Rate: 99%
College-bound Grad Rate: 97%
AP/IB Tests per Student: 0.8
Overall Newsweek Rank: 88
Graduation Rate: 100%
College-bound Grad Rate: 99%
AP/IB Tests per Student: 0.9
Christopher Michel/Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
Overall Newsweek Rank: 89
Graduation Rate: 100%
College-bound Grad Rate: 94%
AP/IB Tests per Student: 0.9
Overall Newsweek Rank: 98
Graduation Rate: 100%
College-bound Grad Rate: 92%
AP/IB Tests per Student: 0.9
Overall Newsweek Rank: 99
Graduation Rate: 98%
College-bound Grad Rate: 97%
AP/IB Tests per Student: 0.8
Joel Glassman/San Marino High School
Overall Newsweek Rank: 100
Graduation Rate: 100%
College-bound Grad Rate: 98%
AP/IB Tests per Student: 0.7
Overall Newsweek Rank: 101
Graduation Rate: 84%
College-bound Grad Rate: 100%
AP/IB Tests per Student: 1.4
Overall Newsweek Rank: 102
Graduation Rate: 98%
College-bound Grad Rate: 96%
AP/IB Tests per Student: 0.8
Overall Newsweek Rank: 103
Graduation Rate: 97%
College-bound Grad Rate: 90%
AP/IB Tests per Student: 1.1
Terry Yu/Monta Vista High School
Overall Newsweek Rank: 111
Graduation Rate: 89%
College-bound Grad Rate: 94%
AP/IB Tests per Student: 1.6
courtesy Stephen Brashears
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