《新闻周刊》每两年评选一次全美国最好的高中, 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, 所以美国最有名的几所高中, 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%. ​ 

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. 

61 Warwick* Newport News Va. 

62 Ft. Myers* Fort Myers Fla. 

63 Vandermeulen Port Jefferson N.Y. 

64 Indian Hill Cincinnati Ohio 

65 Marine & Science Tech Miami Fla. 

66 Grimsley* Greensboro N.C. 

67 University Park Campus Worcester Mass. 

68 Plant Tampa Fla. 

69 Gunn Palo Alto Calif. 

70 Churchill Potomac Md. 

71 Westlake Austin Texas 

72 Miller Place Miller Place N.Y. 

73 Chapel Hill Chapel Hill N.C. 

74 Sumner Academy* Kansas City Kan. 

75 Westwood* Austin Texas 

76 W. T. White Dallas Texas 

77 Pittsford Sutherland Pittsford N.Y. 

78 Lake Brantley Altamonte Springs Fla. 

79 Walter Johnson Bethesda Md. 

80 Classen School of Advanced Studies* Oklahoma City Okla. 

81 Torrey Pines San Diego Calif. 

82 Palm Harbor University* Palm Harbor Fla. 

83 Robinson* Fairfax Va. 

84 Rye Rye N.Y. 

85 Wheatley Old Westbury N.Y. 

86 Stevenson Lincolnshire Ill. 

87 Clarke County* Berryville Va. 

88 Butler Matthews N.C. 

89 Cocoa Beach* Cocoa Beach Fla. 

90 High Technology Lincroft N.J. 

91 Ridge Basking Ridge N.J. 

92 George Washington* Denver Colo. 

93 Cresskill Cresskill N.J. 

94 Chantilly Chantilly Va. 

95 Chagrin Falls Chagrin Falls Ohio 

96 Briarcliff Briarcliff Manor N.Y. 

97 Rye Neck Mamaroneck N.Y. 

98 Bronxville Bronxville N.Y. 

99 Pikesville Baltimore Md. 

100 Grapevine Grapevine Texas