America's Best High Schools 2010

According to the U.S. News & World Report's America's Best High Schools rankings 2010, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST) took the top spot as the No. 1 high school in the nation. TJHSST is one of 18 Virginia Governor's Schools, and a founding member of the National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science and Technology.

Raleigh Charter High School is rated 24th among America’s Best High Schools. Last year, it had a ranking of 20th in US News. These rankings qualify for what US News calls the Gold Medal List, the Top 100 Schools.

IDEA College Preparatory has been named the 13th best high school in the nation. This ranking placed IDEA College Prep for the second consecutive year on the Gold list. Overall U.S. News ranked IDEA College Preparatory as the top charter school in Texas, and the third highest high school in the state of Texas. It is the second top open enrollment school and the third top charter school in the nation.

Top 25 of America's Best High Schools - Gold Medal Rank:

1. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

Location: Alexandria, VA

2. International Academy

Location: Bloomfield Hills, MI

3. Whitney High School

Location: Cerritos, CA

4. Oxford Academy

Location: Cypress, CA

5. School for the Talented and Gifted at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center

Location: Dallas, TX

6. Newcomers High School

Location: Long Island City, NY

7. Pacific Collegiate School

Location: Santa Cruz, CA

8. School of Science and Engineering Magnet

Location: Dallas, TX

9. BASIS Tucson

Location: Tucson, AZ

10. International School

Location: Bellevue, WA

11. High Technology High School

Location: Lincroft, NJ

12. Academic Magnet High School

Location: No. Charleston, SC

13. IDEA Quest Academy & College Prepatory

Location: Donna, TX

14. Pine View School

Location: Osprey, FL

15. Design and Architecture Senior High School

Location: Miami, FL

16. KIPP Houston High School

Location: Houston, TX

17. Stanton College Preparatory School

Location: Jacksonville, FL

18. The Early College at Guilford

Location: Greensboro, NC

19. The High School of American Studies at Lehman College

Location: Bronx, NY

20. Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School

Location: Montgomery, AL

21. University High School

Location: Tucson, AZ

22. California Academy of Math & Science

Location: Carson, CA

23. Animo Leadership Charter High School

Location: Inglewood, CA

24. Raleigh Charter High School

Location: Raleigh, NC

25. Lennox Mathematics, Science & Technology Academy

Location: Lennox, CA

Source: US News

* Suggested Reading: Top Public High Schools (America)