America's Best High Schools 2010
12/9/2009 12:00 AMU.S. News & World Report
Minnesota Ranked 31st out of 47 States
America's Best High Schools 2010
State-by-State Statistics
| Rank |
State |
Number of High Schools* |
Number eligible for full analysis |
Awarded bronze or better |
Bronze or better medal (% of total) |
Awarded silver or gold |
Silver or gold (% of total) |
Awarded Gold |
Gold (% of total) |
| 1 |
Connecticut |
193 |
143 |
16 |
8.3% |
12 |
6.2% |
0 |
0.0% |
| 2 |
Massachusetts |
345 |
253 |
37 |
10.7% |
21 |
6.1% |
2 |
0.6% |
| 3 |
California |
1839 |
893 |
170 |
9.2% |
110 |
6.0% |
20 |
1.1% |
| 4 |
New Jersey |
397 |
299 |
41 |
10.3% |
23 |
5.8% |
5 |
1.3% |
| 5 |
New York |
1041 |
676 |
122 |
11.7% |
53 |
5.1% |
23 |
2.2% |
|
| 6 |
Illinois |
742 |
296 |
70 |
9.4% |
37 |
5.0% |
3 |
0.4% |
| 7 |
Vermont |
63 |
39 |
8 |
12.7% |
3 |
4.8% |
0 |
0.0% |
| 8 |
Washington |
453 |
211 |
51 |
11.3% |
21 |
4.6% |
4 |
0.9% |
| 9 |
Maine |
115 |
77 |
10 |
8.7% |
5 |
4.3% |
1 |
0.9% |
| 9 |
Maryland** |
231 |
173 |
15 |
6.5% |
10 |
4.3% |
0 |
0.0% |
| 11 |
Florida |
608 |
367 |
43 |
7.1% |
24 |
3.9% |
10 |
1.6% |
| 12 |
New Hampshire** |
78 |
59 |
8 |
10.3% |
3 |
3.8% |
0 |
0.0% |
| 13 |
Rhode Island |
54 |
21 |
4 |
7.4% |
2 |
3.7% |
0 |
0.0% |
| 14 |
Texas |
1425 |
669 |
122 |
8.6% |
50 |
3.5% |
11 |
0.8% |
| 15 |
Colorado |
338 |
146 |
32 |
9.5% |
11 |
3.3% |
1 |
0.3% |
| 16 |
Nevada |
94 |
54 |
5 |
5.3% |
3 |
3.2% |
0 |
0.0% |
| 16 |
Oregon |
283 |
100 |
33 |
11.7% |
9 |
3.2% |
0 |
0.0% |
| 18 |
Kentucky |
258 |
148 |
32 |
12.4% |
8 |
3.1% |
0 |
0.0% |
| 19 |
North Carolina |
440 |
314 |
44 |
10.0% |
13 |
3.0% |
2 |
0.5% |
| 20 |
Georgia |
380 |
288 |
29 |
7.6% |
11 |
2.9% |
1 |
0.3% |
| 21 |
Delaware |
37 |
28 |
4 |
10.8% |
1 |
2.7% |
1 |
2.7% |
| 21 |
District of Columbia |
37 |
12 |
4 |
10.8% |
1 |
2.7% |
0 |
0.0% |
| 23 |
Virginia |
320 |
221 |
36 |
11.3% |
8 |
2.5% |
2 |
0.6% |
| 23 |
Arizona** |
400 |
128 |
36 |
9.0% |
10 |
2.5% |
2 |
0.5% |
| 25 |
Pennsylvania |
676 |
356 |
69 |
10.2% |
16 |
2.4% |
1 |
0.1% |
| 26 |
Michigan |
864 |
324 |
75 |
8.7% |
20 |
2.3% |
1 |
0.1% |
| 27 |
Utah |
181 |
71 |
15 |
8.3% |
4 |
2.2% |
0 |
0.0% |
| 27 |
Indiana** |
366 |
235 |
30 |
8.2% |
8 |
2.2% |
1 |
0.3% |
| 27 |
Alabama |
372 |
101 |
45 |
12.1% |
8 |
2.2% |
1 |
0.3% |
| 30 |
Louisiana** |
316 |
57 |
31 |
9.8% |
6 |
1.9% |
1 |
0.3% |
| 31 |
Minnesota |
604 |
155 |
39 |
6.5% |
11 |
1.8% |
0 |
0.0% |
| 32 |
Wyoming**# |
63 |
15 |
8 |
12.7% |
1 |
1.6% |
0 |
0.0% |
| 33 |
South Carolina |
200 |
137 |
22 |
11.0% |
3 |
1.5% |
1 |
0.5% |
| 34 |
New Mexico |
138 |
53 |
21 |
15.2% |
2 |
1.4% |
0 |
0.0% |
| 34 |
Missouri |
489 |
100 |
41 |
8.4% |
7 |
1.4% |
1 |
0.2% |
| 36 |
Tennessee# |
320 |
138 |
27 |
8.4% |
4 |
1.3% |
2 |
0.6% |
| 37 |
Idaho# |
165 |
42 |
19 |
11.5% |
2 |
1.2% |
1 |
0.6% |
| 38 |
Alaska |
97 |
25 |
7 |
7.2% |
1 |
1.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
| 39 |
Ohio** |
818 |
356 |
46 |
5.6% |
7 |
0.9% |
1 |
0.1% |
| 40 |
West Virginia# |
121 |
55 |
19 |
15.7% |
1 |
0.8% |
0 |
0.0% |
| 40 |
Iowa |
378 |
71 |
47 |
12.4% |
3 |
0.8% |
0 |
0.0% |
| 42 |
South Dakota |
136 |
20 |
13 |
9.6% |
1 |
0.7% |
0 |
0.0% |
| 42 |
Arkansas** |
274 |
165 |
38 |
13.9% |
2 |
0.7% |
0 |
0.0% |
| 44 |
Wisconsin |
500 |
240 |
50 |
10.0% |
3 |
0.6% |
0 |
0.0% |
| 45 |
Mississippi |
245 |
66 |
40 |
16.3% |
1 |
0.4% |
0 |
0.0% |
| 46 |
Kansas |
318 |
62 |
43 |
13.5% |
1 |
0.3% |
1 |
0.3% |
| 47 |
Hawaii** |
48 |
35 |
8 |
16.7% |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
| 47 |
North Dakota |
108 |
12 |
13 |
12.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
| 47 |
Montana# |
114 |
29 |
12 |
10.5% |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
| Not ranked |
Oklahoma*** |
411 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| Not ranked |
Nebraska*** |
250 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| |
Totals |
18743 |
8535 |
1750 |
9.3 |
561 |
3.0% |
100 |
0.5% |
* Number of schools that, at a minimum, served at least 15 students in grade 12, and thus could be expected to award high school diplomas
** States for which student subgroup data were not available for statewide analysis. In each case, schools identified through step 1 were then evaluated on step 3, and the resulting list was then subjected to a by-hand screen of step 2 data using the state's online report card for these schools.
*** States for which there was not sufficient state data available for steps 1 and 2 for statewide analysis. Step 3 was still evaluated for the determination of Honorable Mention status.
# States for which 2007-08 state assessment data could not be obtained, so 2006-07 data were used instead. Affects steps 1 and 2 only.
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