Schools from 3 States Earn High STEM Ratings

Schools in three states tend to do the best job of preparing graduates in science, technology, engineering and math education, according to the 2013 Best High Schools for STEM Rankings from U.S. News & World Report.

California, New York and New Jersey together boast almost half of the high schools on the STEM rankings this year. U.S. News started with 500 public schools that earned gold medals in the 2013 Best High Schools rankings. Then it evaluated the results of students' Advanced Placement science and math tests in 2011.

As a result, 250 ended up being ranked on the STEM list, and nearly 45 of them are charter or magnet schools.

Of the top 10 schools, three hail from California and two come from New Jersey.

Lincroft, N.J.
District: Monmouth County Vocational School District

 

Alexandria, Va.
District: Fairfax County Public Schools

 

Fullerton, Calif.
District: Fullerton Joint Union High

 

Neptune, N.J.
District: Monmouth County Vocational School District

 

San Jose, Calif.
District: Fremont Union High

 

Cupertino, Calif.
District: Fremont Union High

 

Poolesville, Md.
District: Montgomery County Public Schools

 

Okemos, Mich.
District: Okemos Public Schools

 

New York, N.Y.
District: New York City Public Schools

 

Acton, Mass.
District: Acton-Boxborough


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