CA Has 82 Newsweek Best STEM High Schools In 2019

CALIFORNIA — California has 82 of the best 500 high schools in America when it comes to science, technology, engineering and mathematics, according to a new ranking.

The Newsweek report, released earlier this month, shows Stanford Online High School in California is among the nation’s top STEM schools, with an overall score of 99.15 out of 100.

Here are all the STEM schools in California that earned a spot on the list:

Stanford Online High School

• Redwood City
• Private
• Stem Rank: 3

Cate School

• Carpinteria
• Private
• Stem Rank: 17

Troy High School

• Fullerton
• Public
• Stem Rank: 39

Marlborough School

• Los Angeles
• Private
• Stem Rank: 42

University High School (Irvine)

• Irvine
• Public
• Stem Rank: 53

The Harker School

• San Jose
• Private
• Stem Rank: 63

Monta Vista High School

• Cupertino
• Public
• Stem Rank: 69

Saratoga High School

• Saratoga
• Public
• Stem Rank: 74

Henry M. Gunn High School

• Palo Alto
• Public
• Stem Rank: 78

Whitney High School

• Cerritos
• Public
• Stem Rank: 81

The College Preparatory School

• Oakland
• Private
• Stem Rank: 83

Harvard-Westlake School

• Studio City
• Private
• Stem Rank: 86

Lynbrook High School

• San Jose
• Public
• Stem Rank: 87

Mission San Jose High School

• Fremont
• Public
• Stem Rank: 91

Castilleja High School

• Palo Alto
• Private
• Stem Rank: 92

The Thacher School

• Ojai
• Private
• Stem Rank: 93

Palo Alto High School

• Palo Alto
• Public
• Stem Rank: 100

Homestead High School

• Cupertino
• Public
• Stem Rank: 102

Cupertino High School

• Cupertino
• Public
• Stem Rank: 106

Polytechnic School

• Pasadena
• Private
• Stem Rank: 111

Los Gatos High School

• Los Gatos
• Public
• Stem Rank: 112

Miramonte High School

• Orinda
• Public
• Stem Rank: 115

BASIS Independent Silicon Valley

• San Jose
• Private
• Stem Rank: 120

Crystal Springs Uplands School

• Hillsborough
• Private
• Stem Rank: 132

Dougherty Valley High School

• San Ramon
• Public
• Stem Rank: 139

Westview High School

• San Diego
• Public
• Stem Rank: 143

Menlo School

• Atherton
• Private
• Stem Rank: 144

The Branson School

• Ross
• Private
• Stem Rank: 155

Leland High School

• San Jose
• Public
• Stem Rank: 166

Amador Valley High School

• Pleasanton
• Public
• Stem Rank: 169

The Nueva School

• Hillsborough
• Private
• Stem Rank: 191

Francis Parker School

• San Diego
• Private
• Stem Rank: 195

Westlake High School

• Westlake Village
• Public
• Stem Rank: 202

Acalanes High School

• Lafayette
• Public
• Stem Rank: 205

Northwood High School

• Irvine
• Public
• Stem Rank: 207

Marin Academy

• San Rafael
• Private
• Stem Rank: 208

Del Norte High School

• San Diego
• Public
• Stem Rank: 211

The Bishop's School

• San Diego
• Private
• Stem Rank: 212

The Webb Schools

• Claremont
• Private
• Stem Rank: 218

Torrey Pines High School

• San Diego
• Public
• Stem Rank: 225

Flintridge Preparatory School

• La Canada Flintridge
• Private
• Stem Rank: 226

Fairmont High School

• Anaheim
• Private
• Stem Rank: 228

Head-Royce School

• Oakland
• Private
• Stem Rank: 232

Oxford Academy

• Cypress
• Public
• Stem Rank: 236

San Francisco University High School

• San Francisco
• Private
• Stem Rank: 238

Campolindo High School

• Moraga
• Public
• Stem Rank: 239

Foothill High School

• Pleasanton
• Public
• Stem Rank: 242

San Marino High School

• San Marino
• Public
• Stem Rank: 253

Lowell High School

• San Francisco
• Public
• Stem Rank: 257

Mills High School

• Millbrae
• Public
• Stem Rank:266

The Quarry Lane School

• Dublin
• Private
• Stem Rank: 267

Sir Francis Drake High School

• San Anselmo
• Public
• Stem Rank: 271

Lick-Wilmerding High School

• San Francisco
• Private
• Stem Rank: 280

Loyola High School

• Los Angeles
• Private
• Stem Rank: 285

Canyon Crest Academy

• San Diego
• Public
• Stem Rank: 286

Palos Verdes Peninsula High School

• Rolling Hills Estates
• Public
• Stem Rank: 288

Los Altos High School

• Los Altos
• Public
• Stem Rank: 288

Windward School

• Los Angeles
• Private
• Stem Rank: 292

French American International School - San Francisco

• San Francisco
• Private
• Stem Rank: 294

La Canada High School

• La Canada
• Public
• Stem Rank: 298

Aragon High School

• San Mateo
• Public
• Stem Rank: 299

Arnold O. Beckman High School

• Irvine
• Public
• Stem Rank: 301

Redwood High School

• Larkspur
• Public
• Stem Rank: 303

University Preparatory Academy Charter School

• San Jose
• Public
• Stem Rank: 314

Diamond Bar High School

• Diamond Bar
• Public
• Stem Rank: 317

Westridge School

• Pasadena
• Private
• Stem Rank: 320

Chadwick School

• Palos Verdes Peninsula
• Public
• Stem Rank: 322

Piedmont High School

• Piedmont
• Public
• Stem Rank: 323

Arcadia High School

• Arcadia
• Public
• Stem Rank: 329

Pacific Ridge School

• Carlsbad
• Private
• Stem Rank: 353

Mira Costa High School

• Manhattan Beach
• Public
• Stem Rank: 384

Oakwood School

• North Hollywood
• Private
• Stem Rank: 389

The Urban School of San Francisco

• San Francisco
• Private
• Stem Rank: 398

Pacific Collegiate Charter School

• Santa Cruz
• Public
• Stem Rank: 408

Viewpoint School

• Calabasas
• Private
• Stem Rank: 414

York School

• Monterey
• Private
• Stem Rank: 433

Sage Hill School

• Newport Coast
• Private
• Stem Rank: 456

California Academy of Mathematics and Science

• Carson
• Public
• Stem Rank: 479

La Jolla High School

• La Jolla
• Public
• Stem Rank: 381

Oakwood School

• North Hollywood
• Private
• Stem Rank: 389

Sacred Heart Schools Atherton

• Atherton
• Private
• Stem Rank: 485

Cerritos High School

• Cerritos
• Public
• Stem Rank: 489

“With high-profile institutions in big urban areas and small but strong programs across the nation, America’s future in science, technology, engineering and mathematics is in good hands,” the report’s researchers said.

Newsweek and STEM.org determined the rankings by utilizing regression analysis to evaluate which primary and secondary institutions in America best offer students quality experience in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, while also preparing them for post-school life.

Texas had three schools crack the top 10 best STEM schools overall in the country, including the top two institutions.

School of Science and Engineering, located in Dallas, Texas, was ranked as the No. 1 STEM school in the United States.

STEM schools in eight different states made the top 10.

1. School of Science and Engineering: Dallas, Texas
2. School for the Talented and Gifted: Dallas, Texas
3. Stanford Online High School: Redwood City, California
4. Bronx High School of Science: Bronx, New York
5. University of Chicago Laboratory Schools: Chicago, Illinois
6. Liberal Arts and Science Academy: Austin, Texas
7. The Early College at Guilford: Greensboro, North Carolina
8. Maine School of Science and Mathematics: Limestone, Maine
9. Cranbrook Schools: Bloomsfield Hills, Michigan
10. Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science: Worcester, Massachusetts

The full report on the best STEM schools in America is available on Newsweek.org.