U.S. News 2020 High School Rankings: 4 In Michigan In Top 100

MICHIGAN — Attending high school in the age of the new coronavirus is an experience like no other in history, but U.S. News & World Report has kept up its rankings, finding four schools in Michigan among the top 100 in the nation.

“The Best High Schools rankings provide the most comprehensive, data-based information on nearly every public high school in the country,” Anita Narayan, managing editor of Education at U.S. News, said in a news release. “Families can use this information to see how their local schools compare on graduation rates and state assessments, as well as academic performance by students who are traditionally underserved — those who are black, Hispanic or from low-income households.”

Here are the schools in Michigan ranked by U.S. News in the top 100.

• City High Middle School, Grand Rapids, No. 21 nationally, No. 1 statewide
• International Academy of Macomb, Clinton Township, No. 26, No. 2 statewide
• International Academy, Bloomfield Hills, No. 40, No. 3 statewide
• Washtenaw International High School, Ypsilanti, No. 78, No. 4 statewide

Here are the rest of the top 20 schools in the state.

• Rochester Adams High School, Rochester Hills (No. 5 statewide, No. 209 nationally)
• Troy High School, Troy (No. 6 statewide, No. 323 nationally)
• Black River Public School, Holland (No. 7 statewide, No. 345 nationally)
• Novi High School, Novi (No. 8 statewide, No. 429 nationally)
• Okemos High School, Okemos (No. 9 statewide, No. 438 nationally)
• Northville High School, Northville (No. 10 statewide, No. 443 nationally)
• Pioneer High School, Ann Arbor (No. 11 statewide, No. 523 nationally)
• Ernest W. Seahom High School, Birmingham (No. 12 statewide, No. 541 nationally)
• Houghton Central High School, Houghton (No. 13 statewide, No. 670 nationally)
• East Grand Rapids High School, Grand Rapids (No. 14 statewide, No. 675 nationally)
• Pewamo-Westphalia Middle/High School, Westphalia (No. 15 statewide, No. 683 nationally)
• Chelsea High School, Chelsea (No. 16 statewide, No. 705 nationally)
• Stoney Creek High School, Rochester Hills (No. 17 statewide, No. 722 nationally)
• Skyline High School, Ann Arbor (No. 18 statewide, No. 752 nationally)
• Saline High School, Saline (No. 19 statewide, No. 765 nationally)
• Northern High School, Grand Rapids (No. 20 statewide, No. 772 nationally)

U.S. News used a number of weighted criteria to come up with the rankings, the most important being college readiness. You can see the full methodology here.

2020 Best High Schools National Rankings:
1. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (VA)
2. Academic Magnet High School (SC)
3. Merrol Hyde Magnet School (TN)
4. School for Advanced Studies (FL)
5. Townsend Harris High School (NY)
6. The School for the Talented and Gifted (TX)
7. BASIS Chandler (AZ)
8. Haas Hall Academy Bentonville (AR)
9. Payton College Preparatory High School (IL)
10. Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School (TX)