Eden Prairie High School No. 12 in State: U.S. News & World Report Rankings

Eden Prairie High School is the 12th best high school in Minnesota, according to the annual ranking of public high schools by U.S. News & World Report. 

It was also nationally ranked at No. 758. 

More than 21,000 public high schools throughout the country were reviewed. Criteria include student-teacher ratio, a college readiness index (determined by percentage of students taking and passing Advanced Placement and/or International Baccalaureate exams), and students' proficiency on standardized tests.

A total of 44 percent of Eden Prairie High students took one or more Advanced Placement (AP) exams and 82 percent received a passing grade in the 2010-2011 school year, the data used to determine the 2013 rankings.

Mahtomedi Senior High School earned the spot as the state's top-ranking public high school in the survey. The top-ranked school in the nation was School for the Talented and Gifted in Dallas.

The methodology used in the rankings is a multi-step process, where information from nearly 22,000 public high schools throughout the country is reviewed to determine national and statewide rankings. The top 500 schools nationwide earn gold medal status.