How U.S. News Ranked Bucks Co. High Schools In 2020

BUCKS COUNTY, PA — Five Bucks County high schools were ranked among the top 100 in Pennsylvania in U.S. News & World Report's 2020 rankings.

Released this week, the highly regarded schools list placed Central Bucks High School East atop the Bucks County rankings, placing it 17th in the state. It was followed by New Hope-Solebury High School, which placed 22nd in Pennsylvania.

Last year, New Hope-Solebury was the highest ranked high school in Bucks County, according to the rankings.

Here is a look at the Bucks County high schools that ranked in the top 200 in Pennsylvania. In all, U.S. News & World Report listed 754 Pennsylvania high schools.

• Central Bucks High School-East, Doylestown (No. 17)
• New Hope-Solebury High School, New Hope, (No. 22)
• Central Bucks High School-West, Doylestown (No. 32)
• Central Bucks High School-South, Warrington (No. 56)
• Council Rock High School North, Newtown (No. 57)
• Quakertown Community High School, Quakertown (No. 63)
• Council Rock High School South, Holland (No. 107)
• Pennsbury High School, Fairless Hills (No. 128)
• Neshaminy High School, Langhorne, (No. 131)

To see where your local high school ranked, you can check out the rest of the Pennsylvania rankings by clicking here.

This year, two Pennsylvania high schools were ranked in the top 100 in the nation, according to the rankings.

"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."

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.