CONCORD, NH — Slightly more than two dozen public high schools in New Hampshire are among the best in the country, according to new rankings released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.
In the list, New Hampshire ranks 13th among U.S. states and the District of Columbia, a . The state was ninth in 2018. Historically, in both U.S. News and Niche rankings, New Hampshire has consistently ranked as a top five or top 10 state.
Among the 70 out of 93 high schools that were ranked, three were in the top 5 percent nationally, while 26 were in the top 25 percent. In 2016, 14 schools .
State-by-state performance is based solely on which states have the most significant proportion of schools in the Top 25 percent. Massachusetts again leads in the ranking, followed by Connecticut, New Jersey, Maryland and Florida. The top high schools have students who score exceptionally high on math, reading and science assessments, as well strong performance among under-served students. High school graduation rates and college readiness among graduates are also measured.
The Top 25 :
- Academy for Science and Design Charter School in Nashua
- Sunapee Senior High School in Sunapee
- Hanover High School in Hanover
- Lebanon High School in Lebanon
- Windham High School in Windham
- Hollis-Brookline High School in Hollis
- Bedford High School in Bedford
- Coe-Brown Academy in Northwood
- Profile Senior High School Profile School District in Bethlehem
- Newmarket Junior-Senior High School in Newmarket
- Hopkinton High School in Contoocook
- Exeter High School in Exeter
- Oyster River High School in Durham
- Moultonborough Academy in Moultonborough
- Portsmouth High School in Portsmouth
- Souhegan High School in Amherst
- Conval Regional High School in Peterborough
- Mascenic Regional High School in New Ipswich
- Goffstown High School in Goffstown
- Bow High School in Bow
- Nashua High School South in Nashua
- Virtual Learning Academy Charter School in Exeter
- Winnacunnet High School in Hampton
- Inter-Lakes High School in Meredith
- Lin-Wood Public School in Lincoln
Other Patch schools outside the Top 25 included Nashua High School North, which was 27th; The Founders Academy Charter School in Manchester at 28th; Salem High School was 29th; Milford High School came in 32nd on the list; Londonderry High School was 37th; Merrimack High School came in 52nd on the list while Concord High School was 58th. Merrimack Valley High School in Penacook was 64th; the Granite State Arts Academy Charter School in Salem was 66th; and Manchester Central High School was 67th in the state.
The Academy for Science and Design Charter School was ranked 245th of all schools in the United States and 61st of all charter schools nationwide. It was also .