Six M-DCPS High Schools Among America’s 100 Best by U.S. News

U.S. News & World Report announced its list of the 2022 Best High Schools in America, based on the review of nearly 24,000 public high schools in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) led Florida once again with 91 traditional and magnet schools on the list, including six high schools among the top 100 in the nation and nine in the top 20 for the state. This includes School for Advanced Studies (SAS), which is ranked the number one school in Florida, and the fourth top school in the nation.

The magazine analyzed all the schools using a six-step analysis, including Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) tests, school performance, math and reading proficiency, graduation rates and achievement gap.

Six M-DCPS schools were recognized as among the best 100 schools in the nation:

#4       School for Advanced Studies (SAS)

#39     School for Advanced Studies  Homestead

#60     Young Women’s Preparatory Academy

#73     Jose Marti MAST 6-12 Academy

#74     Design & Architecture Senior High School (DASH)

#99     iPreparatory Academy (iPrep)

Nine M-DCPS schools ranked among Florida’s top 20:

#1       School for Advanced Studies (SAS)

#3       School for Advanced Studies  Homestead

#6       Young Women’s Preparatory Academy

#7       Jose Marti MAST 6-12 Academy

#8       Design & Architecture Senior High School (DASH)

#11     iPreparatory Academy (iPrep)

#12     MAST@FIU

#18     International Studies Preparatory Academy

#19     Terra Environmental Research Institute

For the complete list visit, www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools.