The latest U.S. News and World Report best high schools ranking includes four Lehigh Valley public schools in Pennsylvania’s top 100, with a charter school ranking the highest of the four.
The list uses metrics such as graduation rate and college readiness, a score that measures participation and passing rates in Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate exams.
Scores on state assessments also factor into the rankings, and adjustments are made to account for how much a school over or under performs in relation to expectations informed by demographic data.
Here are the Lehigh Valley public high schools that made the top 100 in Pennsylvania:
• Lehigh Valley Academy Regional Charter School: #23 in PA, #754 nationally
• Southern Lehigh Senior High School: #71 in PA, #1,901 nationally
• Nazareth Area High School: #90 in PA, #2,302 nationally
• Parkland High School: #97 in PA, #2,557 nationally
Just out of the top 100 were two other Lehigh Valley schools: Saucon Valley Senior High ranked #104 in PA, #2,744 nationally, while Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts ranked #107 in PA, #2,778 nationally.
See how all of the Lehigh Valley’s high schools ranked here.
What are the best high schools in the Lehigh Valley? Latest U.S. News rankings revealed