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Top Magnet Schools

Magnet schools are public high schools that attract the most talented students in a region using an application process that typically involves test scores and grade-point averages. The following are the nation's best magnet schools, according to the Best High Schools analysis.

Rank	School	Quality-adjusted Exams per Test Taker	College Readiness
#12	Academic Magnet High School North Charleston, SC	4.7	98.2
#15	Design and Architecture Senior High School Miami, FL	2.7	96.7
#17	Stanton College Preparatory School Jacksonville, FL	4.6	95.6
#20	Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School Montgomery, AL	3.5	94.2
#26	Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet Nashville, TN	3.6	90.2
#27	Benjamin Franklin High School New Orleans, LA	2.9	89.8
#30	Martin Luther King Academic Magnet School Nashville, TN	3.9	87.0
#37	Northside College Prep Chicago, IL	4.0	85.0
#41	Yonkers High School Yonkers, NY	2.4	81.5
#42	Paxon School for Advanced Studies Jacksonville, FL	2.8	81.4
#44	School of International Studies San Diego High School San Diego, CA	3.6	79.2
#45	Julia R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School Philadelphia, PA	2.8	79.2
#56	The Maine School of Science and Mathematics Limestone, ME	2.4	75.7
#57	Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr. School of the Arts West Palm Beach, FL	2.8	75.5
#60	Suncoast Community High School Riviera Beach, FL	2.6	74.7
#62	Sumner Academy of Arts and Science Kansas City, KS	1.5	74.2
#66	Maritime and Science Technology High School Key Biscayne, FL	2.3	71.6
#82	New World School of the Arts Miami, FL	2.2	67.1
#92	Metro Academic and Classical High School Saint Louis, MO	1.8	64.8
#95	Coral Reef Senior High School Miami, FL	1.8	64.4
#96	Walter Payton College Prep Math, Science, and World Language Academy Chicago, IL	2.8	63.9
#99	Jones College Prep Chicago, IL	1.3	63.1