STEM Schools Best High Schools

To determine the top science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) schools, U.S. News looked at the top 500 public schools from our latest Best High Schools rankings, and then evaluated their students' participation and success in Advanced Placement (AP®) science and math tests.

Placement (AP®) science and math tests. Read the full STEM methodology.

STEM Rank	School	Total Enrollment	STEM Index
#1	High Technology High School #12 Nationally Ranked	268	97.2
#2	Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology #4 Nationally Ranked	1,811	95.5
#3	Troy High School #209 Nationally Ranked	2,565	89.8
#4	Academy of Allied Health and Science #178 Nationally Ranked	289	88.3
#5	Lynbrook High School #136 Nationally Ranked	1,774	88.0
#6	Monta Vista High School #109 Nationally Ranked	2,496	87.8
#7	Poolesville High School #99 Nationally Ranked	1,170	87.4
#8	Okemos High School #481 Nationally Ranked	1,390	87.2
#9	Stuyvesant High School #49 Nationally Ranked	3,288	86.6
#10	Acton-​Boxborough Regional High School #324 Nationally Ranked	1,990	86.1
#11	Bergen County Academies #34 Nationally Ranked	1,068	85.8
#12	Edgemont Junior-​Senior High School #104 Nationally Ranked	914	85.8
#13	Middlesex County Academy #146 Nationally Ranked	154	85.6
#14	Whitney High School #27 Nationally Ranked	1,023	85.5
#15	Scarsdale High School #340 Nationally Ranked	1,417	85.2
#16	Saratoga High School #147 Nationally Ranked	1,393	85.2
#17	University High School #182 Nationally Ranked	2,402	85.0
#18	Darien High School #217 Nationally Ranked	1,313	84.9
#19	West Windsor-​Plainsboro High School South #162 Nationally Ranked	1,606	84.8
#20	New Trier Township High School Winnetka #345 Nationally Ranked	3,075	84.6
#21	Winchester High School #425 Nationally Ranked	1,089	84.5
#22	Advanced Math & Science Academy Charter School #130 Nationally Ranked	963	84.3
#23	Pittsford Sutherland High School #62 Nationally Ranked	1,020	84.3
#24	Lexington High School #204 Nationally Ranked	1,983	84.1
#25	Indian Hill High School #134 Nationally Ranked                          U.S. News & World Report	720	84.1