These Tampa Bay High Schools Are Among 2022's Best: U.S. News

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30 April, 2022

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FLORIDA — Plant High School in Tampa is the top-ranked Tampa Bay high school in Florida, according to a new national ranking by U.S. News and World Report. This year's list of best high schools evaluated more than 17,800 schools nationwide, including more than 200 schools in the Sunshine State. The 2022 ranking of best high schools is intended to show how well the nation's public schools serve all students, regardless of achievement level, by teaching them basic skills and preparing them for college-level work, according to a news release from U.S. News. Families can also use the rankings to see how schools compare at the national, state and local levels on factors such as graduation rates and college readiness. Related: These Florida High Schools Are Among 2022's Best: U.S. News While thousands of schools were evaluated, these Tampa Bay schools were ranked among the top schools in Tampa Bay, according to U.S. News: 1 Plant High School, Hillsborough County, ranked No. 39 in the state2 Steinbrenner High School, Hillsborough, ranked No. 41 in the state3 Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate High School, Hillsborough, ranked 45 in the state4 Newsome High School, Hillsborough, ranked 485 Palm Harbor University High School, Pinellas County, ranked No. 566 Osceola Fundamental High School, Pinellas County, ranked No. 757 Robinson High School, Hillsborough, ranked No. 788 St. Petersburg Collegiate High School, Pinellas, ranked No. 81 9 Sickles High School, Hillsborough, ranked No. 8310 Land O' Lakes High School, Pasco County, , ranked No. 8511 East Lake High School, Pinellas, ranked No. 11012 Wiregrass Ranch High School, Pasco, ranked No. 11413 Tampa Bay Tech High School, Hillsborough, ranked No. 12414 James W. Mitchell High School, Pasco, ranked No. 12915 Sunlake High School, Pasco, ranked No. 13216 Bell Creek Academy High School, Hillsborough, ranked No. 13317 Strawberry Crest High School, Hillsborough, ranked No. 13918 Middleton High School, Hillsborough, ranked No. 14319 Hillsborough Virtual School, Hillsborough, ranked No. 15320 Riverview High School, Hillsborough, ranked No. 17521 Alonso High School, Hillsborough, ranked No. 17722 Bloomingdale High School, Hillsborough, ranked No. 18023 King High School, Hillsborough, ranked No. 18724 Largo High School, Pinellas, ranked No. 18825 Lakewood High School, Pinellas, ranked No. 18926 Hillsborough High School, Hillsborough, ranked Nov. 19527 Tarpon Springs High School, Pinellas, ranked No. 19928 St. Petersburg High School, Pinellas, ranked No. 20929 Gaither High School, Hillsborough, ranked No. 21430 Frank W. Springstead High School, Hernando County, ranked No. 22431 River Ridge High School, Pasco, ranked No. 23732 Wharton High School, Hillsborough, ranked No. 24233 Dayspring Academy, Pasco, ranked No. 24834 Wesley Chapel High School, Pasco, ranked No. 25035 Boca Ciega High School, Pinellas, ranked No. 25236 Countryside High School, Pinellas, ranked No. 25537 Durant High School, Hillsborough, ranked No. 26038 Cypress Creek High School, Pasco, ranked No. 26139 Jefferson High School, Hillsborough, ranked No. 26540 Plant City High School, Hillsborough, ranked No. 26741 Blake High School, Hillsborough, ranked No. 27642 Leto High School, Hillsborough, ranked No. 27843 Gibbs High School, Pinellas, ranked No. 28044 Northeast High School, Pinellas, ranked No. 29345 Wendell Krinn Technical High School, Pasco, ranked No. 31346 Freedom High School, Hillsborough, ranked No. 33447 Pinellas Park High School, Pinellas, ranked No. 34348 Pasco Eschool-Virtual Franchise, Pasco, ranked No. 34549 Nature Coast Technical High School, Hernando, ranked No.35150 Armwood High School, Hillsborough, ranked No. 37151 Seminole High School, Pinellas, ranked No. 37252 Lennard High School, Hillsborough, ranked No. 373 53 East Bay High School, Hillsborough, ranked No. 374 54 Gulf High School, Pasco, ranked No. 37955 Zephyrhills High School, Pasco, ranked No.39856 Dunedin High School, Pinellas, ranked No. 39957 Brandon High School, Hillsborough, ranked No. 40558 Pinellas Virtual Franchise, Pinellas, ranked No. 41859 Hudson High School, Pasco, ranked No. 42060 Dixie M. Hollins High School, Pinellas, ranked No. 42361 Clearwater High School, Pinellas, ranked No. 44462 Anclote High School, Pasco, ranked No. 44563 Chamberlain High School, Hillsborough, ranked No. 44764 Central High School, Hernando, ranked No. 46365 Spoto High School, Hillsborough, ranked No. 46766 Weeki Wachee High School, Hernando, ranked No. 46867 Hernando High School, Hernando, ranked No. 47568 Fivay High School, Pasco, ranked No. 48769 Pasco High School, Pasco, ranked No. 50470 Bayside High School, Pinellas71 Enterprise Charter High School, Pinellas72 Pinellas Gulf Coast Academy, Pinellas73 Pivot Charter School, Hillsborough74 Seminole Heights Charter High School, Hillsborough75 South County Career Center, Hillsborough This year, the top 15 schools nationally are in 14 different states. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia, was ranked No. 1 in the nation, as well as among magnet schools. Here are the top 10 schools in this year's national Best High Schools ranking: Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology - Alexandria, VirginiaAcademic Magnet High School - North Charleston, South CarolinaSignature School - Evansville, IndianaSchool for Advanced Studies - Miami, FloridaPayton College Preparatory High School - Chicago, IllinoisThe Davidson Academy of Nevada - Reno, NevadaCentral Magnet School - Murfreesboro, TennesseeThe School for the Talented and Gifted - Dallas, TexasGwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology - Lawrenceville, GeorgiaJulia R. Masterman Secondary School - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania This year's schools were ranked on six measures: college readiness, college curriculum breadth, state assessment performance, state assessment proficiency, reading and math proficiency, reading and math performance, underserved student performance and graduation rates. The data used in this year's ranking is from the 2019-20 academic school year. U.S. News adjusted its calculation of these measures to account for the impact COVID-19 had on schools in the 2019-20 school year. Since most states closed schools for in-person instruction starting in March 2020 — typically just before most states conduct assessments — the U.S. Department of Education granted waivers allowing all states to forgo state testing for the 2019-20 school year. To account for this, U.S. News relied on past assessment data from the three prior ranking years. Researchers also incorporated state science assessment data from the 2018-19 school year. Read more about the Best High Schools methodology. In addition to the national rankings, U.S. News also published rankings at the state, metro area and school district levels. Only metro areas and school districts with three or more high schools were included in these subrankings.