U.S. News & World Report says its rankings are based on six factors: college readiness, reading and math proficiency, reading and math performance, underserved student performance, college curriculum breadth, and graduation rates.
Here are the top 10 schools in the Jacksonville metro area, according to U.S. News & World Report:
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Top 10 Jacksonville-area high schools, U.S. News and World Report 2023 ranking Stanton College Preparatory School, Jacksonville (No. 1 locally, No. 8 in Florida, 76th nationally)
Top 10 Jacksonville-area high schools, U.S. News and World Report 2023 ranking Paxon School for Advanced Studies, Jacksonville (No. 2 locally, No. 22 in the state, No. 196 nationally)
Top 10 Jacksonville-area high schools, U.S. News and World Report 2023 ranking Darnell Cookman Middle/High School, Jacksonville (No. 3 locally, No. 23 in the state, No. 232 nationally)
Top 10 Jacksonville-area high schools, U.S. News and World Report 2023 ranking Ponte Vedra High School, Ponte Vedra Beach (No. 4 locally, No. 26 in the state, No. 291 nationally)
Top 10 Jacksonville-area high schools, U.S. News and World Report 2023 ranking Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, Jacksonville (No. 5 locally, No. 28 in the state, No. 330 nationally)
Top 10 Jacksonville-area high schools, U.S. News and World Report 2023 ranking Creekside High School, St. Johns (No. 6 locally, No. 41 in the state, No. 633 nationally).
Top 10 Jacksonville-area high schools, U.S. News and World Report 2023 ranking Samuel W. Wolfson High School, Jacksonville (No. 7 locally, No. 43 in the state, No. 688 nationally)
Top 10 Jacksonville-area high schools, U.S. News and World Report 2023 ranking River City Science Academy, Jacksonville (No. 8 locally, No. 47 in the state, No. 751 nationally)
Top 10 Jacksonville-area high schools, U.S. News and World Report 2023 ranking Allen D. Nease High School, Ponte Vedra Beach (No. 9, No. 57 in the state, No. 875 nationally)
Top 10 Jacksonville-area high schools, U.S. News and World Report 2023 ranking Bartram Trail High School, St. Johns (No. 10 locally, No. 82 in the state, No. 1,253 nationally)
