Millbrae School Among 100 Best Public High Schools

SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA – Six high schools in San Mateo County earned top marks this week.

San Mateo and Aragon high schools in San Mateo, Mills High School in Millbrae, Carlmont High School in Belmont, Menlo-Atherton High School in Atherton and Burlingame High School in Burlingame landed among California's 100 best public high schools for 2019, according to a new set of rankings released by Niche.com this week.

The rankings were released as part of Niche’s 2019 K-12 rankings.

Aragon took the 35th highest spot and Burlingame High took 37th. Carlmont was ranked No. 50, San Mateo High was No. 60, Mills at No. 83 and Menlo-Atherton High at No. 86.

Per the Niche ratings, here are the top 100 public high schools in California:

1. Canyon Crest Academy - San Diego. https://www.niche.com/k12/cany... A+
2. Henry M. Gunn High School - Palo Alto. https://www.niche.com/k12/henr... A+
3. Troy High School - Fullerton. https://www.niche.com/k12/troy... A+
4. Palo Alto High School - Palo Alto. https://www.niche.com/k12/palo... A+
5. Miramonte High School - Orinda. https://www.niche.com/k12/mira... A+
6. Northwood High School - Irvine. https://www.niche.com/k12/nort... A+
7. Saratoga High School - Saratoga. https://www.niche.com/k12/sara... A+
8. Torrey Pines High School - San Diego. https://www.niche.com/k12/torr... A+
9. Palos Verdes Peninsula High School - Rolling Hills Estates. https://www.niche.com/k12/palo... A+
10. Los Altos High School - Los Altos. https://www.niche.com/k12/los-.... A+
11. Westview High School - San Diego. https://www.niche.com/k12/west... A+
12. California Academy of Mathematics & Science - Carson. https://www.niche.com/k12/cali... A+

13. Los Gatos High School - Los Gatos. https://www.niche.com/k12/los-... A+
14. Lynbrook High School - San Jose. https://www.niche.com/k12/lynb... A+
15. Granada Hills Charter High School - Los Angeles. https://www.niche.com/k12/gran... A+
16. Campolindo High School - Moraga. https://www.niche.com/k12/camp... A+
17. San Marino High School - San Marino. https://www.niche.com/k12/san-... A+
18. La Canada High School - La Cañada Flintridge. https://www.niche.com/k12/la-c... A+

19. Carmel High School - Monterey County - https://www.niche.com/k12/carm... A+

20. Lowell High School - San Francisco. https://www.niche.com/k12/lowe... A+
21. Redwood High School - Larkspur. https://www.niche.com/k12/redw... A+
22. Arcadia High School - Arcadia. https://www.niche.com/k12/arca... A+
23. University High School - Fresno. https://www.niche.com/k12/univ... A+
24. Orange County School of the Arts - Santa Ana. https://www.niche.com/k12/oran... A+
25. Amador Valley High School - Pleasanton. https://www.niche.com/k12/amad... A+
26. University High School - Irvine. https://www.niche.com/k12/univ... A+
27. Oxford Academy - Cypress. https://www.niche.com/k12/oxfo... A+
28. Whitney High School - Cerritos. https://www.niche.com/k12/whit... A+
29. Dougherty Valley High School - San Ramon. https://www.niche.com/k12/doug... A+
30. Walnut High School - Walnut. https://www.niche.com/k12/waln... A+
31. Academy of the Canyons - Santa Clarita. https://www.niche.com/k12/acad... A+
32. Westlake High School - Thousand Oaks. https://www.niche.com/k12/west... A+
33. Monta Vista High School - Cupertino. https://www.niche.com/k12/mont... A+
34. Mountain View High School - Mountain View. https://www.niche.com/k12/moun... A+
35. Aragon High School - San Mateo. https://www.niche.com/k12/arag... A+
36. Del Norte High School - San Diego. https://www.niche.com/k12/del-... A+
37. Burlingame High School - Burlingame. https://www.niche.com/k12/burl... A+
38. Mission San Jose High School - Fremont. https://www.niche.com/k12/miss... A+
39. Corona Del Mar High School - Newport Beach. https://www.niche.com/k12/coro... A+
40. South Pasadena Senior High School - South Pasadena. https://www.niche.com/k12/sout... A+
41. Cupertino High School - Cupertino. https://www.niche.com/k12/cupe... A+
42. Leland High School - San Jose. https://www.niche.com/k12/lela... A+
43. Davis Senior High School - Davis. https://www.niche.com/k12/davi... A+
44. Diamond Bar High School - Diamond Bar. https://www.niche.com/k12/diam... A+
45. Arnold O. Beckman High School - Irvine. https://www.niche.com/k12/arno... A+
46. Pacific Collegiate Charter School - Santa Cruz. https://www.niche.com/k12/paci... A+

47. Albany High School - Albany. https://www.niche.com/k12/alba... A+
48. Coronado High School - Coronado. https://www.niche.com/k12/coro... A+
49. Woodbridge High School - Irvine. https://www.niche.com/k12/wood... A+
50. Carlmont High School - Belmont. https://www.niche.com/k12/carl... A+
51. Foothill High School - Pleasanton. https://www.niche.com/k12/foot... A+
52. Acalanes High School - Lafayette. https://www.niche.com/k12/acal... A+
53. San Dieguito High Academy - Encinitas. https://www.niche.com/k12/san-... A+
54. Homestead High School - Cupertino. https://www.niche.com/k12/home... A+
55. Piedmont High School - Piedmont. https://www.niche.com/k12/pied... A+
56. Mira Costa High School - Manhattan Beach. https://www.niche.com/k12/mira... A+
57. Beverly Hills High School - Beverly Hills. https://www.niche.com/k12/beve... A+
58. Crescenta Valley High School - Los Angeles Metro Area. https://www.niche.com/k12/cres... A+

59. Cerritos High School - Cerritos. https://www.niche.com/k12/cerr... A+
60. San Mateo High School - San Mateo. https://www.niche.com/k12/san-... A+.
61. Grossmont Middle College High School - El Cajon. https://www.niche.com/k12/gros... A+
62. Fountain Valley High School - Fountain Valley. https://www.niche.com/k12/foun... A+
63. University Preparatory Academy Charter School - San Jose. https://www.niche.com/k12/univ... A+
64. Valencia High School - Placentia. https://www.niche.com/k12/vale... A+
65. Sage Creek High School - Carlsbad. https://www.niche.com/k12/sage... A+
66. Tamalpais High School - Mill Valley. https://www.niche.com/k12/tama... A+
67. Los Alamitos High School - Los Alamitos. https://www.niche.com/k12/los-... A+
68. Tesoro High School - Las Flores. https://www.niche.com/k12/teso... A+
69. Irvine High School - Irvine. https://www.niche.com/k12/irvi... A+
70. Dublin High School - Dublin. https://www.niche.com/k12/dubl... A+
71. Mira Loma High School - Sacramento Metro Area. https://www.niche.com/k12/mira... A+

72. Monte Vista High School - Danville. https://www.niche.com/k12/mont... A+
73. Riverside STEM Academy - Riverside. https://www.niche.com/k12/rive... A+
74. Rancho Bernardo High School - San Diego. https://www.niche.com/k12/ranc... A+
75. Santa Monica High School - Santa Monica. https://www.niche.com/k12/sant... A+
76. University Preparatory - Redding. https://www.niche.com/k12/univ... A+
77. Preuss School UCSD - San Diego. https://www.niche.com/k12/preu... A+
78. Folsom High School - Folsom. https://www.niche.com/k12/fols... A+
79. Mt. Carmel High School - San Diego. https://www.niche.com/k12/mt-c... A+
80. San Juan Hills High School - San Juan Capistrano. https://www.niche.com/k12/san-... A+
81. High Tech Los Angeles - Los Angeles. https://www.niche.com/k12/high... A+
82. Mt. Everest Academy - San Diego. https://www.niche.com/k12/mt-e... A+
83. Mills High School - Millbrae. https://www.niche.com/k12/mill... A+
84. Granite Bay High School - Granite Bay. https://www.niche.com/k12/gran... A+
85. Las Lomas High School - Walnut Creek. https://www.niche.com/k12/las-... A+
86. Menlo-Atherton High School - Atherton. https://www.niche.com/k12/menl... A+
87. Berkeley High School - Berkeley. https://www.niche.com/k12/berk... A+
88. Alameda Science and Technology Institute - Alameda. https://www.niche.com/k12/alam... A+
89. Palos Verdes High School - Palos Verdes Estates. https://www.niche.com/k12/palo... A+
90. Irvington High School - Fremont. https://www.niche.com/k12/irvi... A+
91. Clovis North High School - Fresno. https://www.niche.com/k12/clov... A+
92. Redondo Union High School - Redondo Beach. https://www.niche.com/k12/redo... A+
93. Oak Park High School - Oak Park. https://www.niche.com/k12/oak-... A+
94. Yorba Linda High School - Yorba Linda. https://www.niche.com/k12/yorb... A+
95. Aliso Niguel High School - Aliso Viejo. https://www.niche.com/k12/alis... A+
96. Dos Pueblos Senior High School - Goleta. https://www.niche.com/k12/dos-... A+
97. Western Sierra Collegiate Academy - Rocklin. https://www.niche.com/k12/west... A+98.
98. Foothill Technology High School - Ventura. https://www.niche.com/k12/foot... A+

99. Great Oak High School - Temecula. https://www.niche.com/k12/grea... A+
100. Temple City High School - Temple City. https://www.niche.com/k12/temp... A+

According to Niche, the best public high school in the country is Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy in Aurora, Ill.

To arrive at these rankings, Niche looked at data from the U.S. Department of Education, as well as test scores, college data and ratings collected from Niche users. (You can read more about the methodology here.)

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