Millbrae School Named Among Best Public High Schools In CA

MILLBRAE, CA — It's that time of year again. Niche.com has released a new 2019 list that it says are the top 100 public high schools in California including traditional, charter and magnet schools all included in the same list (see below) — and one school here in Millbrae made the cut.

While rated between one and 100, it is important to remember that every school on this top 100 list receives an A+ for an overall score from Niche.

Mills High School came in at number 83.

Niche's methodology is based on an analysis of academic and student-life data from the US Department of Education along with test scores, and feedback from Niche.com users. You can read the methodology by clicking here.

Top 100 Best Public High Schools in California:

1. Canyon Crest Academy, San Dieguito Union High School District, San Diego
2. Henry M. Gunn High School, Palo Alto Unified School District, Palo Alto
3. Troy High School, Fullerton Joint Union High School District, Fullerton
4. Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto Unified School District, Palo Alto
5. Miramonte High School, Acalanes Union High School District, Orinda
6. Northwood High School, Irvine Unified School District, Irvine
7. Saratoga High School, Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District, Saratoga
8. Torrey Pines High School, San Dieguito Union High School District, San Diego
9. Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District, Rolling Hills Estates
10. Los Altos High School, Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District, Los Altos
11. Westview High School, Poway Unified School District, San Diego
12. California Academy of Mathematics & Science, Long Beach Unified School District, Carson
13. Los Gatos High School, Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District, Los Gatos
14. Lynbrook High School, Fremont Union High School District, San Jose
15. Granada Hills Charter High School, Los Angeles Unified School District, Granada Hills
16. Campolindo High School, Acalanes Union High School District, Moraga
17. San Marino High School, San Marino Unified School District, San Marino
18. La Canada High School, La Canada Unified School District, La Canada
19. Carmel High School, Carmel Unified School District, Carmel
20. Lowell High School, San Francisco Unified School District, San Francisco
21. Redwood High School, Tamalpais Union High School District, Larkspur
22. Arcadia High School, Arcadia Unified School District, Arcadia
23. University High School, Fresno Unified School District, Fresno
24. Orange County School of the Arts, Santa Ana Unified School District, Santa Ana
25. Amador Valley High School, Pleasanton Unified School District, Pleasanton
26. University High School, Irvine Unified School District, Irvine
27. Oxford Academy, Anaheim Union High School District, Cypress
28. Whitney High School, ABC Unified School District, Cerritos
29. Dougherty Valley High School, San Ramon Valley Unified School District, San Ramon
30. Walnut High School, Walnut Valley Unified School District, Walnut
31. Academy of the Canyons, William S. Hart Union High School District, Santa Clarita
32. Westlake High School, Conejo Valley Unified School District, Westlake Village
33. Monta Vista High School, Fremont Union High School District, Cupertino
34. Mountain View High School, Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District, Mountain View
35. Aragon High School, San Mateo Union High School District, San Mateo
36. Del Norte High School, Poway Unified School District, San Diego
37. Burlingame High School, San Mateo Union High School District, Burlingame
38. Mission San Jose High School, Fremont Unified School District, Fremont
39. Corona Del Mar High School, Newport-Mesa Unified School District, Newport Beach
40. South Pasadena Senior High School, South Pasadena Unified School District, South Pasadena
41. Cupertino High School, Fremont Union High School District, Cupertino
42. Leland High School, San Jose Unified School District, San Jose
43. Davis Senior High School, Davis Joint Unified School District, Davis
44. Diamond Bar High School, Walnut Valley Unified School District, Diamond Bar
45. Arnold O. Beckman High School, Tustin Unified School District, Irvine
46. Pacific Collegiate Charter School, Santa Cruz
47. Albany High School, Albany City Unified School District, Albany
48. Coronado High School, Coronado Unified School District, Coronado
49. Woodbridge High School, Irvine Unified School District, Irvine
50. Carlmont High School, Sequoia Union High School District, Belmont
51. Foothill High School, Pleasanton Unified School District, Pleasanton
52. Acalanes High School, Acalanes Union High School District, Lafayette
53. San Dieguito High Academy, San Dieguito Union High School District, Encinitas
54. Homestead High School, Fremont Union High School District, Cupertino
55. Piedmont High School, Piedmont City Unified School District, Piedmont
56. Mira Costa High School, Manhattan Beach Unified School District, Manhattan Beach
57. Beverly Hills High School, Beverly Hills Unified School District, Beverly Hills
58. Crescenta Valley High School, Glendale Unified School District, La Crescenta
59. Cerritos High School, ABC Unified School District, Cerritos
60. San Mateo High School, San Mateo Union High School District, San Mateo
61. Grossmont Middle College High School, Grossmont Union High School District, El Cajon
62. Fountain Valley High School, Huntington Beach Union High School District, Fountain Valley
63. University Preparatory Academy Charter School, San Jose
64. Valencia High School, Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, Placentia
65. Sage Creek High School, Carlsbad Unified School District, Carlsbad
66. Tamalpais High School, Tamalpais Union High School District, Mill Valley
67. Los Alamitos High School, Los Alamitos Unified School District, Los Alamitos
68. Tesoro High School, Capistrano Unified School District, Las Flores
69. Irvine High School, Irvine Unified School District, Irvine
70. Dublin High School, Dublin Unified School District, Dublin
71. Mira Loma High School, San Juan Unified School District, Sacramento
72. Monte Vista High School, San Ramon Valley Unified School District, Danville
73. Riverside STEM Academy, Riverside Unified School District, Riverside
74. Rancho Bernardo High School, Poway Unified School District, San Diego
75. Santa Monica High School, Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, Santa Monica
76. University Preparatory, Shasta Union High School District, Redding
77. Preuss School UCSD, San Diego Unified School District, San Diego
78. Folsom High School, Folsom-Cordova Unified School District, Folsom
79. Mt. Carmel High School, Poway Unified School District, San Diego
80. San Juan Hills High School, Capistrano Unified School District, San Juan Capistrano
81. High Tech Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District, Lake Balboa
82. Mt. Everest Academy, San Diego Unified School District, San Diego
83. Mills High School, San Mateo Union High School District, Millbrae
84. Granite Bay High School, Roseville Joint Union High School District, Granite Bay
85. Las Lomas High School, Acalanes Union High School District, Walnut Creek
86. Menlo-Atherton High School, Sequoia Union High School District, Atherton
87. Berkeley High School, Berkeley Unified School District, Berkeley
88. Alameda Science and Technology Institute, Alameda City Unified School District, Alameda
89. Palos Verdes High School, Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District, Palos Verdes Estates
90. Irvington High School, Fremont Unified School District, Fremont
91. Clovis North High School, Clovis Unified School District, Fresno
92. Redondo Union High School, Redondo Beach Unified School District, Redondo Beach
93. Oak Park High School, Oak Park Unified School District, Oak Park
94. Yorba Linda High School, Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, Yorba Linda
95. Aliso Niguel High School, Capistrano Unified School District, Aliso Viejo
96. Dos Pueblos Senior High School, Santa Barbara Unified School District, Goleta
97. Western Sierra Collegiate Academy, Rocklin Academy Family of Schools, Rocklin
98. Foothill Technology High School, Ventura Unified School District, Ventura
99. Great Oak High School, Temecula Valley Unified School District, Temecula
100. Temple City High School, Temple City Unified School District, Temple City

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