South Carolina High School Cracks Top-10 List Nationwide

Perhaps the most respected of publications that surveys the top high schools in the nation came out with its 2016 list this week.

U.S. News evaluated more than 28,000 schools to determine the top public high schools nationally, and in all 50 states and the District of Columbia (see list below).

One high school in Charleston cracked the top 10.

All schools in the 2016 U.S. News Best High Schools rankings have graduating students who get exposure to college-level work by passing at least one AP or IB exam, according to the publication.

U.S. News also looked at the following criteria:

• Overall student performance on state-required tests;
• How effectively schools educated their disadvantaged students – those of black, Hispanic and low-income backgrounds;
• High school graduation rates (new this year);
• How well they prepared students for college based on participation in and performance on AP and IB exams.

Read the full methodology here.

Here is the list of top 10 schools in South Carolina:

1. Academic Magnet High School, North Charleston (No. 8 nationally)
2. Charleston School of the Arts North Charleston
3. Dutch Fork High Irmo
4. Wade Hampton High Greenville
5. Hilton Head Island High, Hilton Head Island
6. Wando High, Mt. Pleasant
7. Bluffton High Bluffton
8. Chapin High Chapin
9. Mauldin High Mauldin
10. Fort Mill High, Fort Mill

• See the full South Carolina High School rankings here.

Tom Davis contributed to this report