Once again, an Arizona charter school topped a prominent national ranking. U.S. News and World Report ranked BASIS Scottsdale first on its list of Arizona “Gold” schools. There were six schools on the list, including BASIS and two other charter schools.
Arizona scored in the middle of the pack of U.S. News & World Report’s 2015 Best High School Rankings.
Maryland is this year’s leading performer, with 28.9 percent of its eligible schools earning gold and silver medals, followed by California and Connecticut.
Ranking 26th, only 9.7 percent of Arizona’s 463 eligible high schools had gold and silver medals. Six schools had gold and 39 had silver.
These awards reflect which schools are most successfully preparing students for college, based on students participating in and achieving passing scores on Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate tests.
Click on the slideshow to see which six schools earned gold medals, and the three Arizona schools that made the Top 10 national list. Hint: The top-scoring school is a charter school.
