US News ranks 2025's best high schools in the US. Here are the top Texas schools

Which are the best high schools in your neighborhood?

A new collection of analyses by U.S. News reveals Texas has its fair share of high-performing high schools, along with Arizona. Data gathered from over 24,000 public high schools across the U.S. was used to determine which were the best. Also included are rankings of charter schools and schools focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

Here's how high schools in the Lone Star State measured up.

Top 15 US high schools, 2025

1. BASIS Tucson North in Tucson, Arizona

2. Signature School in Evansville, Indiana

3. Central Magnet School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee

4. Davidson Academy in Reno, Nevada

5. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia

6. Albuquerque Institute of Math and Science in Albuquerque, New Mexico

7. Haas Hall Bentonville in Bentonville, Arkansas

8. Julia R. Masterman Secondary School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

9. School for the Talented and Gifted (TAG) in Dallas, Texas

10. Aiken Scholars Academy in Aiken, South Carolina

11. International Academy of Macomb in Clinton Township, Michigan

12. Pine View School in Osprey, Florida

13. Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology in Lawrenceville, Georgia

14. Academic Magnet High School in North Charleston, South Carolina

15. Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School in Dallas, Texas

Top 10 public high schools in Texas, 2025

The 10 best public high schools in the Lone Star State also ranked among the top 100 in the country, with a Dallas school ranking in the top 10. Three of Texas' best share an address: The Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center in Dallas is home to six magnet schools — public schools that offer tailored instructions and programs.

Top 15 US charter high schools, 2025

1. BASIS Tucson North in Tucson, Arizona

2. Signature School in Evansville, Indiana

3. Albuquerque Institute of Math and Science in Albuquerque, New Mexico

4. Haas Hall Bentonville in Bentonville, Arkansas

5. BASIS Phoenix in Phoenix, Arizona

6. Haas Hall Academy in Fayetteville, Arkansas

7. BASIS Chandler in Chandler, Arizona

8. BASIS Flagstaff in Flagstaff, Arizona

9. BASIS Oro Valley in Oro Valley, Arizona

10. Archimedean Upper Conservatory Charter School in Miami, Florida

11. BASIS Mesa in Mesa, Arizona

12. BASIS Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona

13. Grand Prairie Collegiate Institute in Grand Prairie, Texas

14. BASIS San Antonio- Shavano Campus in San Antonio, Texas

15. Haas Hall Academy at the Lane in Rogers, Arkansas

Top 20 US STEM high schools, 2025

1. High Technology High School in Lincroft, New Jersey

2. BASIS Chandler in Chandler, Arizona

3. BASIS Peoria in Peoria, Arizona

4. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia

5. BASIS Tucson North in Tucson, Arizona

6. Edison Academy Magnet School in Edison, New Jersey

7. Whitney High School in Cerritos, California

8. BASIS Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona

9. Nikola Tesla Stem High School in Redmond, Washington

10. Biotechnology High School in Freehold, New Jersey

11. Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology in Lawrenceville, Georgia

12. Stuyvesant High School in New York, New York

13. Monta Vista High School in Cupertino, California

14. Bergen County Academies in Hackensack, New Jersey

15. Lynbrook High School in San Jose, California

16. Concord Carisle High School in Concord, Massachusetts

17. Davidson Academy in Reno, Nevada

18. BASIS San Antonio- Shavano Campus in San Antonio, Texas

19. BASIS Mesa in Mesa, Arizona

20. The Early College at Guilford in Greensboro, North Carolina