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Three high schools in the ABC Unified School District in Cerritos are among the best high schools in America according to U.S. News & World Report.
Whitney High School ranked 14th nationally and 1st among California schools.
Cerritos High ranked 434 nationally and 58th among California schools.
Artesia was ranked 416 among California schools.
Gahr High School ranked 3,630 nationally and 525th among California schools.
Anita Narayan, managing editor of education at U.S. News, said the aim of the rankings is simple: give families more information about the schools in their areas..
“By evaluating more schools, the new edition expands that focus so all communities can see which schools in their area are successfully serving their students — including historically underserved populations,” Narayan said in a news release.
Board President Ernie Nishii told HMG-LCCN, “The success of our district and our high schools is a hallmark of the great partnership amongst parents, teachers, administrators, and the board working together. That partnership includes the community, local foundations and businesses and city leaders.”
ABCUSD Superintendent Dr. Mary Siue said, “We are very excited that Whitney High School has been selected again by U.S. News and World Report as #1 in California and #14 in the country. Equally as important is the work at Cerritos High School and Gahr High School who also made the list this year. This outcome is the strong collective work of our students, families, staff as well as District support that allows us to constantly improve and to move forward.”
Rounding out the top ten school in California were:
#2 Oxford Academy, Cypress
#3 Dr. T.J. Owens Gilroy Early College Academy, Gilroy
#4 Pacific Collegiate Charter, Santa Cruz
#5California Academy of Mathematics and Science, Carson
#6 Lowell High School, San Francisco
#7 Preuss School UCSD, La Jolla
#8 Harbor Teacher Preparation Academy, Wilmington
#9 Western Center Academy, Hemet
#10 University High School, Fresno.
Again, Palos Verdes Schools ranked higher then ABC/Whitney | Cerritos just does not have a village to support schools & needs to get its housing in order first. Whitney HS is not on top.
Canyon Crest Academy, San Dieguito Union High School District, San Diego
Henry M. Gunn High School, Palo Alto Unified School District, Palo Alto
Troy High School, Fullerton Joint Union High School District, Fullerton
Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto Unified School District, Palo Alto
Miramonte High School, Acalanes Union High School District, Orinda
Northwood High School, Irvine Unified School District, Irvine
Saratoga High School, Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District, Saratoga
Torrey Pines High School, San Dieguito Union High School District, San Diego
Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District, Rolling Hills Estates
Los Altos High School, Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District, Los Altos
Westview High School, Poway Unified School District, San Diego
California Academy of Mathematics & Science, Long Beach Unified School District, Carson
Los Gatos High School, Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District, Los Gatos
Lynbrook High School, Fremont Union High School District, San Jose
Granada Hills Charter High School, Los Angeles Unified School District, Granada Hills
Campolindo High School, Acalanes Union High School District, Moraga
San Marino High School, San Marino Unified School District, San Marino
La Canada High School, La Canada Unified School District, La Canada
Carmel High School, Carmel Unified School District, Carmel
Lowell High School, San Francisco Unified School District, San Francisco
Redwood High School, Tamalpais Union High School District, Larkspur
Arcadia High School, Arcadia Unified School District, Arcadia
University High School, Fresno Unified School District, Fresno
Orange County School of the Arts, Santa Ana Unified School District, Santa Ana
Amador Valley High School, Pleasanton Unified School District, Pleasanton
University High School, Irvine Unified School District, Irvine
Oxford Academy, Anaheim Union High School District, Cypress
Whitney High School, ABC Unified School District, Cerritos
Dougherty Valley High School, San Ramon Valley Unified School District, San Ramon
Walnut High School, Walnut Valley Unified School District, Walnut
Academy of the Canyons, William S. Hart Union High School District, Santa Clarita
Westlake High School, Conejo Valley Unified School District, Westlake Village
Monta Vista High School, Fremont Union High School District, Cupertino
Mountain View High School, Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District, Mountain View
Aragon High School, San Mateo Union High School District, San Mateo
Del Norte High School, Poway Unified School District, San Diego
Burlingame High School, San Mateo Union High School District, Burlingame
Mission San Jose High School, Fremont Unified School District, Fremont
Corona Del Mar High School, Newport-Mesa Unified School District, Newport Beach
South Pasadena Senior High School, South Pasadena Unified School District, South Pasadena
Cupertino High School, Fremont Union High School District, Cupertino
Leland High School, San Jose Unified School District, San Jose
Davis Senior High School, Davis Joint Unified School District, Davis
Diamond Bar High School, Walnut Valley Unified School District, Diamond Bar
Arnold O. Beckman High School, Tustin Unified School District, Irvine
Pacific Collegiate Charter School, Santa Cruz
Albany High School, Albany City Unified School District, Albany
Coronado High School, Coronado Unified School District, Coronado
Woodbridge High School, Irvine Unified School District, Irvine
Carlmont High School, Sequoia Union High School District, Belmont
Foothill High School, Pleasanton Unified School District, Pleasanton
Acalanes High School, Acalanes Union High School District, Lafayette
San Dieguito High Academy, San Dieguito Union High School District, Encinitas
Homestead High School, Fremont Union High School District, Cupertino
Piedmont High School, Piedmont City Unified School District, Piedmont
Mira Costa High School, Manhattan Beach Unified School District, Manhattan Beach
Beverly Hills High School, Beverly Hills Unified School District, Beverly Hills
Crescenta Valley High School, Glendale Unified School District, La Crescenta
Cerritos High School, ABC Unified School District, Cerritos
San Mateo High School, San Mateo Union High School District, San Mateo
Grossmont Middle College High School, Grossmont Union High School District, El Cajon
Fountain Valley High School, Huntington Beach Union High School District, Fountain Valley
University Preparatory Academy Charter School, San Jose
Valencia High School, Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, Placentia
Sage Creek High School, Carlsbad Unified School District, Carlsbad
Tamalpais High School, Tamalpais Union High School District, Mill Valley
Los Alamitos High School, Los Alamitos Unified School District, Los Alamitos
Tesoro High School, Capistrano Unified School District, Las Flores
Irvine High School, Irvine Unified School District, Irvine
Dublin High School, Dublin Unified School District, Dublin
Mira Loma High School, San Juan Unified School District, Sacramento
Monte Vista High School, San Ramon Valley Unified School District, Danville
Riverside STEM Academy, Riverside Unified School District, Riverside
Rancho Bernardo High School, Poway Unified School District, San Diego
Santa Monica High School, Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, Santa Monica
University Preparatory, Shasta Union High School District, Redding
Preuss School UCSD, San Diego Unified School District, San Diego
Folsom High School, Folsom-Cordova Unified School District, Folsom
Mt. Carmel High School, Poway Unified School District, San Diego
San Juan Hills High School, Capistrano Unified School District, San Juan Capistrano
High Tech Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District, Lake Balboa
Mt. Everest Academy, San Diego Unified School District, San Diego
Mills High School, San Mateo Union High School District, Millbrae
Granite Bay High School, Roseville Joint Union High School District, Granite Bay
Las Lomas High School, Acalanes Union High School District, Walnut Creek
Menlo-Atherton High School, Sequoia Union High School District, Atherton
Berkeley High School, Berkeley Unified School District, Berkeley
Alameda Science and Technology Institute, Alameda City Unified School District, Alameda
Palos Verdes High School, Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District, Palos Verdes Estates
Irvington High School, Fremont Unified School District, Fremont
Clovis North High School, Clovis Unified School District, Fresno
Redondo Union High School, Redondo Beach Unified School District, Redondo Beach
Oak Park High School, Oak Park Unified School District, Oak Park
Yorba Linda High School, Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, Yorba Linda
Aliso Niguel High School, Capistrano Unified School District, Aliso Viejo
Dos Pueblos Senior High School, Santa Barbara Unified School District, Goleta
Western Sierra Collegiate Academy, Rocklin Academy Family of Schools, Rocklin
Foothill Technology High School, Ventura Unified School District, Ventura
Great Oak High School, Temecula Valley Unified School District, Temecula
Temple City High School, Temple City Unified School District, Temple City
May I ask where you’re getting your information from?
Many of these educational reporting agencies are paid subscriptions of yearly fees in order to get in to the rating system. Some are just comparing statewide, while others report national and some have them so fine tuned, reports are based on school sizes, etc.
Palos Verdes High ranked 156th place in California according to US News. US News compares the schools on a National and statewide level. I’ll have to say that the top two schools in California for 2019 are test admitted schools, so these schools already have a clear cut advantage over a school which admits students based only on a geographic school zone.
Interesting…. checking the actual U.S.News site gives a different ranking that what you provided:
https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/california