America's Best High Schools: Top Economically Disadvantaged Schools

Schools that enroll high proportions of economically disadvantaged students tend to face challenges when it comes to statistical measures of academic performance. But that's not always the case, as demonstrated by the success of these America's Best High Schools honorees. Economically disadvantaged is a measure of student poverty representing the percent of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Overall Rank School Name and Location Economically Disadvantaged Students (% of Total Enrollment)
75 High School for Law and Public ServiceNew York, NY 92.0
52 High School for Dual Language and Asian StudiesNew York, NY 91.0
97 Hidalgo Early College High SchoolHidalgo, TX 90.6
25 Lennox Mathematics, Science and Technology AcademyLennox, CA 88.0
16 KIPP Houston High SchoolHouston, TX 87.5
6 Newcomers High SchoolLong Island City, NY 79.0
13 IDEA Academy and College PrepatoryDonna, TX 77.8
23 Animo Leadership Charter High SchoolInglewood, CA 75.0
68 YES Prep SoutheastHouston, TX 74.6
41 Yonkers High SchoolYonkers, NY 68.0
54 Hawthorne Math and Science AcademyHawthorne, CA 63.0
88 South Texas High School for Health ProfessionsMercedes, TX 55.4
62 Sumner Academy of Arts and ScienceKansas City, KS 52.6
63 Brooklyn Technical High SchoolBrooklyn, NY 52.0
99 Jones College PrepChicago, IL 50.6
8 School of Science and Engineering MagnetDallas, TX 48.3
35 Baccalaureate School for Global EducationLong Island City, NY 47.0
44 School of International Studies San Diego High SchoolSan Diego, CA 46.0
40 Michael E. DeBakey High School for Health ProfessionsHouston, TX 45.9
43 Dr. Ronald McNair Academic High SchoolJersey City, NJ 43.8
81 Queens High School for the Sciences at York CollegeJamaica, NY 43.0
27 Benjamin Franklin High SchoolNew Orleans, LA 42.5
33 Townsend Harris High SchoolFlushing, NY 40.0
22 California Academy of Math and ScienceCarson, CA 37.0
31 Stuyvesant High SchoolNew York, NY 34.0
95 Coral Reef Senior High SchoolMiami, FL 33.2
37 Northside College Preparatory High SchoolChicago, IL 32.5
28 Lowell High SchoolSan Francisco, CA 32.0
15 Design and Architecture Senior High SchoolMiami, FL 31.3
19 The High School of American Studies at Lehman CollegeBronx, NY 31.0
77 Carnegie Vanguard High SchoolHouston, TX 31.0
92 Metro Academic and Classical High SchoolSt Louis, MO 30.8
96 Walter Payton College Prep Math, Science, and World Language AcademyChicago, IL 28.4
38 Boston Latin SchoolBoston, MA 28.0
90 City Honors School at Fosdick-Masten ParkBuffalo, NY 28.0
66 Maritime and Science Technology High SchoolKey Biscayne, FL 27.6
5 School for the Talented and Gifted at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview CenterDallas, TX 24.9
58 Bronx High School of ScienceBronx, NY 22.0
45 Julia R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration SchoolPhiladelphia, PA 21.3
4 Oxford AcademyCypress, CA 19.0
56 The Maine School of Science and MathematicsLimestone, ME 18.8
82 New World School of the ArtsMiami, FL 18.2
64 New Explorations Science Tech and Math SchoolNew York, NY 18.0
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