U.S. News & World Report Releases High School Rankings

U.S. News and World Report released its rankings of the nation's top high schools Tuesday, and you can search to see how schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District stack up.

The study assigns a college readiness index number to each school, coupled with API scores. According to the report, LAUSD scores a college readiness rating of 34.3 and an average API of 645. But 51 schools in the district were awarded medals.

The top-ranked school in the district is the gold-medal winning Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies, which posts a 70.8 college readiness index number and an API of 884, which also means that it has reached its state-mandated goal.

Traveling farther east to find ranked high schools, Camino Nuevo High School on Temple Street earned a "gold" medal, ranking 87th in the state of California and 459th nationally. It had a college readiness rating of 47.1, which places it above the average rating for the state, but its 790 API does not meet the state goal.

Silver medalist Downtown Magnets High School checked in with a ranking of 117th in the state and a college readiness rating of 42.3. Its API of 755 places it short of the state goal.

Another silver medal winner was Eagle Rock High School, which is ranked 157th in the state and 825th nationally, with a college readiness rating of 35.5, above the state average.

John Marshall High School and Belmont High School were unranked by U.S. News. Marshall was given a 27.5 college readiness rating and posted a 685 API, while Belmont notched a college readiness index of 39.5 and an API of 642.

Curious about how the schools were ranked? Take a look at the methodology.