U.S. News and World Report recently released its annual rankings of America’s best high schools. Beyond national and statewide rankings, the group calculated rankings by metro area within each state.

The Huntsville metro area had four schools in the state’s list of Top 25 high schools.

Madison City and Huntsville City both had two schools in the Top 25 list. Only six districts had multiple schools included and of those districts, only Montgomery Public Schools had three schools listed.

U.S. News said its rankings were based primarily on test scores for math, reading and science. They also looked at underserved student performance, focusing on students who are Black, Hispanic or from low-income households; college readiness, which measures participation and performance on Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate exams; curriculum breadth and graduation rates.

The full list of the best high schools in the Huntsville area can be found here. The breakdown of the top 25 high schools in Alabama can be found here.

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