Every public school in America, graded on real impact

One letter grade for 84,937 public schools, plus what each school achieves against what its students’ circumstances predict. Free, independent, updated every year.

Schools graded

84,937

School districts

8,770

Cities and towns

59,002

Counties

3,002

States

Students covered

47,238,217

Data year

2024-25

Three ways in

Best schools by state

Every state, every city and county, every school. Start from where you live.

School rankings by level

Every high, middle and elementary school in a state, ranked on SchoolGrade. City rankings for the largest cities.

School districts

Every district with three or more graded schools: its schools, its map, and how it compares within its state.

How SchoolGrade works

SchoolGrade

One letter grade anchored in state test proficiency. Easy to scan, built for comparison.

Actual vs Projected

We estimate expected proficiency from each school’s community context, then show actual results side by side.

Impact Grade

The gap in one phrase: Greatly Exceeds, Exceeds, Meets, or Below expectations.

Built from each state’s own published school test results and the NCES school directory. The 2025-26 grades reflect the 2024-25 school year in 45 states and DC; North Dakota’s reflect 2023-24, and Connecticut, Maine, Montana and West Virginia’s reflect 2020-21, the newest school-level data files those states publish. Schools cannot pay to change a grade. A school below expectations is a signal, not a verdict. See the full methodology.

School rankings by state and level

Every ranked school of a level in a state, in order. Rankings compare schools within their own state only, because grades are anchored to each state’s assessment.

State	High schools	Middle schools	Elementary schools
Alabama	354 high schools	235 middle schools	644 elementary schools
Alaska	184 high schools	33 middle schools	159 elementary schools
Arizona	304 high schools	176 middle schools	1,092 elementary schools
Arkansas	285 high schools	174 middle schools	498 elementary schools
California	1,561 high schools	1,283 middle schools	5,668 elementary schools
Colorado	363 high schools	253 middle schools	952 elementary schools
Connecticut	184 high schools	156 middle schools	559 elementary schools
Delaware	39 high schools	32 middle schools	110 elementary schools
District of Columbia	37 high schools	32 middle schools	132 elementary schools
Florida	619 high schools	549 middle schools	2,141 elementary schools
Georgia	451 high schools	467 middle schools	1,227 elementary schools
Hawaii	64 high schools	41 middle schools	182 elementary schools
Idaho	183 high schools	97 middle schools	353 elementary schools
Illinois	693 high schools	613 middle schools	2,178 elementary schools
Indiana	399 high schools	292 middle schools	1,022 elementary schools
Iowa	316 high schools	229 middle schools	599 elementary schools
Kansas	322 high schools	199 middle schools	683 elementary schools
Kentucky	224 high schools	206 middle schools	680 elementary schools
Louisiana	304 high schools	186 middle schools	625 elementary schools
Maine	112 high schools	77 middle schools	295 elementary schools
Maryland	199 high schools	213 middle schools	857 elementary schools
Massachusetts	313 high schools	272 middle schools	930 elementary schools
Michigan	707 high schools	429 middle schools	1,462 elementary schools
Minnesota	439 high schools	246 middle schools	890 elementary schools
Mississippi	221 high schools	149 middle schools	378 elementary schools
Missouri	444 high schools	341 middle schools	1,072 elementary schools
Montana	136 high schools	139 middle schools	300 elementary schools
Nebraska	231 high schools	127 middle schools	509 elementary schools
Nevada	116 high schools	108 middle schools	410 elementary schools
New Hampshire	85 high schools	80 middle schools	263 elementary schools
New Jersey	377 high schools	352 middle schools	1,380 elementary schools
New Mexico	155 high schools	143 middle schools	412 elementary schools
New York	1,212 high schools	723 middle schools	2,357 elementary schools
North Carolina	608 high schools	453 middle schools	1,409 elementary schools
North Dakota	121 high schools	34 middle schools	242 elementary schools
Ohio	774 high schools	552 middle schools	1,547 elementary schools
Oklahoma	445 high schools	308 middle schools	883 elementary schools
Oregon	265 high schools	196 middle schools	667 elementary schools
Pennsylvania	643 high schools	453 middle schools	1,569 elementary schools
Rhode Island	55 high schools	57 middle schools	168 elementary schools
South Carolina	227 high schools	228 middle schools	629 elementary schools
South Dakota	133 high schools	140 middle schools	248 elementary schools
Tennessee	358 high schools	312 middle schools	964 elementary schools
Texas	1,692 high schools	1,493 middle schools	4,452 elementary schools
Utah	161 high schools	147 middle schools	578 elementary schools
Vermont	48 high schools	22 middle schools	146 elementary schools
Virginia	319 high schools	321 middle schools	1,099 elementary schools
Washington	323 high schools	359 middle schools	1,108 elementary schools
West Virginia	111 high schools	108 middle schools	366 elementary schools
Wisconsin	453 high schools	354 middle schools	1,045 elementary schools
Wyoming	68 high schools	48 middle schools	153 elementary schools

Largest city rankings

This year’s numbers

Of 18,437 ranked high schools, 74.3% meet or beat their projected proficiency and 42.6% exceed it (average actual 44.1% against 41.2% projected).
Of 14,237 ranked middle schools, 70.3% meet or beat their projected proficiency and 39.8% exceed it (average actual 44.7% against 37.9% projected).
Of 48,292 ranked elementary schools, 70.2% meet or beat their projected proficiency and 40.1% exceed it (average actual 45.7% against 36.5% projected).

Impact honor roll

The largest ranked schools in the country whose actual proficiency runs 20 or more points above the projection for their community. Each is compared within its own state.

North Star Academy Charter School, Newark, NJ: 46% actual vs 23% projected, SchoolGrade A-, 6,352 students
Cypress Bay High School, Weston, FL (Broward): 81% actual vs 53% projected, SchoolGrade A, 4,716 students
Lane Technical High School, Chicago, IL (Chicago Public Schools Dist 299): 93% actual vs 57% projected, SchoolGrade A+, 4,496 students
Taft High School, Chicago, IL (Chicago Public Schools Dist 299): 88% actual vs 44% projected, SchoolGrade A+, 4,464 students
John A Ferguson Senior High, Miami, FL (Miami-Dade): 69% actual vs 42% projected, SchoolGrade A-, 4,368 students
Lake Nona High, Orlando, FL (Orange): 71% actual vs 45% projected, SchoolGrade A-, 4,362 students
United, Laredo, TX (United Isd): 72% actual vs 48% projected, SchoolGrade A, 3,644 students
Timber Creek High, Orlando, FL (Orange): 72% actual vs 50% projected, SchoolGrade A-, 3,573 students

Best school district in each state

The district with the highest average SchoolGrade among districts with five or more graded schools. States are never ranked against each other.

State	District	Graded schools	Average grade	Districts ranked
Alaska	Delta/Greely School District	5	A	22
Alabama	Mountain Brook City	6	A+	79
Arkansas	Greenwood School District	5	A+	41
Arizona	Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410)	7	A+	72
California	Los Altos Elementary	9	A+	425
Colorado	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 in the county of E	5	A	55
Connecticut	New Canaan School District	5	A+	67
District of Columbia	DC Prep PCS	6	B+	5
Delaware	Cape Henlopen School District	8	A-	12
Florida	Nassau	14	A	56
Georgia	Oconee County	10	A+	88
Hawaii	Hawaii Department of Education	291	C+	1
Iowa	Pleasant Valley Comm School District	8	A	37
Idaho	Moscow District	6	A+	33
Illinois	Hinsdale CCSD 181	9	A+	145
Indiana	Zionsville Community Schools	8	A+	114
Kansas	Blue Valley	35	A	52
Kentucky	Fort Thomas Independent	5	A+	88
Louisiana	Cameron Parish	5	A-	55
Massachusetts	Weston	5	A+	111
Maryland	Worcester County Public Schools	12	A-	24
Maine	Rsu 05	5	A	36
Michigan	Byron Center Public Schools	6	A+	167
Minnesota	Minnetonka Public School District	11	A+	73
Missouri	Clayton	5	A+	76
Mississippi	Ocean Springs School Dist	6	A+	54
Montana	Bozeman Elem	10	A-	11
North Carolina	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	19	A-	96
North Dakota	Grand Forks 1	17	C+	9
Nebraska	Elkhorn Public Schools	20	A+	21
New Hampshire	Bedford School District	6	A+	22
New Jersey	Millburn Township School District	8	A+	146
New Mexico	Los Alamos	7	A+	34
Nevada	Lincoln	8	B+	11
New York	Scarsdale Union Free School District	7	A+	172
Ohio	Solon City	6	A+	127
Oklahoma	Piedmont	6	A+	40
Oregon	Lake Oswego SD 7J	11	A+	65
Pennsylvania	Peters Township SD	5	A+	178
Rhode Island	Barrington	6	A	25
South Carolina	York 04	20	A	56
South Dakota	Brandon Valley School District 49-2	7	A+	30
Tennessee	Collierville	9	A+	92
Texas	Highland Park Isd	8	A+	275
Utah	Park City District	7	A+	35
Virginia	Wise County Public Schools	11	A	81
Vermont	Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76	5	A	10
Washington	Mercer Island School District	6	A+	93
Wisconsin	Cedarburg School District	5	A+	102
West Virginia	Monongalia County Schools	17	A-	42
Wyoming	Crook County School District #1	5	A-	21

Grades: 2025-26 edition, computed from the states' own 2024-25 test results (2023-24 in North Dakota; 2020-21 in Connecticut, Maine, Montana and West Virginia). Next update: when states publish the following year's results.

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Corrections and citations

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Browse by state

Pick a state for its cities, counties, districts and rankings. Tooltip values on the map reflect statewide high-school proficiency.

Alabama (1,364 schools)
Birmingham · Mobile · Montgomery · Huntsville
Alaska (496 schools)
Anchorage · Fairbanks · Wasilla · Juneau
Arizona (2,105 schools)
Phoenix · Tucson · Mesa · Glendale
Arkansas (1,068 schools)
Little Rock · Springdale · Fort Smith · Rogers
California (10,005 schools)
Los Angeles · San Diego · San Jose · Sacramento
Colorado (1,923 schools)
Denver · Colorado Springs · Aurora · Lakewood
Connecticut (1,003 schools)
Bridgeport · Hartford · New Haven · Waterbury
Delaware (222 schools)
Wilmington · Newark · Dover · Middletown
District of Columbia (242 schools)
Washington
Florida (4,030 schools)
Miami · Orlando · Jacksonville · Tampa
Georgia (2,294 schools)
Atlanta · Marietta · Columbus · Savannah
Hawaii (295 schools)
Honolulu · Hilo · Kailua · Kaneohe
Idaho (779 schools)
Boise · Meridian · Idaho Falls · Nampa
Illinois (3,845 schools)
Chicago · Aurora · Rockford · Naperville
Indiana (1,864 schools)
Indianapolis · Fort Wayne · Evansville · South Bend
Iowa (1,327 schools)
Des Moines · Cedar Rapids · Davenport · Sioux City
Kansas (1,347 schools)
Wichita · Kansas City · Olathe · Shawnee Mission
Kentucky (1,395 schools)
Louisville · Lexington · Bowling Green · Owensboro
Louisiana (1,331 schools)
Baton Rouge · New Orleans · Shreveport · Lake Charles
Maine (573 schools)
Portland · Bangor · South Portland · Auburn
Maryland (1,382 schools)
Baltimore · Silver Spring · Rockville · Frederick
Massachusetts (1,830 schools)
Springfield · Worcester · Lawrence · Lowell
Michigan (3,401 schools)
Detroit · Grand Rapids · Flint · Kalamazoo
Minnesota (2,395 schools)
Minneapolis · Rochester · Duluth · Brooklyn Park
Mississippi (885 schools)
Jackson · Gulfport · Hattiesburg · Meridian
Missouri (2,315 schools)
St Louis · Kansas City · Springfield · Independence
Montana (830 schools)
Billings · Missoula · Bozeman · Great Falls
Nebraska (1,013 schools)
Omaha · Lincoln · Bellevue · Grand Island
Nevada (725 schools)
Las Vegas · Reno · Henderson · Sparks
New Hampshire (500 schools)
Manchester · Nashua · Derry · Keene
New Jersey (2,503 schools)
Newark · Jersey City · Paterson · Elizabeth
New Mexico (913 schools)
Albuquerque · Las Cruces · Santa Fe · Rio Rancho
New York (4,790 schools)
Brooklyn · Bronx · New York · Rochester
North Carolina (2,704 schools)
Charlotte · Raleigh · Greensboro · Durham
North Dakota (510 schools)
Bismarck · Fargo · Minot · West Fargo
Ohio (3,586 schools)
Columbus · Cincinnati · Cleveland · Toledo
Oklahoma (1,780 schools)
Oklahoma City · Tulsa · Edmond · Broken Arrow
Oregon (1,279 schools)
Portland · Salem · Eugene · Beaverton
Pennsylvania (2,930 schools)
Philadelphia · Pittsburgh · Harrisburg · York
Rhode Island (308 schools)
Providence · Cranston · Pawtucket · Warwick
South Carolina (1,215 schools)
Columbia · Greenville · Charleston · North Charleston
South Dakota (712 schools)
Sioux Falls · Rapid City · Aberdeen · Mitchell
Tennessee (1,842 schools)
Memphis · Nashville · Knoxville · Chattanooga
Texas (8,901 schools)
Houston · San Antonio · Dallas · Austin
Utah (1,068 schools)
Salt Lake City · Ogden · West Valley City · West Jordan
Vermont (288 schools)
Burlington · Essex Junction · Bennington · Brattleboro
Virginia (1,868 schools)
Richmond · Virginia Beach · Alexandria · Chesapeake
Washington (2,473 schools)
Seattle · Spokane · Tacoma · Vancouver
West Virginia (643 schools)
Charleston · Martinsburg · Huntington · Parkersburg
Wisconsin (2,208 schools)
Milwaukee · Green Bay · Madison · Kenosha
Wyoming (351 schools)
Cheyenne · Casper · Gillette · Laramie

Featured cities

Quick links to large city hubs. Metrics shown are for city high schools.

New York, NY

Actual: 68%
Projected: 58%
Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations

Los Angeles, CA

Actual: 38%
Projected: 43%
Impact Grade: Meets Expectations

Chicago, IL

Actual: 25%
Projected: 34%
Impact Grade: Doesn’t Meet Expectations

Dallas, TX

Actual: 45%
Projected: 41%
Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations

Kansas City, MO

Actual: 32%
Projected: 37%
Impact Grade: Meets Expectations

Miami, FL

Actual: 41%
Projected: 36%
Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations

Salt Lake City, UT

Actual: 34%
Projected: 41%
Impact Grade: Doesn’t Meet Expectations

Charlotte, NC

Actual: 57%
Projected: 44%
Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations

Portland, OR

Actual: 68%
Projected: 52%
Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations

Minneapolis, MN

Actual: 38%
Projected: 40%
Impact Grade: Meets Expectations

Largest school districts in the US

The districts with the most graded public schools. Each district page lists every school it runs and the cities it serves.

Puerto Rico Department of Education, PR (843 schools)
Los Angeles Unified, CA (776 schools)
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, IL (623 schools)
Miami-Dade, FL (496 schools)
Clark County, NV (368 schools)
Broward, FL (324 schools)
Hawaii Department of Education, HI (293 schools)
Hillsborough, FL (282 schools)
Houston Isd, TX (272 schools)
Orange, FL (256 schools)
Dallas Isd, TX (235 schools)
Palm Beach, FL (223 schools)
Philadelphia City SD, PA (217 schools)
Montgomery County Public Schools, MD (206 schools)
Memphis-Shelby County Schools, TN (201 schools)
School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, CO (201 schools)
Fairfax County Public Schools, VA (199 schools)
Prince George's County Public Schools, MD (196 schools)
Duval, FL (194 schools)
Wake County Schools, NC (193 schools)
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, NC (178 schools)
San Diego Unified, CA (174 schools)
Baltimore County Public Schools, MD (173 schools)
Albuquerque, NM (172 schools)
Jefferson County, KY (164 schools)

Who publishes SchoolGrade

SchoolGrade is published by Terra Lake Data, the data brand of Ward Enterprises LLC in South Jordan, Utah, the company behind BestNeighborhood, CrimeGrade and ISP Reports. It is independent: no school, district or vendor pays for placement, and grades are computed only from public data. Press, researchers and data licensing: contact us.