Three Dallas high schools are dominating U.S. News and World Report's prestigious annual list of the country's best public high schools. One has maintained its standing as the best in Texas.

The 2024 rankings from U.S. News, released April 23, put Dallas ISD’s School for the Talented and Gifted at No. 6 nationally among the country’s best high schools, for the second year in a row. The school also ranks No. 21 nationally among the best STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) high schools (down from No. 8 in 2023) and No. 3 among the best magnet high schools (down from No. 2 in 2023).

Meanwhile, Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School ranks No. 23 nationally among the best high schools (down from No. 18 last year) and No. 10 nationally among the best magnet high schools (down from No. 8 in 2023).

Science and Engineering Magnet School comes in No. 29 nationally among the best high schools (down from No. 23 last year and No. 22 in 2022), No. 37 nationally among the best STEM high schools (down from No. 24 last year and No. 7 in 2022), and No. 11 nationally among the best magnet high schools (down from No. 2 in 2023 and No. 10 in 2022).

Topping the national list for 2024 is the BASIS Peoria Charter School in Peoria, Arizona.

Each year, U.S. News evaluates about 18,000 high schools on six factors: college readiness, reading and math proficiency, reading and math performance, underserved student performance, college curriculum breadth, and graduation rates.

“The 2024 Best High Schools rankings offer a starting point for parents to understand a school’s academic performance, whether it’s a prospective school or one that their child is already attending,” said LaMont Jones, Ed.D., the managing editor of education at U.S. News, in a release. “Accessible data on our high schools can empower families across the country as they navigate today’s educational environment and plan for the future.”

Elsewhere in Texas
Around the state, these Texas high schools also made it into the top 100 nationally (including two more North Texas schools):

• Grand Prairie ISD's Collegiate Institute, No. 30 (up from No. 188 last year). No. 6 nationally among best charter high schools.
• Houston ISD’s Carnegie Vanguard High School, No. 31 (up from No. 35 last year and No. 40 in 2022). No. 12 nationally among the best magnet high schools and No. 228 among best STEM high schools.
• Austin ISD’s Liberal Arts and Science Academy, No. 38 (down from No. 32 last year and No. 34 in 2022). No. 34 nationally among the best STEM high schools.
• BASIS San Antonio - Shavano Campus, No. 64 (up from No. 81 last year and No. 77 in 2022). No. 76 nationally among the best STEM high schools and No. 13 nationally among the best charter high schools.
• Houston ISD’s DeBakey High School for Health Professions, No. 70 (down from No. 66 last year and No. 50 in 2022). No. 19 nationally among the best magnet high schools and No. 426 among best STEM high schools.
• Brownsville ISD's Early College High School, No. 71 (up from No. 229 last year).
• Dallas ISD’s Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet, No. 85 (up from No. 93 last year and No. 48 in 2022) . No. 21 nationally among the best magnet high schools.

When broken down just to Texas schools, Dallas' School for the Talented and Gifted, Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School, and Science and Engineering Magnet School are the top-rated public high schools in Texas this year, U.S. News says. Grand Prairie Collegiate Institute follows right behind as the No. 4 best high school in Texas.

Other Dallas-Fort Worth schools that rank among Texas' 100 best are:

• No. 17 – Westlake Academy, Westlake
• No. 18 – Imagine International Academy of North Texas, McKinney
• No. 21 – Trinidad Garza Early College at Mt. View, Dallas ISD
• No. 27 – School of Health Professions, Dallas ISD
• No. 28 – World Languages Institute, Fort Worth
• No. 30 – Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy, Grand Prairie ISD
• No. 31 – Uplift Education-North Hills Prep High School, Uplift Education School District, Irving
• No. 36 – School of Business and Management, Dallas ISD
• No. 39 – Young Women's Leadership Academy, Fort Worth ISD
• No. 43 – Booker T. Washington SPVA, Dallas ISD
• No. 46 – Highland Park High School, Highland Park ISD
• No. 49 – Independence High School, Frisco ISD
• No. 51 – Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services High School, Dallas ISD
• No. 55 – Lovejoy High School, Lovejoy ISD, Lucas
• No. 56 – Liberty High School, Frisco ISD
• No. 57 – Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy, Dallas ISD
• No. 58 – Reedy High School, Frisco ISD
• No. 60 – Cedar Hill Collegiate High School, Cedar Hill ISD
• No. 66 – Wakeland High School, Frisco ISD
• No. 73 – Dr. Wright L. Lassiter Jr. Early College High School, Dallas ISD
• No. 77 – Coppell High School, Coppell ISD
• No. 87 – Centennial High School, Frisco ISD
• No. 89 – Young Women's Leadership Academy at Arnold, Grand Prairie ISD