Published: September 26, 2025
Kudos to the Broward County Public Schools and and Miami-Dade County Public Schools that earned high marks in a recent ranking by U.S. News and World Report. According to a Broward County Public Schools press release, 15 BCPS high schools soared to the top 27% of all ranked high schools in the nation in the 2025/26 edition of U.S. News and World Report’s showcase on Best High Schools. Those topping the list for BCPS are Millennium 6-12 Collegiate Academy (ranked #4 in Florida and #56 in the nation) and Pompano Beach High School (ranked #21 in Florida and #200 in the nation). Rounding out the top five ranked high schools across BCPS are William T. McFatter Technical High School, Cypress Bay High School and Atlantic Technical High School. According to a M-DCPS press release, four M-DCPS schools – Jose Marti Mast 6-12 Academy, Marine Academy of Science and Technology (MAST@FIU), Design and Architecture Senior High School (DASH), and TERRA Environmental Research Institute – were recognized among the best 100 schools in the nation; and 17 M-DCPS schools ranked among Florida’s top 100. U.S. News & World Report evaluated more than 24,000 public high schools in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Nearly 18,000 high schools were ranked based on six factors: college readiness, state assessment proficiency, state assessment performance, college curriculum breadth, underserved student performance and graduation rates. To see the complete list, or to search for your student’s school ranking, visit http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/national-rankings.