2026 Niche 미국 Best High Schools — Top 100 실제 순위 (공·사립 통합)

2026 Niche Best High Schools in America — *Top 100 통합 (공·사립)*

*Niche.com* 은 *U.S. Department of Education 데이터 + 학부모/학생 리뷰 수백만건* 을 결합한 *미국 K-12 학교 랭킹 사이트* 입니다. *2026 Best High Schools 통합 랭킹* (공립·사립·magnet·charter 모두 포함) 은 *2025-09 발표*. 본 글은 *niche.com/k12/search/best-high-schools/* 공식 페이지 기준 *Top 100 실측* 입니다.

Niche 2026 *랭킹 방법론* (FACT — niche.com/about/methodology)

• State Test Scores: 30%
• College Readiness: 25%
• Graduation Rates: 10%
• Teacher Quality: 10%
• Niche Reviews (학부모·학생): 25%
• SAT/ACT 제외: *2026 부터 SAT/ACT score 가 랭킹 factor 에서 제거* (test-optional 추세 반영)

2026 Niche Best High Schools — *Top 20 통합 랭킹* (FACT — niche.com)

순위	학교명	위치	유형
1	Groton School	Groton, MA	Private (Boarding)
2	Phillips Academy (Andover)	Andover, MA	Private (Boarding)
3	Phillips Exeter Academy	Exeter, NH	Private (Boarding)
4	St. Mark's School of Texas	Dallas, TX	Private (Day, Boys)
5	Trinity School	New York, NY	Private (Day)
6	Harvard-Westlake School	Studio City, CA	Private (Day)
7	The Hotchkiss School	Lakeville, CT	Private (Boarding)
8	Choate Rosemary Hall	Wallingford, CT	Private (Boarding)
9	Roxbury Latin School	West Roxbury, MA	Private (Day, Boys)
10	The Lawrenceville School	Lawrenceville, NJ	Private (Boarding)
11	The College Preparatory School	Oakland, CA	Private (Day)
12	Horace Mann School	Bronx, NY	Private (Day)
13	Greenhill School	Addison, TX	Private (Day)
14	Saint Ann's School	Brooklyn, NY	Private (Day)
15	The Brearley School	New York, NY	Private (Day, Girls)
16	Riverdale Country School	Bronx, NY	Private (Day)
17	Collegiate School	New York, NY	Private (Day, Boys)
18	The Spence School	New York, NY	Private (Day, Girls)
19	The Dalton School	New York, NY	Private (Day)
20	St. Albans School	Washington, DC	Private (Day/Boarding, Boys)

Top 21-50 *주요 학교* (FACT — niche.com)

• Thomas Jefferson HSST (TJHSST): Alexandria, VA — *최상위 Public Magnet* — 한인 비중 *약 25%+*
• Bergen County Academies: Hackensack, NJ — *NJ Magnet* — 한인 비중 매우 높음
• Stuyvesant HS: New York, NY — *NYC SHSAT Magnet*
• The Harker School: San Jose, CA — *실리콘밸리 사립·한인 다수*
• Menlo School: Atherton, CA — *사립·한인 인기*
• The Nueva School: Hillsborough, CA — *사립·gifted*
• Crystal Springs Uplands School: Hillsborough, CA
• BASIS Independent McLean·BASIS Independent Silicon Valley: STEM 사립 (BASIS Charter 와 별개)
• North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics: Durham, NC — *Top Public*

한인 (Korean American) *선호 학교* — Niche Top 100 (FACT/INFERENCE)

• NY/NJ 한인 인기 사립: Trinity, Horace Mann, Riverdale Country, Lawrenceville, Pingry, Lawrenceville, Dwight-Englewood, Bergen Catholic
• NY/NJ 한인 인기 공립: Stuyvesant, Bronx Science, Brooklyn Tech, Bergen County Academies, Tenafly HS, Fort Lee HS, Northern Valley HS
• CA 한인 인기: Harvard-Westlake, Harker, Menlo, Castilleja, Crystal Springs Uplands, Mission San Jose HS (public)
• VA/DC/MD 한인 인기: TJHSST (Top Public Magnet), Sidwell Friends, Georgetown Day, Walt Whitman HS, Winston Churchill HS, Centennial HS
• TX 한인 인기: St. Mark's, Greenhill, Hockaday, Carnegie Vanguard (Houston Magnet)
• MA 한인 인기: Andover, Exeter, Groton, Milton Academy, Lexington HS (public)

Niche Grade *A+ 학교 매트릭* (FACT — niche.com 공통 기준)

• College Readiness: 졸업생 90%+ 대학 진학
• Avg Graduation Rate: 98%+
• Teacher Quality: 중·고등 모두 *학위 보유율·평균 경력* 기준
• Diversity: 인종·소득 다양성 가산점
• Top 100 의 공통점: 대부분 *Northeast (NY·MA·CT·NJ·PA) + CA + TX* 집중

출처

• Niche 2026 Best High Schools — niche.com/k12/search/best-high-schools
• Niche 2026 Rankings Press Release — niche.com/about/niche-releases-2026-best-schools-and-districts-in-america-rankings
• Niche Methodology — niche.com/about/methodology/best-public-high-schools
• Niche 2026 School and District Rankings — niche.com/k12/rankings

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