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Three Berks County high schools have been rated among the top 100 Pennsylvania high schools in a new ranking by a national media outlet.
This summer U.S. News & World Report released its 2025-26 list of the top high schools in the country. The list includes state-by-state rankings.
Kutztown, Wyomissing and Oley Valley high schools placed in the top 100 in Pennsylvania.
Kutztown was the highest ranked Berks school, coming in at 66th in Pennsylvania and 1,798th nationally.
Wyomissing ranked 70th in the state (1,861st nationally) and Oley Valley came in at number 84 (2,190th nationally).
Boyertown just missed out on the top 100 in the state, placing 102nd.
U.S. News ranked 17,901 high school across the country, including 672 in Pennsylvania. The rankings were created with the help of North Carolina-based RTI International, a global nonprofit social science research firm.
Schools were rated based on six criteria: college readiness, college curriculum breadth, state assessment proficiency, student assessment performance, underserved student performance and graduation rate.
The other high schools in Berks were ranked:
• Wilson High School — 128th in state (3,260th nationally).
• Daniel Boone High School — 139th in state (3,656th nationally).
• Fleetwood High School — 149th in state (3,931st nationally).
• Twin Valley High School — 216th in state (5,337th nationally).
• Schuylkill Valley High School — 229th in state (5,606th nationally).
• Exeter High School — 241st in state (5,839th nationally).
• Tulpehocken High School — 272nd in state (6,587th nationally).
• Brandywine Heights High School — 293rd in state (7,154th nationally).
• Antietam Middle-High School — 317th in state (7,777th nationally).
• Conrad Weiser High School — 352nd in state (8,740th nationally).
• Gov. Mifflin High School — 367th in state (9,307th nationally).
• Hamburg High School — 384th in state (9,674th nationally).
• Muhlenberg High School — 522nd-672nd in state (13,427th-17,901st nationally).
• Reading High School — 522nd-672nd in state (13,427th-17,901st nationally).
The top high schools in the U.S., according to the new rankings, are:
#1 BASIS Tucson North, Tucson, Ariz.
#2 Signature School, Evansville, Ind.
#3 Central Magnet School, Murfreesboro, Tenn.
#4 Davidson Academy, Reno, Nev.
#5 Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, Va.
#6 Albuquerque Institute of Math and Science, Albuquerque, N.M.
#7 Haas Hall Bentonville, Bentonville, Ark.
#8 Julia R. Masterman Secondary School, Philadelphia.
#9 The School for the Talented and Gifted, Dallas, Tex.
#10 Aiken Scholars Academy, Aiken, S.C.
The top high schools in Pennsylvania, according to the new rankings, are:
#1 Julia R. Masterman Secondary School, Philadelphia.
#2 Downingtown STEM Academy, Downingtown.
#3 Central High School, Philadelphia.
#4 New Hope-Solebury High School, New Hope.
#5 Unionville High School, Kennett Square.
#6 Radnor High School, Radnor.
#7 Mount Lebanon High School, Pittsburgh.
#8 Pine-Richland High School, Gibsonia.
#9 Peters Township High School, McMurray.
#10 Conestoga High School, Berwyn.
For the complete list of rankings visit usnews.com/education/best-high-schools.