Eight local schools are on Newsweek magazine’s America’s Top High Schools 2015 list.
The list ranks 500 of “the best public high schools in the United States for college readiness” using data on retention rates, counselor-to-student ratios, graduation rates, and scores on college preparatory and other tests.
Oxford Academy in Cypress was the highest-ranking local school at No. 26 and the third-highest statewide.
Three Irvine schools qualified: University High at No. 74, Irvine High at No. 191, and Woodbridge High at No. 220.
Corona del Mar High School in Newport Beach was No. 116.
Santa Ana’s Foothill High School, Trabuco Hills in Mission Viejo, and Yorba Linda High School rounded out OC’s representation at No.’s 282, 334, and 437, respectively.
