Quite a few high schools in the Bay Area ranked the highest among high schools that send the most students to Harvard, Princeton, and MIT, a new report shows.
PolarisList analyzed cumulative data from the 2015-2017 college graduating years to figure out the number of students a high school sends to top colleges.
Most of the high schools that ranked high were in the South Bay, plus one in the East Bay.
Here are the stats for the Bay Area schools that made the top 10:
#2 Henry M. Gunn High School
Total students sent to Harvard, Princeton, MIT: 30
Harvard: 8
Princeton: 12
MIT: 10
#3 The Harker School
Total students sent to Harvard, Princeton, MIT: 28
Harvard: 9
Princeton: 11
MIT: 8
#4 Lynbrook High School
Total students sent to Harvard, Princeton, MIT: 22
Harvard: 4
Princeton: 2
MIT: 16
#5 Menlo School
Total students sent to Harvard, Princeton, MIT: 21
Harvard: 8
Princeton: 5
MIT: 8
#5 Mission San Jose High School
Total students sent to Harvard, Princeton, MIT: 21
Harvard: 3
Princeton: 6
MIT: 12
#7 Palo Alto High School
Total students sent to Harvard, Princeton, MIT: 20
Harvard: 6
Princeton: 10
MIT: 4
There are a total 255 high schools ranked in the list.
To see the full list of schools, click here.
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