(KRON) The list of the nation’s top 500 high schools is out. The Bay Area has 15 of the top 500 as ranked by Newsweek.

The rankings are based on a number of factors including which schools do the best job at making sure students are ready for college.

Here are the Bay Area schools that made the list.

18. Monta Vista High School in Cupertino

29. Lynbrook High School in San Jose

35. Cupertino High School in CupertinoADDITIONAL COVERAGE: BEST WEST COAST UNIVERSITIES RANKED

74. Homestead High School in Cupertino

81. Redwood High School in  Larkspur

90. Leland High School in San Jose

120. California High School in San Ramon

121. Monte Vista High School in Danville

124. Aragon High in San Mateo

155. Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy in GilroyHIGH SCHOOL RANKINGS NATIONWIDE 

245. Scotts Valley High School in Scotts Valley

253. Henry M. Gunn High School in Palo Alto

331. Palo Alto High School in Palo Alto

352. Analy High School in Sebastopol

465. Maria Carrillo High School in Santa Rosa