The survey took into account over 18,000 high schools in 40 states. The top 100 were classified as Gold Medal with the remaining 405 deemed Silver Medal.

The following 10 states and the District of Columbia did not have sufficient data available for analysis: Alabama, Alaska, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.

Florida had four high schools listed in the top 10, followed by California with three.

Followed by Thomas Jefferson in the list of top 100 high schools were Pacific Collegiate Charter School in Santa Cruz, Calif.; International Baccalaureate Program in Bartow, Fla.; Oxford Academy in Cypress, Calif.; and Montpelier High School in Montpelier, Vt. to round out the top five. - Source: By Transworld News

Business Courier writes that the rankings of top 100 high schools focused on how well schools educated all their students, from the wealthiest to the least advantaged.