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Riverside Stem Academy Ranked Top High School in California

The science, math, and technology-focused public high school graduates 100 percent of its students, a U.S. News & World Report study finds.
Riverside Stem Academy Ranked Top High School in California
An instructor teaches a Spanish lesson at Franklin High School in Los Angeles on May 25, 2017. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images
Jill McLaughlin
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The Riverside Stem Academy in Riverside, California, was ranked the top high school in the state this year by U.S. News & World Report.

The yearly study reviews about 25,000 U.S. public high schools, and 1,650 California schools made this year’s rankings, according to the study released Nov. 22. Schools in the study were ranked on students’ performance on state-required tests, graduation rates, and preparedness for college.
Jill McLaughlin
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Jill McLaughlin is an award-winning journalist covering politics, environment, and statewide issues. She has been a reporter and editor for newspapers in Oregon, Nevada, and New Mexico. Jill was born in Yosemite National Park and enjoys the majestic outdoors, traveling, golfing, and hiking.