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Alabama gets ranked, while some New York and California schools were shuffled around.
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By picking top students and feeding their passions, a Virginia school in the suburbs of the nation's capital earns the top spot.
Students at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Va., all have lunch break at the same time and are allowed to eat anywhere on the school premises. (Charlie Archambault for USN&WR)
The school encourages experiential learning with an emphasis on the sciences, and students take on projects like designing telescopes or building their own satellites.
Boston Latin is the country's oldest high school; MATCH Charter was started just seven years ago. But both institutions top the list in a top-performing state with deep ties to academia.
On the border of Texas and Mexico where poverty runs rampant, a completely Hispanic school boasts a 94 percent graduation rate.
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