The Des Moines Register reports 21 Iowa high schools appear in the top third of U.S. News and World Report’s 2019 national rankings. Ten schools ranked in the top 2,000 schools in the country and 11 more ranked within the top 3,000. The Atlantic High School ranks 34th in Iowa, and is the highest ranked high school in the Hawkeye-10 public schools (Harlan 51, Glenwood 91, Shenandoah 99, Clarinda 103, Denison 125, Creston 130, Lewis Central 132, Red Oak 216-319).

The rankings are made up of the top 12,245 high schools in the country. Each school is ranked by a weighted mix of five factors: college readiness, math and reading proficiency, math and reading performance, underserved student performance, college curriculum breadth and graduation rate. (read more here: https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/search?ranked=true&state-urlname=iowa )