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Two students on the 2016 Government-in-Action Youth Tour hail from among the top-ranking public high schools in the country.
No. 62 overall on the U.S. News & World News Report national list is KIPP Austin Collegiate, from where Cedar Creek resident and Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative delegate Jude Rios, 18, graduated. The school boasts 100 percent participation in advanced coursework.
The Science Academy of South Texas in Mercedes ranks 75th. Magic Valley EC member Mark Torres, 17, of Edinburg, attends the academy, which focuses on preparing students for careers in math and science.
They follow in the footsteps of the future leaders who have been going to Washington, D.C., for more than 50 years as part of electric cooperatives’ Youth Tour program.
Texas’ Top Public High Schools According to U.S. News & World Report:
Numbers indicate national rank.
No. 1
School for the Talented and Gifted
Dallas ISD
No. 4
School of Science and Engineering
Dallas ISD
No. 10
Carnegie Vanguard High School
Houston ISD
No. 22
Summit International Preparatory (Arlington)
Uplift Education-Summit International Preparatory
No. 29
DeBakey High School for Health Professions
Houston ISD
No. 35
YES Prep - Southwest
YES Prep Public Schools Inc. (Houston)
No. 43
Liberal Arts and Science Academy
Austin ISD
No. 50
Eastwood Academy
Houston ISD
No. 58
Westlake Academy (Westlake)
Westlake Academy Charter School
No. 62
KIPP Austin Collegiate (Austin)
KIPP Austin Public Schools Inc.
No. 65
YES Prep - North Central (Houston)
YES Prep Public Schools Inc.
No. 72
Early College High School
Laredo ISD
No. 75
The Science Academy of South Texas (Mercedes)
South Texas ISD
No. 78
Challenge Early College High School
Houston ISD
No. 79
IDEA Frontier College Preparatory (Brownsville)
IDEA Public Schools
No. 84
IDEA Quest College Preparatory (Edinburg)
IDEA Public Schools
No. 87
YES Prep - East End (Houston)
YES Prep Public Schools Inc.
No. 93
Young Women’s Leadership Academy
San Antonio ISD
No. 97
Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School
Dallas ISD
