BEST LARGE CITIES FOR TOP-RATED SCHOOLS
Austin ranks 3rd highest by share of top-rated schools
Of all the elementary and middle schools located in the nation’s 30 largest cities by population, 16% are top-rated. That is, out the roughly 6,800 schools, around 1,100 have a GreatSchools rating of 8 or higher. San Diego tops the list with the highest share of top-ranked schools, 38% of the city schools, followed by San Francisco, with 30% of its schools rated 8 and above, and Austin with a 28% share. Seattle is fourth from the top, and New York City is fifth. DC, San Jose, Portland, Oklahoma City, and Las Vegas wrap up the top 10 large cities with the highest share of top schools.
Texas’ top-rated school zip codes are more high-budget but offer the highest living standards
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