Rankings of America’s best high schools by the U.S. News and World Report include data on more than 21,000 public high schools in 50 states and D.C. The top 2.4% of schools earned gold and only 9.7% won silver based on performance on state assessments and how well they prepare students for college. Six local Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) schools received awards, including our own Millikan, that placed Silver – state ranking of 291; national ranking of 1,417. Learn more at usnews.com.