April 30, 2021 — U.S. News & World Report released its 2021 Best High School Rankings earlier this week. Once again, Mountain Brook High School earned a spot near the top of the list. 

MBHS was the top-ranked non-magnet high school in Alabama and placed among the top 1% of non-magnet high schools nationally. Of all 17,800 ranked high schools, which includes both magnet and non-magnet, MBHS came in at 216. MBHS was also the only Alabama high school to rank among the nation’s top 1,000 STEM schools. It was listed at 141. 

U.S. News & World Report created its rankings based on several factors, including college readiness, graduation rate, college curriculum breadth, math and reading proficiency, and math and reading performance. MBHS garnered an overall score of 98.79 out of 100. 

You can click here to see the MBHS scorecard and here for the complete U.S. News & World Report rankings.