Here are the top 9 public high schools in Washington

Redmond's Tesla STEM High School is the top public school in the state and third best in the nation, per U.S. News & World Report's recently released 2024 Best High Schools rankings .

The big picture: Nine schools in Washington, nearly half in the Bellevue School District, are listed among the top 500 public schools nationally, a list that includes traditional public schools, charter schools and magnet schools.

How it works: The rankings include data on nearly 25,000 public high schools in 50 states and the District of Columbia based on six factors, including performance on state assessments.

Zoom in: After Tesla STEM, the other eight Washington schools in the top 500 are the Bellevue School District's International School , Interlake Senior High School and Newport Senior High School , ranked second, third and fourth, respectively, in the state.

• Highline School District's Raisbeck Aviation High School came in fifth in the state in the nation, per the report.
• Coming in at sixth and seventh in the state are Bainbridge High School and Mercer Island High School .
• With Issaquah High School and Bellevue High School rounding out the state's top nine.

Get more local stories in your inbox with Axios Seattle.