INDIANAPOLIS -- Five of the ten best public high schools in the state of Indiana are in the Indianapolis metro.
A new report, released by Niche.com, shows where each of Indiana's public high schools ranked based on an analysis of key statistics and reviews from students, parents and teachers.
Niche.com is a website that helps parents discover the schools that are best for their kids.
No. 1 in Indiana is also No. 17 in the country: The Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics & Humanities on the campus of Ball State University in Muncie.
Niche.com gave the school a rating of A+ for great teachers, academics, health & safety, diversity and college readiness.
Some Indianapolis metro schools went down the rankings this year. Carmel High School was ranked No. 4 in the state, down from its 2016 ranking of No. 2. Neighboring Fishers High School came in at No. 6 also down from its 2016 ranking of No. 4.
Indianapolis was represented first at No. 7 with Herron High School followed closely with No. 8 North Central High School.
Here's a look at the top 25 public high schools in Indiana, according to Niche:
- Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics and Humanities
- Signature School
- West Lafayette Junior/Senior High School
- Carmel High School
- Munster High School
- Fishers High School
- Herron High School
- North Central High School
- Homestead Senior High School
- Hamilton Southeastern High School
- Zionsville Community High School
- Carroll High School
- Westfield High School
- Brownsburg High School
- Avon High School
- Floyd Central High School
- Penn High School
- Crown Point High School
- Noblesville High School
- Bloomington High School North
- Yorktown High School
- William Henry Harrison High School
- Bloomington High School South
- Chesterton Senior High School
- The Academy of Science and Entrepreneurship
