Top-ranked schools

Eastside schools earned top honors on a national scale, with several of the region's public high schools placing among the best in the nation, according to the U.S. News & World Report's 2024 rankings.

State of play: Redmond's Nicola Tesla STEM High School was ranked the top public school in Washington and third best in the U.S.

• Bellevue School District's International School, Interlake Senior High School and Newport Senior High School are listed among the top 500 public schools nationally and in the top 10 in the state, per the ranking. 
• Mercer Island High School, Issaquah High School and Bellevue High School also placed among the state's top 10.

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