A new report ranks the best public high schools in Washington and across the country, and one school near Seattle placed high on both lists.

Nikola Tesla STEM High School in Redmond took the Evergreen State’s top spot, and it cracked the top 20 for the U.S., coming in at No. 18, according to U.S. News & World Report, which releases its high school rankings each year.

The outlet looked at 24,000-plus public high schools across the country, ranking nearly 18,000 of them based on factors from test scores to graduation rates.

It creates the rankings “to give an unbiased look at how well schools serve their students and help you make informed decisions about your child’s education,” the outlet said, adding that “we believe that better education drives the future.”

Here’s a look at the top p

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