A trio of San Antonio high schools are at the head of the class, according to new rankings from U.S. News & World Report.

BASIS San Antonio - Shavano Campus, Young Women’s Leadership Academy, and Health Careers High School rank among the best high schools in Texas — and the U.S.

In the report, BASIS San Antonio - Shavano Campus ranks No. 77 (up from No. 102 last year) among the country's best high schools. It comes in at No. 8 among best Texas high schools and ranks No. 25 nationally among the best STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) high schools and No. 17 nationally among the best charter high schools.

Next in line is San Antonio ISD’s Young Women’s Leadership Academy, at No. 78 nationally, up from No. 108 last year. The academy is No. 9 among Texas schools and No. 18 nationally among the best charter high schools.

At No. 102 nationally, down from No. 96 last year, is Northside ISD’s Health Careers High School. It ranks No. 10 in Texas and No. 26 nationally among the best magnet high schools.

These are the rest of Texas’ top 10 among the country’s best public high schools:

• No. 8 (up from No. 13 last year), Dallas ISD's School for the Talented and Gifted. No. 8 nationally among the best STEM high schools and No. 4 nationally among the best magnet high schools.
• No. 20 (down from No. 15 last year), Dallas ISD's Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School. No. 8 nationally among the best magnet high schools.
• No. 22 (up from No. 39 last year), Dallas ISD's Science and Engineering Magnet School. No. 7 nationally among the best STEM high schools and No. 10 nationally among the best magnet high schools.
• No. 34 (up from No. 41 last year), Austin ISD’s Liberal Arts and Science Academy. No. 70 nationally among the best STEM high schools.
• No. 40 (up from No. 42 last year), Houston ISD’s Carnegie Vanguard High School.
• No. 48 (up from No. 59 last year), Dallas ISD’s Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet. No. 17 nationally among the best magnet high schools.
• No. 50 (down from No. 46 last year), Houston ISD’s DeBakey High School for Health Professions. No. 43 nationally among the best STEM high schools and No. 18 nationally among the best magnet high schools.

Topping the national list is Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Arlington, Virginia.

Each year, U.S. News evaluates high schools on six factors: college readiness, reading and math proficiency, reading and math performance, underserved student performance, college curriculum breadth, and graduation rates. In all, more than 17,800 schools were graded.

The rankings “take a comprehensive approach to evaluating schools,” says Eric Brooks, principal data analyst at U.S. News. “Looking at factors like graduation rates and underserved student performance, families can use this information to learn more about their local schools.”