U.S. News & World Report's high school rankings are out. Here's how local schools fared.

Thomas B. Langhorne, Evansville Courier & Press
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Signature School at 610 Main Street in Evansville, Indiana.
Signature School at 610 Main Street in Evansville, Indiana.

The U.S. News & World Report rankings for high schools were released Tuesday, and Evansville's Signature School again landed a prominent spot nationally.

The public charter on Evansville's Main Street earned the top spot nationally for charter schools, the No. 2 spot nationally among all public high schools, and the top ranking in Indiana among public high schools.

Schools are ranked on their performance on state-required tests, graduation and how well they prepare students for college, according to the U.S. News & World Report website. The U.S. News & World Report feature listed profiles for private schools, but did not issue rankings for them.

Jean Hitchcock, executive director/principal at Signature School, said the recognition is the result of contributions by the open admission institution's entire family. Signature has nearly 380 students and about 30 faculty members.

"These (rankings) are real validation of the real passion and dedication of the teachers, the students, our families – really, all the stakeholders, the board members," Hitchcock said Tuesday. "It’s nice to have that outside validation of a job well done."

Here's how Evansville-area schools fared:

National rankings, top 100 public high schools

  • Signature School, Evansville (2)

Best public high schools, Indiana, top 100

  • Signature School, Evansville (1)

  • Heritage Hills High School, Lincoln City (16)

  • Tell City High School (28)

  • Castle High School, Newburgh (33)

  • North High School, Evansville (34)

  • Central High School, Evansville (40)

  • Perry Central High School, Leopold (48)

  • Jasper High School (55)

  • Reitz High School, Evansville (63)

  • Harrison High School, Evansville (77)

  • Tecumseh High School, Lynnville (99)

National rankings, top 100 charter schools

  • Signature School, Evansville (1)

Best public high schools, Kentucky, top 100

  • Henderson County (54)

  • Daviess County (70)

  • Owensboro High School (93)

This article originally appeared on Evansville Courier & Press: U.S. News and World Report high school rankings include Signature School