First published in 2013, the 100 Best W!se High Schools national ranking recognizes the top 100 performing high schools in W!se’s national network, showcases excellence in financial education and motivates schools to “race to the top” in personal finance instruction. The ranking also encourages school districts and administrators to Ranking of Schools 1-30 1. High School for Math, Science & Engineering @ CCNY, New York City 2. Youth Connection Charter School, Chicago 3. Richmond Community High School, Richmond 4. Hurley High School, Hurley 5. Wausa Public School, Wausa 6. Passaic County Technical Institute, Wayne 7. Queens Gateway to Health Sciences, New York City 8. Holston High School, Damascus 9. Council High School, Honaker 10. Central Magnet School, Murfreesboro 11. Page County High School, Shenandoah 12. Whitney M. Young Magnet High School, Chicago 13. Graham High School, Bluefield 14. Sargent High School, Sargent 15. High Technology High School, Lincroft 16. Chittenango High School,Chittenango 17. Central High School (Wise County, VA), Wise 18. Marine Academy of Science & Technology, Highlands 19. John I. Burton High School, Norton 20. Aviation High School,New York City 21. Utah County Academy of Science, Orem 22. Benjamin N. Cardozo High School, New York City 23. Craig County High School, New Castle 24. Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical High School, New York City 25. Big Foot High School, Walworth 26. Grassfield High School,Chesapeake 27. St. Clair High School, St. Clair 28. Open High School, Richmond 29. Richlands High School (VA), Richlands 30. Eleanor Roosevelt High School, New York City This national ranking is determined with support from an Advisory Board of experts from academia and finance. The predominant factor was the average score on the Financial Literacy Certification Test with consideration given to eligibility for free lunch and the proportion of test takers to the school population. 100 Best W!se High Schools Teaching Personal Finance Schools 31-100* Abingdon High School Haldane High School Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK High School Abingdon Cold Spring Plainview Academy for Scholarship and Entrepreneurship Hamburg High School River Valley High School New York City Hamburg Spring Green An Achievable Dream Middle/High School Hamilton High School (WI) Riverheads High School Newport News Sussex Staunton Briarcliff High School High School for Arts and Business Rock Ridge High School Briarcliff Manor New York City Ashburn Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics High School of Fashion Industries Rockbridge County High School New York City New York City Lexington Central High School (Lunenburg County, VA) Honaker High School Roslyn High School Victoria Honaker Roslyn Heights Clarence High School Indian Hills High School Rugby High School Clarence Oakland Rugby Colonial Beach High School Irondequoit High School Rye Cove High School Colonial Beach Rochester Duffield Conestoga Valley High School James Madison High School (VA) Shenendehowa High School Lancaster Vienna Clifton Park Cosby High School Jamestown High School Staples High School Midlothian Williamsburg Westport Deep Run High School Jefferson High School Suncoast High School Glen Allen Jefferson Riviera Beach Eastside High School (VA) John Champe High School Taconic Hills High School Coeburn Aldie Craryville Eureka High School John S. Battle High School Thomas Jefferson High School (VA) Eureka Bristol Richmond Fauquier High School Lake Braddock Secondary School Townsend Harris High School Warrenton Burke New York City Flushing High School Liberty High School (Bedford County, VA) Tri County High School New York City Bedford DeWitt Fort Defiance High School Lincoln Southwest High School Twin Falls High School Fort Defiance Lincoln Twin Falls Galax High School Manassas Park High School Twin Springs High School Galax Manassas Park Nickelsville Galileo High School Marcellus High School Union High School Danville Marcellus Big Stone Gap Garden City High School Mat-Su Career and Technical High School Walnut Ridge High School Garden City Wasilla Walnut Ridge Gate City High School Midlothian High School Waynesboro High School Gate City Midlothian Waynesboro Genesee High School Mills Godwin High School West Forsyth High School Genesee Henrico Clemmons George Wythe High School Mountain View High School (Fairfax County) West Point Beemer High School Wytheville Centreville West Point Green Run Collegiate New Utrecht High School Virginia Beach New York City Gretna High School Norcross High School Gretna Norcross *Note: the order of schools ranked 31-100 is not being published. 100 Best W!se High Schools Teaching Personal Finance Schools 31-100* Top Ten Small, Midsize, and Large W!se High Schools Teaching Personal Finance Small 1. Richmond Community High School, Richmond 2. Hurley High School, Hurley 3. Wausa Public School, Wausa 4. Queens Gateway to Health Sciences, New York City 5. Holston High School, Damascus 6. Council High School, Honaker 7. Sargent High School, Sargent 8. High Technology High School, Lincroft 9. Marine Academy of Science & Technology, Highlands 10. John I. Burton High School, Norton Midsize 1. High School for Math, Science & Engineering at CCNY, New York City 2. Central Magnet School, Murfreesboro 3. Page County High School, Shenandoah 4. Graham High School, Bluefield 5. Chittenango High School,Chittenango 6. Central High School (Wise County, VA), Wise 7. Big Foot High School, Walworth 8. St. Clair High School, St. Clair 9. Richlands High School (VA), Richlands 10. Eleanor Roosevelt High School, New York City Large 1. Youth Connection Charter School,Chicago 2. Passaic County Technical Institute, Wayne 3. Whitney M. Young Magnet High School, Chicago 4. Aviation High School,New York City 5. Benjamin N. Cardozo High School, New York City 6. Thomas Edison Career & Technical High School, New York City 7. Grassfield High School,Chesapeake 8. Conestoga Valley High School, Lancaster 9. High School of Fashion Industries, New York City 10. Shenendehowa High School, Clifton Park Working in Support of Education (W!se) is a leading educational nonprofit based in New York City with a mission to improve the lives of young people and at-risk adults through programs that develop financial literacy and readiness for college and careers. For more information, visit wise-ny.org or call 212-421-2700. .