World's Top Schools

The independent, data-driven ranking of the world's best K-12 schools. 1,591 schools across 82 countries, scored on an eight-category composite. Verified fees, transparent methodology, no pay-for-play.

The Top 100 schools in the world — Edition 2026/27

This ranking is locked; the next update publishes on September 1, 2027. Full ranking of 1,000 schools · Methodology.

Eton College — Windsor, United Kingdom — 83.4/100
Phillips Exeter Academy — Exeter, United States — 82.9/100
Phillips Academy — Andover, United States — 82.8/100
Nada High School — Kobe, Japan — 82.6/100
Collegiate School — New York City, United States — 82.5/100
Kaisei Academy — Tokyo, Japan — 82.5/100
St. Paul's School — Concord, United States — 82.4/100
Westminster School — London, United Kingdom — 82.2/100
St Paul's Girls' School — London, United Kingdom — 82.2/100
Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires — Buenos Aires, Argentina — 82.1/100
The Lawrenceville School — Lawrenceville, United States — 82/100
Sidwell Friends School — Washington, D.C., United States — 81.9/100
Punahou School — Honolulu, United States — 81.9/100
Raffles Institution — Singapore, Singapore — 81.8/100
King's College School, Wimbledon — London, United Kingdom — 81.8/100
Harvard-Westlake School — Los Angeles, United States — 81.7/100
Deerfield Academy — Deerfield, United States — 81.7/100
Choate Rosemary Hall — Wallingford, United States — 81.4/100
Hwa Chong Institution — Singapore, Singapore — 81.4/100
St Paul's School — London, United Kingdom — 81.3/100
Melbourne High School — South Yarra, VIC, Australia — 81.3/100 — State (fee-free)
Sydney Boys High School — Sydney, Australia — 81.3/100 — State (fee-free)
City of London School — London, United Kingdom — 81.3/100
The High School Affiliated to Tsinghua University — Beijing, China — 81.2/100
The Hotchkiss School — Lakeville, United States — 81.2/100
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology — Alexandria, United States — 81.2/100 — State (fee-free)
Lakeside School — Seattle, United States — 81.1/100
Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) — Singapore, Singapore — 81/100
St. Paul's Co-educational College — Hong Kong, Hong Kong — 80.9/100
Institut Le Rosey — Rolle, Switzerland — 80.9/100
Lycée Louis-le-Grand — Paris, France — 80.9/100 — State (fee-free)
High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China — Beijing, China — 80.9/100
Magdalen College School — Oxford, United Kingdom — 80.7/100
Beijing No. 4 High School — Beijing, China — 80.7/100
Latymer Upper School — London, United Kingdom — 80.7/100
Dulwich College — London, United Kingdom — 80.6/100
Groton School — Groton, United States — 80.6/100
Winchester College — Winchester, United Kingdom — 80.6/100
North London Collegiate School — London, United Kingdom — 80.5/100
Trinity School — New York City, United States — 80.4/100
Wycombe Abbey — High Wycombe, United Kingdom — 80.3/100
Lycée Henri-IV — Paris, France — 80.2/100 — State (fee-free)
Sydney Grammar School — Sydney, Australia — 80.1/100
Merchant Taylors' School — Northwood, United Kingdom — 80/100
Cheltenham Ladies' College — Cheltenham, United Kingdom — 80/100
Dhirubhai Ambani International School — Mumbai, India — 80/100
University College School — London, United Kingdom — 80/100
Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet — Barnet, United Kingdom — 79.9/100 — State (fee-free)
Sevenoaks School — Sevenoaks, United Kingdom — 79.9/100
Diocesan Girls' School — Hong Kong, Hong Kong — 79.9/100
Sydney Girls High School — Sydney, Australia — 79.9/100 — State (fee-free)
Manchester Grammar School — Manchester, United Kingdom — 79.8/100
Haberdashers' Boys' School — Elstree, United Kingdom — 79.8/100
Azabu Junior and Senior High School — Tokyo, Japan — 79.8/100
Upper Canada College — Toronto, Canada — 79.7/100
The Perse School — Cambridge, United Kingdom — 79.7/100
Stuyvesant High School — New York City, United States — 79.7/100 — State (fee-free)
Davidson Academy of Nevada — Reno, United States — 79.7/100 — State (fee-free)
St. Mark's School of Texas — Dallas, United States — 79.7/100
The Brearley School — New York City, United States — 79.6/100
St Mary's School Ascot — Ascot, United Kingdom — 79.5/100
Godolphin and Latymer School — London, United Kingdom — 79.4/100
The Henrietta Barnett School — London, United Kingdom — 79.4/100 — State (fee-free)
City of London School for Girls — London, United Kingdom — 79.4/100
The Nueva School — Hillsborough, United States — 79.3/100
Brighton College — Brighton, United Kingdom — 79.3/100
The Roxbury Latin School — Boston, United States — 79.2/100
Boston Latin School — Boston, United States — 79.2/100 — State (fee-free)
Wellington College — Crowthorne, United Kingdom — 79.2/100
Diocesan Boys' School — Hong Kong, Hong Kong — 79.2/100
University of Toronto Schools — Toronto, Canada — 79.2/100
Wilson's School — Sutton, United Kingdom — 79.2/100 — State (fee-free)
Horace Mann School — New York City, United States — 79.1/100
Harrow School — London, United Kingdom — 79.1/100
Milton Academy — Milton, United States — 79.1/100
Kaijo Junior and Senior High School — Tokyo, Japan — 79.1/100
Musashi High School — Tokyo, Japan — 79.1/100
Shanghai High School International Division — Shanghai, China — 79/100
Tonbridge School — Tonbridge, United Kingdom — 79/100
NUS High School of Math and Science — Singapore, Singapore — 78.9/100
Melbourne Grammar School — Melbourne, Australia — 78.9/100
Scotch College — Melbourne, Australia — 78.9/100
Taft School — Watertown, United States — 78.9/100
St. John's School (Houston) — Houston, United States — 78.9/100
Haberdashers' Girls' School — Elstree, United Kingdom — 78.9/100
Kent School — Kent, United States — 78.9/100
Raffles Girls' School — Singapore, Singapore — 78.8/100
Colchester Royal Grammar School — Colchester, United Kingdom — 78.8/100 — State (fee-free)
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy — Aurora, United States — 78.8/100 — State (fee-free)
Tiffin School — Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom — 78.8/100 — State (fee-free)
Charterhouse — Godalming, United Kingdom — 78.7/100
Queen's College — Causeway Bay, Hong Kong — 78.7/100 — State (fee-free)
Reading School — Reading, United Kingdom — 78.7/100 — State (fee-free)
Highgate School — London, United Kingdom — 78.6/100
Georgetown Preparatory School — North Bethesda, MD, United States — 78.6/100
International School of Geneva — Geneva, Switzerland — 78.6/100
North Sydney Boys High School — Crows Nest, NSW, Australia — 78.6/100 — State (fee-free)
St. Paul's School — São Paulo, Brazil — 78.5/100
Loomis Chaffee School — Windsor, United States — 78.4/100
Bergen County Academies — Hackensack, United States — 78.4/100 — State (fee-free)

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