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The 9 best STEM high schools in the US are preparing tomorrow's scientists and tech entrepreneurs

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Chris Zeigler, left, a member of the high school robotics team from Oconee County, S.C., high-fives teammate Kevin McFarland, right, after they won a qualification round at the 19th annual FIRST Robotics Championship at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta Friday, April 16, 2010. More than 10,000 students from 30 countries with 528 robots are competing in the event, which was founded by American inventor Dean Kamen.

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New Jersey is home to the best public high school in the US for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), according to the US World & News report.

High Technology High School is a 9th through 12th grade school located in Lincroft, New Jersey.

The school describes itself as a "pre-engineering career academy that emphasizes the interconnections among mathematics, science, technology, and the humanities."

It boasts a 100% participation rate for Advance Placement (AP) exams, meaning all students at the school take at least one test. An impressive 98% of the class of 2016 scored a three or higher (five is the highest score) on their AP tests.

US News looked to schools that were designated as high performing on their 2017 Best High Schools rankings. The site then further ranked schools based on the number of student who took and passed a varied curriculum of college-level math and science courses. These STEM math and science courses included AP Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Computer Science, Statistics, and Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, and Physics.

Read on to see the top STEM schools in America.

9. DeBakey High School for Health Professions — Houston, Texas

9. DeBakey High School for Health Professions — Houston, Texas
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Located on the Texas Medical Center campus, students have access to research facilities, and graduate eligible for an undergrad program at the University of Houston.

• Total enrollment — 844

• Student-teacher ratio — 16:1

• Graduation rate — 100%

8. Henry M. Gunn High — Palo Alto, California

• Total enrollment — 1,897

• Student-teacher ratio — 17:1

• Graduation rate — 94%

7. Union County Magnet High School — Scotch Plains, New Jersey

• Total enrollment — 290

• Student-teacher ratio — 13:1

• Graduation rate — 100%

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6. School for the Talented and Gifted — Dallas, Texas

6. School for the Talented and Gifted — Dallas, Texas
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Students are required to take a minimum of 11 AP courses.

• Total enrollment — 252

• Student-teacher ratio — 15:1

• Graduation rate — 100%

5. BASIS Tucson North — Tucson, Arizona

• Total enrollment — 948

• Graduation rate — 98%

4. Early College at Guilford — Greensboro, North Carolina

• Total enrollment — 198

• Student-teacher ratio — 25:1

• Graduation rate — 100%

3. BASIS Scottsdale — Scottsdale, Arizona

3. BASIS Scottsdale — Scottsdale, Arizona
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BASIS Scottsdale was ranked the best public high school in the nation, by US News.

• Total enrollment — 754

• Graduation rate — 100%

2. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology — Alexandria, Virginia

• Total enrollment — 1,820

• Student-teacher ratio — 17:1

• Graduation rate — 99%

1. High Technology High School — Lincroft, New Jersey

High Technology High School is an engineering-focused school and students that courses in civil engineering and architecture and computer integrated manufacturing.

• Total enrollment — 292

• Student-teacher ratio — 14:1

• Graduation rate — 98%

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