As a parent with two small children, I’ve been thinking a lot about schools lately. My son is almost four years old and my daughter is going on five months. I know, you think I’m probably crazy to be thinking about school, especially high school, at this age. But I think it’s never too early to think about your kid’s education.

So with this thought in my head, I decided to peruse the Internet and came across a great article from U.S. News & World Report on America’s Best High Schools. Published in December of 2008, they looked at more than 21,000 public high schools in 48 states and broke down almost every imaginable statistic pertaining to the schools. Here is the Top 10:

1.       Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Alexandria, VA

2.       Oxford Academy
Cypress, CA

3.       Pacific Collegiate Charter
Santa Cruz, CA

4.       High Technology High School
Lincroft, NJ

5.       Design and Architectural Senior High
Miami, FL

6.       International Academy
Bloomfield Hills, MI

7.       International Baccalaureate School at BHS
Bartow, FL

8.       Preuss School UCSD
La Jolla, CA

9.       Academic Magnet High School
North Charleston, SC

10.   Gretchen Whitney High
Cerritos, CA

So if you have kids, and you’re on Roost looking for your perfect home, take a look at this list to see if your kid will be attending a top school.