100 High Schools to Improve Your Children's chances of getting into an Ivy League University

There is no such thing as random chance. Worth Magazine profiled in their September 2002 issue that the skills acquired from these 100 high schools greatly improved an applicant's chances of acceptance at a top univerisity. While the list is somewhat outdated, the theme has not changed. 94 of the schools were private, only 6 were public. (M) stands for male students only, (F) stands for female students only.

1) Roxbury Latin School, West Roxbury, MA, (M), http://www.roxburylatin.org/
2) Brearley School, New York City, NY, (F), www.brearley.org
3) Collegiate Schoo,l New York City, NY, (M), www.collegiateschool.org
4) Groton School, Groton, MA, www.groton.org
5) Dalton School, New York City, NY, www.dalton.org
6) Spence School, New York City, NY, (F), www.spenceschool.org
7) Horace Mann School, Bronx, NY, www.horacemann.org
8) Winsor School, Boston, MA, (F), www.winsor.edu
9) Milton Academy, Milton, MA, www.milton.edu
10) Phillips Academy, Andover, MA, www.andover.edu
11) Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH, www.exeter.edu
12) Trinity School, New York City, NY, www.trinityschoolnyc.org
13) St. Albans School, Washington, DC, www.sta.cathedral.org
14) Chapin School, New York City, NY, (F), www.chapin.edu
15) St. Paul School, Concord, NH, www.sps.edu
16) Saint Ann School, Brooklyn, NY, www.saintanns.k12.ny.us/
17) National Cathedral School, Washington, DC, (F), www.ncs.cathedral.org
18) Polytechnic School, Pasadena, CA, www.polytechnic.org
19) Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, CT, www.hotchkiss.org
20) Brunswick School, Greenwich, CT, (M), www.brunswickschool.org
21) Deerfield Academy, Deerfield, MA, www.deerfield.edu
22) Potomac School, McLean, VA, www.potomacschool.org
23) Belmont Hill School, Belmont, MA, (M) www.belmont-hill.org
24) Baldwin School, Bryn Mawr, PA, (F), www.baldwinschool.org
25) Maimonides School, Brookline, MA, www.maimonides.org
26) Hunter College High School, New York City, NY, http://www.hchs.hunter.cuny.edu/ (Public)
27) Gilman School, Baltimore, MD, (M), www.gilman.edu
28) Sidwell Friends School, Washington, DC, www.sidwell.edu
29) Hopkins School, New Haven, CT, www.hopkins.edu
30) Pingry School, Martinsville, NJ, www.pingry.k12.nj.us
31) St. John School, Houston, TX, www.sjs.org
32) Buckingham Browne & Nichols School, Cambridge, MA, www.bbn-school.org
33) Lakeside School, Seattle, WA, www.lakesideschool.org
34) Harvard-Westlake School, North Hollywood, CA, http://www.harvardwestlake.com/ (Beware, I've heard some negative rumors in 2007 that the quality is not up to what it was in 2002).
35) San Francisco University High School, San Francisco, CA, www.sfuhs.org
36) Episcopal Academy, Merion, PA, www.ea.pvt.k12.pa.us
37) Greenhill School, Addison, TX, www.greenhill.org
38) Haverford School, Haverford, PA, www.haverford.org
39) Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, NJ, www.lawrenceville.org
40) Regis High School, New York City, NY, (M), www.regis-nyc.org
41) Ransom Everglades School, Miami, FL, www.ransomeverglades.org
42) Holton-Arms School, Bethesda, MD, (F), www.holton-arms.edu
43) Georgetown Day School, Washington, DC, www.gds.org
44) Greenwich Academy, Greenwich, CT, (F), www.greenwichacademy.org
45) St. Andrew School, Middletown, DE, www.standrews-de.org
46) Fieldston School (Ethical Culture Fieldston School), Bronx, NY, www.ecfs.org
47) Germantown Friends School, Philadelphia, PA, www.gfsnet.org
48) Delbarton School, Morristown, NJ, (M), www.delbarton.org
49) Landon School, Bethesda, MD, (M), www.landon.net
50) Professional Children School, New York City, NY, www.pcs-nyc.org
51) Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, CT, www.choate.edu
52) Tower Hill School, Wilmington, DE, www.towerhill.org
53) Crystal Springs Uplands School, Hillsborough, CA, www.csus.com
54) Hackley School, Tarrytown, NY, www.hackleyschool.org
55) Bryn Mawr School, Baltimore, MD, (F), www.brynmawrschool.org
56) Hathaway Brown School, Shaker Heights, OH, (F) www.hb.edu
57) College Preparatory School, Oakland, CA, www.college-prep.org
58) Taft School, Watertown, CT, www.taftschool.org
59) Princeton High School, Princeton, NJ, http://www.prs.k12.nj.us/ (Public)
60) Greens Farms Academy, Greens Farms, CT, www.gfacademy.org
61) Maret School, Washington, DC, www.maret.org
62) Head-Royce School, Oakland, CA, www.headroyce.org
63) John Burroughs School, St. Louis, MO, www.jburroughs.org
64) Menlo School, Atherton, CA, www.menloschool.org
65) Agnes Irwin School, Rosemont, PA, (F), www.agnesirwin.org
66) Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, Princeton, NJ, www.stuart.k12.nj.us
67) Westminster Schools, Atlanta, GA, www.westminster.net
68) Pembroke Hill School, Kansas City, MO, www.pembrokehill.org
69) Marlborough School, Los Angeles, CA, (F), http://www.marlboroughschool.org/ (Might have a negative rating recently in 2007)
70) Bishop School, La Jolla, CA, www.bishops.com
71) Thomas Jefferson H.S. for Science and Tech., Alexandria, VA, www.tjhsst.edu (Public)
72) Seven Hills School, Cincinnati, OH, www.7hills.org
73) Noble and Greenough School, Dedham, MA, www.nobles.edu
74) Community School of Naples, Naples, FL, www.csn.naples.fl.us
75) Castilleja School, Palo Alto, CA, (F), www.castilleja.org
76) Nightingale-Bamford School, New York City, NY, (F), www.nightingale.org
77) Convent of the Sacred Heart, New York City, NY, (F), www.cshnyc.org
78) Packer Collegiate Institute, Brooklyn, NY, www.packer.edu
79) Chadwick School, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, www.chadwick-k12.com
80) William Penn Charter School, Philadelphia, PA, www.penncharter.com
81) Scarsdale High School, Scarsdale, NY, http://www.scarsdaleschools.k12.ny.us/ (Public)
82) Princeton Day School, Princeton, NJ, www.pds.org
83) Ramaz School, New York City, NY, www.ramaz.org
84) Kent Place School, Summit, NJ, www.kentplace.org
85) Peddie School, Hightstown, NJ, www.peddie.org
86) Indian Springs School, Indian Springs, AL, www.indiansprings.org
87) Bronxville High School, Bronxville, NY, http://www.bronxville.k12.ny.us/ (Public)
88) Canterbury School, Fort Myers, FL, www.canterbury.pvt.k12.fl.us
89) Riverdale Country School, Bronx, NY, www.riverdale.edu
90) Millburn High School, Millburn, NJ, http://www.millburn.org/ (Public)
91) University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, Chicago, IL, www.ucls.uchicago.edu
92) Allendale Columbia School, Rochester, NY, http://www.allendalecolumbia.org/
93) Altamont School, Birmingham, AL, www.altamontschool.org
94) St. Andrew Episcopal School, Ridgeland, MS, www.gosaints.org
95) Shady Side Academy, Pittsburgh, PA, www.shadysideacademy.org
96) Hawken School, Gates Mills, OH, www.hawken.edu
97) University School, Hunting Valley, OH, (M), www.us.edu
98) Bancroft School, Worcester, MA, www.bancroftschool.org
99) Pine Crest School, Fort Lauderdale, FL, www.pinecrest.edu
100) St. Mark School of Texas, Dallas, TX, www.smtexas.org