City | State | Population | Rank | Student teacher ratio rank | Money Spent Per Student rank | High School Grad Rate rank | Great School Score rank | Big Deal Score |
Alexandria | VA | 146,294 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 44 | 15.25 |
Frisco | TX | 128,176 | 2 | 18 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 15.5 |
Naperville | IL | 143,684 | 3 | 49 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
Cedar Rapids | IA | 128,119 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 26 | 18.5 |
Overland Park | KS | 178,919 | 5 | 18 | 53 | 2 | 4 | 19.25 |
Fort Collins | CO | 148,612 | 6 | 38 | 23 | 4 | 13 | 19.5 |
Olathe | KS | 130,045 | 7 | 11 | 53 | 6 | 13 | 20.75 |
McKinney | TX | 143,223 | 8 | 29 | 40 | 13 | 13 | 23.75 |
Torrance | CA | 147,027 | 9 | 70 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 25.75 |
Little Rock | AR | 196,537 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 63 | 28.25 |
Glendale | CA | 194,478 | 11 | 57 | 23 | 32 | 4 | 29 |
Huntsville | AL | 183,739 | 12 | 11 | 51 | 29 | 26 | 29.25 |
Fort Lauderdale | FL | 170,747 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 49 | 44 | 29.5 |
Sterling Heights | MI | 130,410 | 14 | 38 | 21 | 35 | 26 | 30 |
Cary | NC | 145,693 | 15 | 29 | 88 | 4 | 1 | 30.5 |
Columbia | SC | 131,686 | 16 | 29 | 16 | 35 | 44 | 31 |
Worcester | MA | 182,669 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 49 | 63 | 32 |
Sunnyvale | CA | 146,197 | 18 | 57 | 49 | 11 | 13 | 32.5 |
Hollywood | FL | 145,236 | 19 | 38 | 32 | 35 | 26 | 32.75 |
Tallahassee | FL | 186,971 | 20 | 29 | 75 | 16 | 13 | 33.25 |
Sioux Falls | SD | 159,908 | 21 | 5 | 86 | 18 | 26 | 33.75 |
Santa Clarita | CA | 179,013 | 22 | 86 | 23 | 24 | 4 | 34.25 |
Pembroke Pines | FL | 160,306 | 22 | 49 | 66 | 18 | 4 | 34.25 |
Spokane | WA | 209,525 | 22 | 49 | 44 | 18 | 26 | 34.25 |
Akron | OH | 198,549 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 49 | 63 | 34.5 |
Richmond | VA | 210,309 | 26 | 11 | 18 | 71 | 44 | 36 |
Newport News | VA | 180,726 | 27 | 11 | 55 | 24 | 63 | 38.25 |
Elk Grove | CA | 159,038 | 28 | 57 | 72 | 13 | 13 | 38.75 |
Thousand Oaks | CA | 128,412 | 29 | 82 | 64 | 6 | 4 | 39 |
Hampton | VA | 136,836 | 30 | 5 | 60 | 29 | 63 | 39.25 |
Fayetteville | NC | 202,103 | 31 | 5 | 93 | 18 | 44 | 40 |
Rancho Cucamonga | CA | 170,746 | 31 | 86 | 45 | 16 | 13 | 40 |
Cape Coral | FL | 161,248 | 33 | 46 | 73 | 29 | 13 | 40.25 |
Springfield | MO | 162,191 | 34 | 18 | 91 | 41 | 13 | 40.75 |
Miramar | FL | 128,729 | 35 | 46 | 75 | 18 | 26 | 41.25 |
Santa Rosa | CA | 170,685 | 36 | 49 | 50 | 41 | 26 | 41.5 |
Topeka | KS | 127,939 | 37 | 5 | 58 | 41 | 63 | 41.75 |
Des Moines | IA | 206,688 | 38 | 5 | 20 | 49 | 94 | 42 |
Eugene | OR | 157,986 | 38 | 82 | 62 | 11 | 13 | 42 |
Oceanside | CA | 171,293 | 40 | 57 | 45 | 41 | 26 | 42.25 |
Elizabeth | NJ | 126,458 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 85 | 82 | 42.75 |
Mobile | AL | 194,822 | 42 | 18 | 87 | 41 | 26 | 43 |
Pasadena | CA | 138,547 | 42 | 70 | 23 | 35 | 44 | 43 |
Paterson | NJ | 145,219 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 91 | 82 | 44 |
Huntington Beach | CA | 194,708 | 45 | 86 | 78 | 9 | 4 | 44.25 |
Shreveport | LA | 201,867 | 45 | 57 | 35 | 41 | 44 | 44.25 |
Clarksville | TN | 142,519 | 47 | 49 | 94 | 24 | 13 | 45 |
Lakewood | CO | 145,516 | 48 | 46 | 85 | 24 | 26 | 45.25 |
Mesquite | TX | 143,195 | 49 | 29 | 38 | 71 | 44 | 45.5 |
Tacoma | WA | 202,010 | 50 | 49 | 36 | 35 | 63 | 45.75 |