On April 21, U.S. News & World Report released their annual ranking of the best high schools nationwide. Among the top 50 high schools was Manual, standing at number 45.

CONGRATULATIONS, Crimson Nation! You’re top 50 in the nation and #1 in KY!!! Thank you students, teachers and parents!
Congrats also to @atherton_high, @Brown_Principal @LMHSInfo and Ballard HS!
INFO: https://t.co/25hhstkvoU@ManualPTSA @JCPSKY @YPASlouisville @duPontManual

— Manual HS Guidance (@dmhsguidance) April 21, 2020

Statewide, Manual still holds its number-one ranking, while Highlands High School ranks second and Beechwood High School comes in third. Manual also achieved eighteenth place in magnet high schools nationwide. Opposing the district average of 13.0, Manual scored an 83.0 on the College Readiness Index.

Ranked No. 30 nationally in 2019, the magnet school maintains high rankings and test scores.  Unlike many Kentucky schools, Manual’s admissions process is selective, which can boost test scores, causing Manual to be a district outlier.

Manual’s graduation rate, however, fell from 99% to 97% according to this report, lowering Manual to 47th in the state for the highest four-year graduation rate.

Other JCPS schools that made the national ranking list were J. Graham Brown School at No. 348, Atherton High School at rank 435, Louisville Male High School at 688, and Ballard High School at 928.