Benjamin Franklin High School, a selective-enrollment charter school in New Orleans, took the top spot in U.S. News and World Report's ranking of Louisiana's best high schools and made the list of the best schools nationwide.

Ben Franklin was the only Louisiana school to make the report's list of the top 100 schools in the U.S. , coming in at 99th place. It also was ranked 24th in a list of the country's top charter schools.

"This is an incredible milestone for the Ben Franklin community and it's also an important milestone for New Orleans and Louisiana," said Benjamin Franklin High School CEO Alex Jarrell. "Our city and state's future hinges on having top schools preparing students and as a driver of economic mobility."

The rankings consider students' scores on state tests, the acade

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