The New American High Schools initiative, started in 1996 under the direction of the United States Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley, is a national recognition program for United States secondary schools.
In 1996, 1998, 1999, and 2000, a varying number of high schools were selected and honored with the title of "New American High School showcase site" at the White House; they are intended to serve as models for schools that have achieved high levels of success. In addition to receiving national recognition, each winning school receives a stipend and technical assistance from the United States Department of Education.
No new awards have been given since 2000.
The following is an exhaustive list of sites that have been awarded the New American High School designation:
Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences, Chicago, IllinoisDavid Douglas High School, Portland, OregonEncina High School, Sacramento, CaliforniaFenway Middle College High School, Boston, MassachusettsNiceville High School, Niceville, FloridaGateway Institute of Technology, St. Louis, MissouriHigh School of Economics and Finance, New York, New YorkSussex Technical High School, Georgetown, DelawareThompson School District, Loveland, ColoradoWalhalla High School, Walhalla, South CarolinaWilliam H. Turner Technical Arts High School, Miami, FloridaAdlai E. Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, IllinoisCoronado High School, Coronado, CaliforniaDeBakey High School for Health Professions, Houston, TexasGreene JROTC Academy, Dayton, OhioMarine Academy of Science and Technology, Sandy Hook, New JerseyNewman Smith High School, Carrollton, TexasSaunders Trades and Technical High School, Yonkers, New YorkAngola High School, Angola, IndianaBrooklyn Technical High School, Brooklyn, New YorkEast Grand Rapids High School, Grand Rapids, MichiganEastern Technical High School, Baltimore, MarylandEleanor Roosevelt High School, Greenbelt, MarylandFox Chapel Area High School, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaMAST Academy, Miami, FloridaNiceville High School, Niceville, FloridaNortheast Magnet High School, Wichita, KansasRex Putnam High School, Milwaukie, OregonSir Francis Drake High School, San Anselmo, CaliforniaSouth Grand Prairie High School, Grand Prairie, TexasThe School of Environmental Studies at the Minnesota Zoo, Apple Valley, MinnesotaAcademy for the Arts, Science and Technology, Myrtle Beach, SCAliso Niguel High School, Aliso Viejo, CABeverly Hills High School, Beverly Hills, CAChugach School District, Anchorage, AlaskaFort Mill High School, Fort Mill, SCFred J. Page High School, Franklin, TNFredericksburg High School, Fredericksburg, TXGrapevine High School, Grapevine, TXIrvington High School, Fremont, CaliforniaJohn Dewey High School, Brooklyn, NYJudson High School, Converse, TXLaguna Creek High School, Elk Grove, CALake Orion High School, Lake Orion, MILas Vegas Academy of International Studies, Visual and Performing Arts, Las Vegas, NVLeland High School, San Jose, CALos Fresnos High School, Los Fresnos, TXMenchville High School, Newport News, VANew Technology High School, Napa, CaliforniaPaint Branch High School, Burtonsville, MDPalatine High School, Palatine, ILPalos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, CAReynolds High School, Troutdale, ORSwain County High School, Bryson City, NCTorrey Pines High School, San Diego, CATroy High School, Fullerton, CAUpper St. Clair High School, Upper St. Clair, PAUrban Academy Laboratory High School, New York, NY