California's Top Athletic Program, Long Beach Poly?
Nation's Top 25 Programs, 1995-2005
Sports Illustrated: Best Prep Athletic Programs in the Nation
Consideration: all-round excellence from 1995-2005, state titles and college athletes produced
California schools are at a clear disadvantage because many sports in California do not have state playoffs/championships unlike other states.
There are no San Diego high schools on the list but Torrey Pines and Cathedral Catholic would be the front runners along with La Costa Canyon and Poway.
- Long Beach Poly (Long Beach, CA)
- DeMatha (Hyattsville, MD)
- St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
- Punahou (Honolulu, HI)
- Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village, CO)
- Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA)
- Parkview (Linburn, GA)
- Edina (MN)
- Bolles (Jacksonville, FL)
- Carmel (IN)
- De La Salle (Concord, CA)
- New Trier (Winnetka, IL)
- Parkersburg (West, VA)
- San Xavier (Louisville, KY)
- Marist (Atlanta, GA)
- Highland Park (Dallas, TX)
- Hoover (AL)
- Saint Ignatius (Cleveland, OH)
- Fayetteville (AK)
- West Monroe (LA)
- Ben Davis (Indianapolis, IN)
- La Cueva (Albuquerqua, NM)
- Baylor (Chattanooga, TN)
- Duncanville (TX)
- Mountain View (Mesa, AZ)