Final High School Football America Public Schools 100 for 2025
A fan favorite every year is the High School Football America Public Schools 100. This ranking, created with our proprietary algorithm, is a subset of the High School Football America 300 national rankings powered by NFL Play Football.
For the second year in a row, a Georgia school sits at the top of the HSFA Public Schools 100.
Georgia 6A champ Buford is the No. 1 public school in America. The Wolves finished a perfect 15-0 by winning their 15th overall state championship Tuesday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, home of the NFL's Atlanta Falcons.
Buford beat No. 4 Carrollton for the championship in a game that started Tuesday night and ended early Wednesday morning.
Buford and Carrollton are two of 15 schools from Georgia ranked in the HSFA Public Schools 100, including last year's Public Schools champ Milton at No. 89.
Below are the Georgia schools:
- No. 1 Buford
- No. 4 Carrollton
- No. 15 Creekside
- No. 16 Grayson
- No. 27 Thomas County Central
- No. 32 Gainesville
- No. 33 Langston Hughes
- No. 37 Douglas County
- No. 44 Roswell
- No. 47 North Gwinnett
- No. 48 Valdosta
- No. 52 Colquitt County
- No. 78 Lowndes
- No. 89 Milton
- No. 94 Lee County
Coming in at No. 2 is California's Corona Centennial. Year in and year out, the Huskies are one of the best schools in the nation. CC finished 11-2 with both losses coming at the hands of California Open Division champ Santa Margarita.
Louisiana's Edna Karr, which usually plays and beats some of the state's top private schools, checks in at No. 3. Karr, a highly regarded public magnet school in New Orleans, actually won the Select Division I state championship, a division that is made up of the top private schools in the state.
Texas has the most schools in the HSFA Public Schools 100, led by North Shore at No. 7. Here are the 24 Texas teams that fall in the Top 100:
- No. 7 North Shore
- No. 9 Duncanville
- No. 10 South Oak Cliff
- No. 19 DeSoto
- No. 22 Allen
- No. 23 Southlake Carroll
- No. 35 C.E. King
- No. 43 Richmond Randle
- No. 51 Smithson Valley
- No. 54 Lake Travis
- No. 55 Lone Star (Frisco)
- No. 57 North Crowley
- No. 58 Waxahachie
- No. 59 Aledo
- No. 60 Prosper
- No. 63 Summer Creek
- No. 64 Vandegrift
- No. 65 Dripping Springs
- No. 67 Dickinson
- No. 82 Katy
- No. 85 Denton Guyer
- No. 93 Denton Ryan
- No. 95 Ridge Point
- No. 100 Westlake
Florida has the second most schools in the HSFA Public Schools 100. Raines, the state's 3A champ, is the highest at No. 8. Below are the 19 schools from the Sunshine State:
- No. 8 Raines
- No. 11 Miami Northwestern
- No. 21 Miami Central
- No. 29 Lakeland
- No. 34 West Boca Raton
- No. 45 Armwood
- No. 49 Lake Mary
- No. 53 Vero Beach
- No. 61 Buchholz
- No. 66 Venice
- No. 68 Mandarin
- No. 70 Jones (Orlando)
- No. 71 Gaither
- No. 72 West Broward
- No. 77 Edgewater
- No. 81 St. Augustine
- No. 86 DeLand
- No. 90 Tampa Bay Tech
- No. 97 Choctawatchee
Below is the complete Public Schools 100.
Final 2025 High School Football America Public Schools 100
| Rank | Team/State | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buford (Georgia) | (15-0) |
| 2 | Corona Centennial (California) | (11-2) |
| 3 | Edna Karr (Louisiana) | (14-0) |
| 4 | Carrollton (Georgia) | (14-0) |
| 5 | Brownsburg (Indiana) | (14-0) |
| 6 | Oakland (Tennessee) | (15-0) |
| 7 | North Shore (Texas) | (14-2) |
| 8 | Raines (Florida) | (14-0) |
| 9 | Duncanville (Texas) | (12-2) |
| 10 | South Oak Cliff (Texas) | (15-1) |
| 11 | Northwestern (Miami, Florida) | (13-1)* |
| 12 | Cherry Creek (Colorado) | (14-0) |
| 13 | Grimsley (North Carolina) | (15-0) |
| 14 | Folsom (California) | (14-1) |
| 15 | Creekside (Georgia) | (15-0) |
| 16 | Grayson (Georgia) | (12-1) |
| 17 | Thompson (Alabama) | (11-3) |
| 18 | Corner Canyon (Utah) | (12-2) |
| 19 | DeSoto (Texas) | (13-3) |
| 20 | Basha (Arizona) | (12-1) |
| 21 | Miami Central (Florida) | (10-2) |
| 22 | Allen (Texas) | (14-1) |
| 23 | Southlake Carroll (Texas) | (14-1) |
| 24 | Mission Viejo (California) | (9-2) |
| 25 | Central (Phenix City, Alabama) | (11-2) |
| 26 | Hough (North Carolina) | (14-0) |
| 27 | Thomas County Central (Georgia) | (15-0) |
| 28 | Clay-Chalkville (Alabama) | (15-0) |
| 29 | Lakeland (Florida) | (12-3) |
| 30 | Olentangy Orange (Ohio) | (15-0) |
| 31 | Liberty (Arizona) | (11-2) |
| 32 | Gainesville (Georgia) | (12-3) |
| 33 | Langston Hughes (Georgia) | (12-1) |
| 34 | West Boca Raton (Florida) | (13-2) |
| 35 | C.E. King (Texas) | (13-3) |
| 36 | Hamilton (Arizona) | (11-1) |
| 37 | Douglas County (Georgia) | (9-4) |
| 38 | South Pointe (South Carolina) | (14-1) |
| 39 | Northwestern (South Carolina) | (13-1) |
| 40 | Bryant (Arkansas) | (13-0) |
| 41 | Bixby (Oklahoma) | (13-0) |
| 42 | Avon (Ohio) | (14-1) |
| 43 | Richmond Randle (Texas) | (15-1) |
| 44 | Roswell (Georgia) | (12-2) |
| 45 | Armwood (Florida) | (13-1) |
| 46 | Chandler (Arizona) | (10-3) |
| 47 | North Gwinnett (Georgia) | (12-2) |
| 48 | Valdosta (Georgia) | (12-2) |
| 49 | Lake Mary (Florida) | (12-3) |
| 50 | Glenville (Ohio) | (11-3) |
| 51 | Smithson Valley (Texas) | (15-1) |
| 52 | Colquitt County (Georgia) | (9-3) |
| 53 | Vero Beach (Florida) | (14-1) |
| 54 | Lake Travis (Texas) | (14-1) |
| 55 | Lone Star (Frisco, Texas) | (15-1) |
| 56 | Cass Tech (Michigan) | (13-1) |
| 57 | North Crowley (Texas) | (12-2) |
| 58 | Waxahachie (Texas) | (11-2) |
| 59 | Aledo (Texas) | (14-1) |
| 60 | Prosper (Texas) | (11-2) |
| 61 | Buchholz (Florida) | (12-2) |
| 62 | Alcoa (Tennessee) | (14-1) |
| 63 | Summer Creek (Texas) | (12-2) |
| 64 | Vandegrift (Texas) | (12-3) |
| 65 | Dripping Springs (Texas) | (12-2) |
| 66 | Venice (Florida) | (9-4) |
| 67 | Dickinson (Texas) | (13-1) |
| 68 | Mandarin (Florida) | (11-2) |
| 69 | Anderson (Ohio) | (14-1) |
| 70 | Jones (Orlando, Florida) | (12-3) |
| 71 | Gaither (Florida) | (10-2) |
| 72 | West Broward (Florida) | (12-3) |
| 73 | West Charlotte (North Carolina) | (10-3) |
| 74 | South Florence (South Carolina) | (13-2) |
| 75 | Big Walnut (Ohio) | (12-2) |
| 76 | Massillon Washington (Ohio) | (9-4) |
| 77 | Edgewater (Florida) | (12-1) |
| 78 | Lowndes (Georgia) | (10-2) |
| 79 | Saraland (Alabama) | (13-1) |
| 80 | Winslow Township (New Jersey) | (12-2) |
| 81 | St. Augustine (Florida) | (11-2) |
| 82 | Katy (Texas) | (10-3) |
| 83 | East St. Louis (Illinois) | (9-4) |
| 84 | Central East (Fresno, California) | (14-1) |
| 85 | Denton Guyer (Texas) | (11-3) |
| 86 | DeLand (Florida) | (12-1) |
| 87 | Lone Peak (Utah) | (8-5) |
| 88 | Skyridge (Utah) | (9-3) |
| 89 | Milton (Georgia) | (8-4) |
| 90 | Tampa Bay Tech (Florida) | (9-3) |
| 91 | Ravenwood (Tennessee) | (14-1) |
| 92 | Weddington (North Carolina) | (12-2) |
| 93 | Denton Ryan (Texas) | (12-2) |
| 94 | Lee County (Georgia) | (8-4) |
| 95 | Ridge Point (Texas) | (11-1) |
| 96 | Maury (Virginia) | (14-1) |
| 97 | Choctawhatchee (Florida) | (12-2) |
| 98 | Westfield (Indiana) | (11-3) |
| 99 | Auburn (Alabama) | (10-3) |
| 100 | Westlake (Texas) | (7-4) |
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