High School's Greatest Years, Ranked

When was the golden age of High School? We ranked every year by the accumulated weighted rating of its best High School titles — a year rises when it delivered many strongly-rated entries, not just a lone classic. Data from 3eyedraven's catalog.

  1. #1 2019 25 great titles Best: Kaguya-sama: Love Is War
  2. #2 2020 25 great titles Best: Love, Victor
  3. #3 2018 25 great titles Best: Girl from Nowhere
  4. #4 2023 25 great titles Best: Moving
  5. #5 2022 25 great titles Best: Heartstopper
  6. #6 2012 25 great titles Best: Kamisama Kiss
  7. #7 2016 25 great titles Best: Guardian: The Lonely and Great God
  8. #8 2024 25 great titles Best: Dan Da Dan
  9. #9 2015 25 great titles Best: My Love Story!!
  10. #10 2014 25 great titles Best: Haikyu!!
  11. #11 2017 25 great titles Best: Riverdale
  12. #12 2011 25 great titles Best: Teen Wolf
  13. #13 2021 25 great titles Best: Our Beloved Summer
  14. #14 2013 25 great titles Best: My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU
  15. #15 2010 25 great titles Best: Maid Sama!
  16. #16 2008 25 great titles Best: The Spectacular Spider-Man
  17. #17 2005 20 great titles Best: 1 Litre of Tears
  18. #18 2004 19 great titles Best: Rebelde
  19. #19 2006 19 great titles Best: Ouran High School Host Club
  20. #20 2025 18 great titles Best: Study Group
  21. #21 2007 18 great titles Best: Gossip Girl
  22. #22 2000 18 great titles Best: Gilmore Girls
  23. #23 2002 17 great titles Best: A Walk to Remember
  24. #24 2009 16 great titles Best: Boys Over Flowers
  25. #25 2001 14 great titles Best: Donnie Darko
  26. #26 2026 13 great titles Best: Go for It, Nakamura-kun!!
  27. #27 1999 13 great titles Best: Freaks and Geeks
  28. #28 2003 12 great titles Best: One Tree Hill
  29. #29 1996 10 great titles Best: Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
  30. #30 1990 9 great titles Best: Twin Peaks
  31. #31 1986 8 great titles Best: Ferris Bueller's Day Off
  32. #32 1989 8 great titles Best: Saved by the Bell
  33. #33 1997 7 great titles Best: Daria
  34. #34 1985 7 great titles Best: The Breakfast Club
  35. #35 1998 6 great titles Best: His and Her Circumstances
  36. #36 1995 6 great titles Best: Clueless
  37. #37 1984 6 great titles Best: The Karate Kid
  38. #38 1988 5 great titles Best: The Wonder Years
  39. #39 1987 5 great titles Best: Can't Buy Me Love
  40. #40 1982 5 great titles Best: Fast Times at Ridgemont High