Baccalaureate results remain one of the most closely watched benchmarks when parents and students compare high schools in Bucharest. However, a ranking based only on average grades can create an unbalanced picture, especially when the same list includes high schools with hundreds of candidates and institutions with only 3, 6 or 9 students registered for the exam.

For a fairer comparison, the ranking below includes only Bucharest high schools that had more than 50 candidates at the 2025 Baccalaureate. This removes schools with very small samples, even if they had high averages or a 100% pass rate. A high school with 3 candidates cannot be directly compared with a national college that has more than 200 students taking the Baccalaureate, because the statistical weight of the result is completely different.

The data used in this article comes from BacPlus, a platform that aggregates Baccalaureate results by high school, including the 2025 average grade, pass rate and number of candidates. Official results by educational institution can also be checked on the Ministry of Education’s portal, bacalaureat.edu.ro.

How the ranking was rebuilt

The ranking was rebuilt using three clear criteria: the average grade at the 2025 Baccalaureate, the pass rate and the number of candidates registered for the exam. First, only high schools with more than 50 candidates were included. This threshold removes situations where a school with a very small number of students appears artificially above large high schools, whose results reflect an entire graduating class.

Then, the high schools were ordered mainly by the 2025 Baccalaureate average grade. Where averages are close or equal, the pass rate also matters, while the number of candidates helps explain the weight of the result. For example, a 100% pass rate with more than 200 candidates is harder to achieve than the same pass rate with fewer than 10 candidates.

This version is more useful for parents and students because it shows the performance of high schools that had a relevant number of students taking the exam. It is not an official ranking of the Ministry of Education, but an editorial hierarchy based on publicly available data.

Top 50 high schools in Bucharest at the 2025 Baccalaureate, with more than 50 candidates

The table below includes only high schools with more than 50 candidates at the 2025 Baccalaureate. Schools with 50 or fewer candidates were excluded, regardless of the average grade obtained.

RankHigh school2025 Baccalaureate averagePass rate2025 Baccalaureate candidates1 | “Gheorghe Lazăr” National College | 9.55 | 100% | 246
2 | “Tudor Vianu” National College of Computer Science | 9.40 | 100% | 244
3 | “Sfântul Sava” National College | 9.39 | 100% | 216
4 | “George Coșbuc” Bilingual National College | 9.27 | 100% | 172
5 | “Spiru Haret” National College | 9.21 | 99.5% | 216
6 | “Grigore Moisil” National College | 9.19 | 100% | 186
7 | “Mihai Viteazul” National College | 9.11 | 100% | 269
8 | “Matei Basarab” National College | 9.08 | 100% | 232
9 | “Ion Creangă” National College | 9.05 | 100% | 225
10 | “Gheorghe Șincai” National College | 9.05 | 99.6% | 249
11 | “I.L. Caragiale” National College | 8.92 | 99.6% | 277
12 | “Elena Cuza” National College | 8.89 | 100% | 170
13 | “Iulia Hasdeu” National College | 8.85 | 97.5% | 239
14 | “Nicolae Iorga” Theoretical High School | 8.83 | 100% | 166
15 | “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” Theoretical High School | 8.80 | 99.1% | 229
16 | “Cantemir Vodă” National College | 8.78 | 97.7% | 129
17 | International Computer Science High School of Bucharest | 8.76 | 98.8% | 166
18 | “Mihai Eminescu” National College | 8.71 | 99.5% | 217
19 | “Virgil Madgearu” Economic College | 8.57 | 98.9% | 275
20 | “Jean Monnet” Theoretical High School | 8.52 | 99.3% | 140
21 | “Ion Neculce” National College | 8.52 | 98.4% | 192
22 | “Școala Centrală” National College | 8.50 | 97% | 203
23 | “Miguel de Cervantes” Bilingual Theoretical High School | 8.43 | 97% | 99
24 | “Nicolae Kretzulescu” Economic College | 8.39 | 100% | 184
25 | “Alexandru Vlahuță” Theoretical High School | 8.27 | 97.8% | 90
26 | “Goethe” German College | 8.24 | 100% | 53
27 | “Ion Barbu” Theoretical High School | 8.22 | 97.7% | 176
28 | “Ștefan Demetrescu” Adventist Theological High School | 8.17 | 95.1% | 61
29 | “Victor Babeș” National College | 8.10 | 97.5% | 162
30 | “C.A. Rosetti” Theoretical High School | 8.03 | 96.8% | 185
31 | “George Călinescu” Theoretical High School | 8.02 | 92.5% | 168
32 | “Octav Onicescu” National College | 8.00 | 98.1% | 210
33 | “Tudor Vladimirescu” National College | 7.98 | 92.8% | 208
34 | “Emil Racoviță” National College | 7.97 | 94.4% | 89
35 | “Nicolae Tonitza” High School of Fine Arts | 7.95 | 90.3% | 165
36 | “Constantin Brâncoveanu” Theoretical High School | 7.86 | 95.3% | 170
37 | “Dante Alighieri” Theoretical High School | 7.82 | 92.1% | 193
38 | “Eugen Lovinescu” Theoretical High School | 7.82 | 94.7% | 131
39 | “Ștefan Odobleja” Theoretical High School | 7.82 | 91% | 144
40 | “Dinu Lipatti” National College of Arts | 7.77 | 90.9% | 99
41 | “Marin Preda” Theoretical High School | 7.75 | 89% | 109
42 | “A.D. Xenopol” Economic College | 7.74 | 96.8% | 188
43 | “Cronos” School Complex | 7.61 | 86.7% | 77
44 | “Benjamin Franklin” Theoretical High School | 7.52 | 90.3% | 155
45 | “Dimitrie Bolintineanu” Theoretical High School | 7.48 | 86.4% | 162
46 | “Mihail Sadoveanu” Theoretical High School | 7.47 | 86.9% | 137
47 | “Aurel Vlaicu” National College | 7.45 | 84.4% | 179
48 | “Nichita Stănescu” Theoretical High School | 7.39 | 84% | 106
49 | “Decebal” Theoretical High School | 7.30 | 86.5% | 165
50 | “Lucian Blaga” Theoretical High School | 7.26 | 87.1% | 155

Why there are changes compared with simple rankings

In a simple ranking based only on the Baccalaureate average, schools with a very small number of candidates can appear very high. For example, a school with 3 candidates, a 100% pass rate and an average above 9 can rise to the top positions, even though the result is based on a very small sample. In this version, such schools were not included, precisely so that the ranking compares institutions with a relevant graduating class.

This filter changes the order and allows high schools that were missing from the previous top to enter the ranking, even though they had more than 100 candidates at the Baccalaureate. One example is “Ștefan Odobleja” Theoretical High School, which had 144 candidates, an average of 7.82 and a 91% pass rate. In a ranking intended for the public, such a school should be considered before an institution with only a few candidates.

The ranking also includes schools such as “Dante Alighieri”, “Eugen Lovinescu”, “Constantin Brâncoveanu”, “Marin Preda”, “A.D. Xenopol”, “Benjamin Franklin”, “Dimitrie Bolintineanu”, “Mihail Sadoveanu”, “Aurel Vlaicu”, “Nichita Stănescu”, “Decebal” and “Lucian Blaga”. All of them had more than 50 candidates and offer a more relevant picture of results at graduating-class level.

Which high schools lead the ranking after filtering by candidates

The top positions are held by traditional national colleges that managed to combine very high averages with a 100% or near-100% pass rate and a large number of candidates. “Gheorghe Lazăr” National College ranks first, with an average of 9.55, a 100% pass rate and 246 candidates.

It is followed by “Tudor Vianu” National College of Computer Science, with an average of 9.40 and 244 candidates, and “Sfântul Sava” National College, with an average of 9.39 and 216 candidates. These results are relevant precisely because they are not based on only a few students, but on large cohorts taking the exam.

The first part of the ranking also includes “George Coșbuc” Bilingual National College, “Spiru Haret” National College, “Grigore Moisil” National College, “Mihai Viteazul” National College, “Matei Basarab” National College, “Ion Creangă” National College and “Gheorghe Șincai” National College. These schools remain among the strongest in Bucharest at the 2025 Baccalaureate.

How parents and students should read this ranking

This top is more balanced than a ranking based strictly on average grade, but it should not be treated as the only criterion for choosing a high school. The Baccalaureate average, pass rate and number of candidates show academic performance, but they do not say everything about the atmosphere in the school, pressure on students, teacher-student relationships or the right profile for each child.

For a student passionate about mathematics and computer science, a top real-profile high school may be a natural choice. For a student interested in philology, arts, social sciences or foreign languages, the ranking should be read according to the profile, not just the overall position. A high school with a strong average is not automatically the best choice for every student.

Distance from home, time spent commuting, pace of study, level of competition and the child’s goals also matter. In Bucharest, where the daily commute can become tiring, a high school closer to home and better suited to the student’s profile may be a better choice than one placed higher in the ranking but harder to sustain long term.

What to remember

A fair ranking of Bucharest high schools at the 2025 Baccalaureate should take into account not only the average grade and pass rate, but also the number of registered candidates. That is why this ranking includes only high schools with more than 50 Baccalaureate candidates.

This method removes unbalanced comparisons between large high schools and institutions with only a few students taking the exam. In the new version, schools such as “Ștefan Odobleja” naturally enter the top because they had more than 100 candidates and results that are relevant at graduating-class level.

For parents and students, the ranking should be used as an orientation tool, not as an absolute verdict. The best high schools are not only those with the highest average, but those that have solid results, good pass rates and a sufficiently large number of candidates for the performance to be relevant.