Niche.com has released its 2016 rankings, and Saint Stephen’s is No. 9 on the website’s list of the top 100 private high schools in Florida. SSES is the only Bradenton-Sarasota area institution recognized among the top 30. The site ranks schools based on a formula that includes composite SAT/ACT scores, matriculation to four-year colleges and universities, quality of college acceptances, student/teacher ratios, campus culture and diversity, and parent/student surveys of overall experience.