What are some of the top rated culinary art schools?

The best institute for Culinary Arts is "The Arts Institute of Seattle". They are have Associate's Degree Program in Culinary Arts.

Also, there 2 Institutes who provide Diploma courses in Culinary Arts: The Art Institute of Virginia Beach & The Art Institute of Washington (both are branches of The Art Institute of Atlanta). You can visit their official website artinstitutes.edu or more information.