Right schools?...

Apollo College as of the last graduating class has the second highest NCLEX pass rate. IIRC, it's in the high 80% or low 90%.

You can start Apollo straight from High School, but that will cost you the full $46,000. If you already have some schooling after HS, you may be able to test out of Math, English, Sociology and Psychology, or by using your transcripts.

Apollo only requires that you take the Cpat, and the NET tests with the high 30 scorers of the NET tests getting accepted.

What I've posted is pretty much what they will tell you in the nursing orientation.