Best High Schools: Bronze Medal and Honorable Mention Schools by the Numbers
| Summary Statistics | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of schools analyzed | 21,069 | |||||||||||
| Number of states analyzed | 48 | |||||||||||
| Number of states with at least one school identified (gold or silver) | 42 | |||||||||||
| Bronze | All (Gold, Silver, and Bronze) | Honorable Mention | ||||||||||
| Totals | % of Total | Totals | % of Total | Totals | % of Total | |||||||
| Total schools identified | 1,321 | 6% | 1,925 | 9% | 17 | 100% | ||||||
| Poverty Distribution | ||||||||||||
| Schools with poverty enrollment >=25% | 1,144 | 87% | 1,337 | 69% | 2 | 12% | ||||||
| Schools with poverty enrollment >=50% | 590 | 45% | 679 | 35% | 1 | 6% | ||||||
| Schools with poverty enrollment>= 75% | 174 | 13% | 205 | 11% | 1 | 6% | ||||||
| Schools with no significant poverty enrollment (<5% or "n.a.") | 30 | 2% | 203 | 11% | 8 | 47% | ||||||
| Title I schools (i.e., receiving some Title I assistance) | 730 | 55% | 905 | 47% | 4 | 24% | ||||||
| Schools with Schoolwide Title I (i.e., with concentrated poverty) | 491 | 37% | 577 | 30% | 1 | 6% | ||||||
| Minority Distribution | ||||||||||||
| Schools with minority enrollment >=25% | 446 | 34% | 631 | 33% | 4 | 24% | ||||||
| Schools with minority enrollment >=50% | 254 | 19% | 360 | 19% | 3 | 18% | ||||||
| Schools with minority enrollment >=75% | 143 | 11% | 195 | 10% | 1 | 6% | ||||||
| Schools with no significant minority enrollment (<5% or "n.a.") | 565 | 43% | 720 | 37% | 2 | 12% | ||||||
| Schools with no significant minorities tested (i.e., no ach gap data*) * excludes schools in HI, MD and VT, where subgroup data were not available for statewide analysis |
415 | 31% | 571 | 30% | 5 | 29% | ||||||
| School Structure | ||||||||||||
| Charter schools | 67 | 5% | 95 | 5% | 3 | 18% | ||||||
| Magnet schools | 38 | 3% | 100 | 5% | 2 | 12% | ||||||
| Community Environment | ||||||||||||
| Schools in large cities | 132 | 10% | 253 | 13% | 3 | 18% | ||||||
| Schools in mid-size cities | 38 | 3% | 98 | 5% | 2 | 12% | ||||||
| Schools in small cities | 33 | 2% | 80 | 4% | 2 | 12% | ||||||
| Schools in suburban areas of large cities | 84 | 6% | 340 | 18% | 7 | 41% | ||||||
| Schools in suburban areas of mid-size cities | 11 | 1% | 29 | 2% | 0 | 0% | ||||||
| Schools in suburban areas of small cities | 14 | 1% | 20 | 1% | 1 | 6% | ||||||
| Schools in towns on fringe of urban areas | 35 | 3% | 50 | 3% | 0 | 0% | ||||||
| Schools in towns distant from urban areas | 50 | 4% | 59 | 3% | 0 | 0% | ||||||
| Schoolls in remote towns | 72 | 5% | 78 | 4% | 0 | 0% | ||||||
| Schools in rural areas on fringe of urban areas | 115 | 9% | 165 | 9% | 2 | 12% | ||||||
| Schools in rural areas distant from urban areas | 280 | 21% | 289 | 15% | 0 | 0% | ||||||
| Schools in remote rural areas | 452 | 34% | 459 | 24% | 0 | 0% | ||||||
Reader Comments
Ranking High Schools In This Manner Is HIghly Misleading
There is no doubt U.S. News' decision to start ranking high schools is motivated by profit. What's next, ranking elementary schools?
This manner of ranking schools based on AP tests and the like is utterly irrelevant to the quality of the schools. I hope and believe that colleges and universities will ignore these rankings. Sadly, too many parents and students will not.
Losers
losers where is the stinky list!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Randolph, VT
I'm confounded that Randolph Union High School has been honored, as in statewide standardized assessment results it performs at the state average. My guess is the school's percentage of students taking AP courses pushed it over the line. However, that number is inflated, as I'm confident the statistics didn't include the population of students attending Randolph Technical Center.
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