Best High Schools: Gold and Silver Medal 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 | |||||||||||
| Gold | Silver | Top-Performers (Gold and Silver) | ||||||||||
| Totals | % of Total | Totals | % of Total | Totals | % of Total | |||||||
| Total schools identified | 100 | 0% | 504 | 2% | 604 | 3% | ||||||
| Poverty Distribution | ||||||||||||
| Schools with poverty enrollment >=25% | 33 | 33% | 160 | 32% | 193 | 32% | ||||||
| Schools with poverty enrollment >=50% | 11 | 11% | 78 | 15% | 89 | 15% | ||||||
| Schools with poverty enrollment>= 75% | 8 | 8% | 23 | 5% | 31 | 5% | ||||||
| Schools with no significant poverty enrollment (<5% or "n.a.") | 36 | 36% | 137 | 27% | 173 | 29% | ||||||
| Title I schools (i.e., receiving some Title I assistance) | 23 | 23% | 152 | 30% | 175 | 29% | ||||||
| Schools with Schoolwide Title I (i.e., with concentrated poverty) | 15 | 15% | 71 | 14% | 86 | 14% | ||||||
| Minority Distribution | ||||||||||||
| Schools with minority enrollment >=25% | 35 | 35% | 150 | 30% | 185 | 31% | ||||||
| Schools with minority enrollment >=50% | 17 | 17% | 89 | 18% | 106 | 18% | ||||||
| Schools with minority enrollment >=75% | 8 | 8% | 44 | 9% | 52 | 9% | ||||||
| Schools with no significant minority enrollment (<5% or "n.a.") | 25 | 25% | 130 | 26% | 155 | 26% | ||||||
| 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 |
31 | 31% | 125 | 25% | 156 | 26% | ||||||
| School Structure | ||||||||||||
| Charter schools | 18 | 18% | 10 | 2% | 28 | 5% | ||||||
| Magnet schools | 16 | 16% | 46 | 9% | 62 | 10% | ||||||
| Schools with selective admissions criteria | 48 | 48% | 79 | 16% | 127 | 21% | ||||||
| Schools with lottery admissions | 6 | 6% | 13 | 3% | 19 | 3% | ||||||
| Schools with open admissions | 46 | 46% | 412 | 82% | 458 | 76% | ||||||
| Community Environment | ||||||||||||
| Schools in large cities | 33 | 33% | 88 | 17% | 121 | 20% | ||||||
| Schools in mid-size cities | 10 | 10% | 50 | 10% | 60 | 10% | ||||||
| Schools in small cities | 12 | 12% | 35 | 7% | 47 | 8% | ||||||
| Schools in suburban areas of large cities | 37 | 37% | 219 | 43% | 256 | 42% | ||||||
| Schools in suburban areas of mid-size cities | 1 | 1% | 17 | 3% | 18 | 3% | ||||||
| Schools in suburban areas of small cities | 1 | 1% | 5 | 1% | 6 | 1% | ||||||
| Schools in towns on fringe of urban areas | 1 | 1% | 14 | 3% | 15 | 2% | ||||||
| Schools in towns distant from urban areas | 0 | 0% | 9 | 2% | 9 | 1% | ||||||
| Schoolls in remote towns | 0 | 0% | 6 | 1% | 6 | 1% | ||||||
| Schools in rural areas on fringe of urban areas | 4 | 4% | 46 | 9% | 50 | 8% | ||||||
| Schools in rural areas distant from urban areas | 1 | 1% | 8 | 2% | 9 | 1% | ||||||
| Schools in remote rural areas | 0 | 0% | 7 | 1% | 7 | 1% | ||||||
Reader Comments
Cannot put much into thiis ranking
Unfortunately, US News with all its cutbacks seems unable to put together a comprehensive analysis anymore. Who knows how the two "missing" states would do if they were ranked, for example. Most states have only a fraction of the high schools analyzed. The fewer the schools analyzed in a state, the better they do. Just do a regression analysis and see for yourself.
Problem with this survey, it is biased on what data can be collected and not necessarily on the quality of the schools by state. Why the SAT says you cannot compare state to state - some states have such a low participation rate (look at Wisconson), that only those who are the top 10% of the class take the test - and they score the highest in the country. Why to find a creditable ranking of high schools is so hard to find. Anyone is better off looking at comparable high schools in a district, region, or state than to use any list that US News can come up with - at least with this methodology.
open enrollment vs. magnet/charter schools
They should rank the open enrollment private schools apart from the charter and magnet schools. My high school was given a silver level, but every other school from AZ on the gold list was a charter or magnet school with small class sizes and merit based enrollment. It just doesn't seem right.
RE: Lawl.
Only public schools~
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