Thursday, November 26, 2009

Best High Schools

Best High Schools: Gold Medal List

Posted December 4, 2008
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Based on Advanced Placement (AP) tests
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Based on International Baccalaureate (IB) tests
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Based on both Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate tests
Rank School Name and Location Quality-adjusted
Exams per
Test Taker
College
Readiness
76 Langley High McLean, VA 3.2 66.9
77 East Chapel Hill High Chapel Hill, NC 3.6 66.9
78 Bellevue High School Bellevue, WA 3.2 66.8
79 Carnegie Vanguard High School Houston, TX 2.2 66.3
80 Saratoga High Saratoga, CA 3.5 66.3
81 Highland Park High School Dallas, TX 3.5 65.7
82 Suncoast Community High School Riviera Beach, FL 2.2 65.5
83 High School for Health Professions Mercedes, TX 1.2 65.5
84 Cold Spring Harbor High School Cold Spring Harbor, NY 3.9 64.9
85 Newport Senior High School Bellevue, WA 3.2 64.6
86 Maritime & Science Technology Academy Miami, FL 2.4 64.4
87 Blind Brook High School Rye Brook, NY 3.0 64.2
88 Wheatley School Old Westbury, NY 3.5 63.6
89 Davidson Magnet School Augusta, GA 1.8 63.4
90 Woodson High Fairfax, VA 3.0 63.2
91 Pittsford-Mendon High School Pittsford, NY 3.2 63.1
92 Scarsdale Senior High School Scarsdale, NY 3.3 63.1
93 d'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School Denver, CO 2.3 63.1
94 Animo Leadership High Inglewood, CA 0.8 62.9
95 Ottawa Hills High School Toledo, OH 3.1 62.8
96 Corbett High School Corbett, OR 2.2 62.5
97 Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy Coeur d'Alene, ID 1.7 62.2
98 Chagrin Falls High School Chagrin Falls, OH 3.8 61.4
99 La Jolla Senior High La Jolla, CA 3.6 61.4
100 Belmont High Belmont, MA 3.8 61.2
yellow
Based on Advanced Placement (AP) tests
blue
Based on International Baccalaureate (IB) tests
green
Based on both Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate tests

Reader Comments

nonsense

Why do they have a handicap factor for the minority and poverty levels, to get these scores.

Double Standard

everyone was perfectly aware that it's double standard since they choose not to consider private & public schools. If I was them, I would redo it correctly since it's not accurate! I'm sure they are not interested in this since they did not make any plans to redo it

QUESTION THESE #'S

I question these numbers as I am personally familiar with some schools on this list.

Moreover, anything data pertaining to "high schools" is questionable as schools are in shambles thanks to 1/2 century of service by Edward Kennedy, cheating, and the teachers unions not doing their jobs in a responsible fashion.

This is factual.

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