Friday, November 27, 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
26 California Academy of Mathematics and Science Carson, CA 1.9 85.8
27 Boston Latin Boston, MA 3.3 84.3
28 School for the Talented and Gifted Dallas, TX 5.3 84.3
29 High School of American Studies at Lehman College Bronx, NY 1.9 84.3
30 Hume Fogg Magnet High School Nashville, TN 2.9 82.8
31 Dual Language and Asian Studies High School New York, NY 1.6 82.4
32 Staten Island Technical High School Staten Island, NY 2.4 82.4
33 Bronx High School of Science School Bronx, NY 3.2 82.0
34 Northside College Preparatory High School Chicago, IL 3.6 81.9
35 City Honors School at Fosdick Masten Park Buffalo, NY 2.3 81.8
36 Walnut Hills High School Cincinnati, OH 3.6 81.6
37 Yonkers High School Yonkers, NY 2.9 80.7
38 Baccalaureate School of Global Education Long Island City, NY 2.5 79.8
39 Lowell High San Francisco, CA 4.5 79.8
40 The Science Academy Mercedes, TX 3.1 79.7
41 Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet - Pearl High School Nashville, TN 3.2 78.6
42 Charter School of Wilmington Wilmington, DE 4.0 78.1
43 Stanton College Preparatory Jacksonville, FL 4.8 77.8
44 Walt Whitman High Bethesda, MD 3.7 76.9
45 University High Fresno, CA 2.7 76.5
46 Horace Greeley High School Chappaqua, NY 3.5 75.3
47 Dr. Ronald McNair Academy High School Jersey City, NJ 2.3 74.8
48 Queens High School of Science at York College Jamaica, NY 1.6 74.2
49 Great Neck South High School Great Neck, NY 4.3 74.2
50 Wyoming High School Wyoming, OH 3.4 74.1
See schools 51-75 »
yellow
Based on Advanced Placement (AP) tests
blue
Based on International Baccalaureate (IB) tests
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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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