Best High Schools Changes
Because of a calculation error, "America's Best High Schools" [December 10] mistakenly lists Montpelier High School in Vermont as the fifth-best public high school in the nation. Newly available data place the International School of Bellevue, Wash., as the No. 5 school. The error occurred in the calculation of Montpelier's Advanced Placement test participation and pass rate. Our partners at School Evaluation Services have rerun the numbers and found that the correct score places Montpelier High on the list of silver medal winners. In the case of Bellevue, data that were not available at the time of publication enabled us to recalculate the school's standing. In both cases, the information has been corrected on our website, usnews.com. —The Editors
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I don't think that the test taking skills should be accounted when rating schools. the one true factor that should decipher which school deserves its spots is the academic studies, and what that school has to offer as well as how are the students meeting those standards. My school is one that isn't like a regular high school, and yet we were graded as if we were. Being #1 in queens isn't bad however, so I'm not complaining. i just feel that the way schools are graded should be changed. Schools that are big like Stuyvesant and Townsendharis shouldn't be listed as top schools because that's there old reputation. Times change, and new schools are to lead. =]
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I think that a high school's success isn't all based on classroom academics. The successes of extra-curricular activities and competitions should also be accounted for. Additionally, athletics is very important for potential athletes and their college admissions.
I don't go to the country's greatest school, I bet, but I feel that whoever organized this list underestimated the ability of many great high schools.
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