Is Your High School Ranked, Academically?
1-liner December 10th. 2008, 2:30pmHigh School: Even though lists are weak, this one of the best high schools in the country is mildly interesting. (US News & World Report)
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December 10th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
I’m confused, there were no DC Public high schools on the list. they must have all tied for 101st.
December 10th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
Hmmm.
Lots of schools in really rich, suburban areas. Not so sure what’s interesting about that.
I think I counted 8 or 10 of the top 100 in Westchester County or Long Island alone.
December 10th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
This should be renamed Manny Pacquiao High School
December 10th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
No schools from Arkansas on there. Color me shocked.
December 10th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
Two schools from Mercedes and one from San Benito, TX?!?! RGV, represent!
December 10th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
Lots of schools in really rich, suburban areas. Not so sure what’s interesting about that.
Actually, I thought the opposite, for the most part. Here is South Florida, all are schools listed are in the city in predominately urban areas. No schools in the suburbs. Same thing with the only school in Buffalo (Erie County-City Honors)
December 10th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
Lots of schools in really rich, suburban areas. Not so sure what’s interesting about that.
False.
December 10th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
There were a lot of those, too. My old college roommate actually graduated from Boston Latin. I’m not sure if the other urban high schools are the same as Boston Latin, but the only thing that’s “public” about it, is that you don’t pay a tuition to get in. My buddy had to apply, test, and he fulfilled part of their quota for diversity (he was a minority being a white kid living in the Boston city limits).
If you look at the real (IMO) “public” schools (i.e. the ones that anyone can go to just because you live in that town), I think you’ll see that a lot of them are in wealthy suburban areas (Westchester and Fairfax Counties, Long Island, etc.)
December 10th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
“Public” used very loosely on that list.
December 10th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
I’m not sure if the other urban high schools are the same as Boston Latin, but the only thing that’s “public†about it, is that you don’t pay a tuition to get in. My buddy had to apply, test, and he fulfilled part of their quota for diversity (he was a minority being a white kid living in the Boston city limits)..
Here’s a link Boston Latin’s Alunmi Hall of Fame. Don’t think many “regular” public schools have alumni with names like these…
http://bls.org/cfml/l3tmpl_hall_of_fame.cfm
Also, if I recall the Ny page, there were as many schools in the Bronx as there was in the surbs. maybe I’m wrong (wouldn’t be the first time)
December 10th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
this is crap. there were florida schools on the list…
December 10th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
They received high marks for their innovative and practical sexual education courses.
December 10th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
IB Program is kinda wack. Many schools with IB programs put far too much emphasis/money into IB while the regular kids fall through the cracks. The school I taught at cut wood and metal shop to fund IB. Weak.
December 10th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
Just for the record:
TJ Sucks!
Wooton Sucks!
Churchill Sucks!
Whitman and Dan Shanoff Suck!
Montgomery Blair Rules!
December 10th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
the judging criteria for the list is mostly on student performance on AP exams and the like, so its no surprise that the best ‘public’ schools are mostly charter and magnet schools or other places that require entrance exams for admittance. the schools that were the standard neighborhood school districts were almost exclusively from rich white (and some asian) suburbs. still, no surprise. if its any consolation these nerds will all get pummeled by their ghetto conference opponents.
December 11th, 2008 at 2:47 am
Exactly my point. Boston Latin is certainly not what I would consider your “standard” public school.
Again, spot on. I’d be curious to see a top 100 of truly public schools (where all you need is residence in the town) and what the demographics of that would be.