Five Broward High Schools Ranked Among Nation’s Best by U.S. News & World Report
Dec 14, 2009
Five Broward County public schools have been recognized as being “Silver medalists” among the top 7.1 percent in America by a recent U.S. News and World Report comprehensive evaluation of the nation’s best high schools.
In order to accomplish the rankings, a survey of over 21,000 public high schools in 48 states and the District of Columbia was taken.
Six South Florida schools were recognized as “Gold medalists” among the Top 100.
Hyperlinks to complete coverage of the report are included below, along with a South Florida Business Journal article listing the South Florida schools that were recognized.
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- U.S. News Ranks America’s Best High Schools for Third Year
- More Stats on Gold and Silver Medal Schools
- More Stats on Bronze Medal and Honorable Mention Schools
- State by State Statistics
- Rankings Methodology
OTHER LISTS
- Top IB Programs
- Smallest Enrollment
- Largest Enrollment
- Top Charter Schools
- Top Magnet Schools
- Top Open Enrollment
- Top Economically Disadvantaged Schools
Find which schools were awarded gold, silver, bronze medals or honorable mentions.
Get a Glimpse Inside America’s Top Schools
U.S. News Editor Brian Kelly looks at the new list and new trends facing schools.
- Slide Show: Top 10 Best High Schools
- Map: The Explosion of Charter Schools
- Photo Gallery: America’s Top High School
Nashville School’s Success a Testament to Teachers, Kids
In struggling districts, hard work overcomes shabby conditions at Martin Luther King Jr. Academic High.
New York City Rivals Share a Desire to Be Tops
Stuyvesant and Bronx Science high schools: a good-natured competition born of striking similarities.
Green Dot: Helping Schools Make the Grade
Green Dot is turning troubled public institutions into successful charter schools.
MORE INFORMATION
- Methodology
- Expanded Methodology (pdf)
- Methodology Technical Appendix-State by State Guide (pdf)
- America’s Best High Schools 2008: Gold Medal List (pdf)
- America’s Best High Schools 2009: Gold Medal List (pdf)
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Badges for Ranked Schools
K-12 NEWS
Why Schools Move in and out of the Rankings
Methodology: America’s Best High Schools
South Florida Business Journal
Friday, December 11, 2009
Report: S. Fla. has six of nation’s best high schools
A study by U.S. News & World Report found that six of the nation’s 100 best high schools are in South Florida.
Working with School Evaluation Services, the magazine evaluated academic and enrollment data from more than 21,000 public high schools. It awarded the top 100 gold medals. Other high-ranking schools received silver and bronze medals.
Florida has 10 gold-medal high schools, ranking fourth behind New York, California and Texas. Of those, six were in South Florida:
- No. 15: Design and Architecture Senior High School, Miami
- No. 57: Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr. School of the Arts, West Palm Beach
- No. 60: Suncoast Community High School, Riviera Beach
- No. 66: Maritime and Science Technology High School, Key Biscayne
- No. 82: New World School of the Arts, Miami
- No. 95: Coral Reef Senior High School, Miami
In Florida, 7.1 percent of the high schools evaluated by U.S. News & World Report received a bronze medal or better, compared with 9.3 percent nationwide. Six schools in South Florida were awarded silver medals, and one received a bronze.
They were:
- Atlantic Technical Center, Margate (silver)
- Fort Lauderdale High School, Fort Lauderdale (silver)
- Mater Academy Charter Middle/High School, Hialeah Gardens (silver)
- Nova High School, Davie (silver)
- Pompano Beach High School (silver)
- William T. McFatter Technical High School, Davie (silver)
- William Turner Technical Arts High School, Miami (bronze)
Click here to read the entire list.
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