Six North Country schools have made the 2009 U.S. News and World Report America’s Best High Schools list.
The list analyzes 21,069 public high schools in 48 states using data from the 2006-2007 school year. The schools were graded on whether they serve all their students well, using state proficiency standards as the measuring benchmarks. They also assessed the degree to which schools prepare students for college-level work.
St. Lawrence County had the greatest number of schools in the North Country on the list, as well as the highest-ranked. Three schools from the County made the list:
Colton-Pierrepont Junior-Senior High School – awarded a Silver Medal
Edwards-Knox Junior-Senior High School – awarded a Bronze Medal
Hermon-Dekalb Central School – awarded a Bronze MedalIn Jefferson County, two schools made the list:
La Fargeville Central School – awarded a Bronze Medal
Lyme Central School - awarded a Bronze MedalLewis County had one school make the list:
Copenhagen Central School - awarded a Bronze MedalGold medals were awarded to the top 100 schools. Silver went to all other schools with a “college readiness index” of at least 20 but that are not ranked in the top 100 nationally. Bronze was given to schools that either do not offer Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate classes, or do not achieve a “college readiness index” of at least 20 but successfully meet the other two key performance indicator criteria.
You can follow this link to read the full report.
