Friends planning to immigrate to the U.S. or those involved in U.S. investment immigration all hope that their children can attend U.S. public schools and receive the best education in the United States. So, what are the public high schools in the U.S.? What is the ranking of public high schools across the country?
Recently, Visas.to U.S. immigration experts learned about the latest 2014 national and state-by-state public high school rankings from U.S. News & World Report, provided here for the reference of new U.S. immigrants.
This national high school ranking selected 500 gold medal high schools, 1,519 silver medal high schools, and 2,688 bronze medal high schools. Overall, more than 22% of high schools in California earned gold or silver medals, making it the best-performing state in the U.S. In addition, California public high schools won a total of 105 gold medals, ranking first in the nation.
2014 Partial rankings of U.S. and California public high schools:
Oxford Academy in Cypress, Southern California, topped the list and is the only school in California to enter the top 10 nationally;
(Cerritos) Whitney High School ranked second in California and 22nd in the nation;
San Marino High School, familiar to many Chinese, ranked 27th;
Palos Verdes High School ranked 30th;
Diamond Bar High School ranked 40th;
University High School in Irvine ranked 50th;
Troy High School ranked 62nd;
Walnut High School ranked 84th;
Arcadia High School ranked 89th
This ranking mainly evaluates the following aspects:
First, the overall average performance of students in state standardized reading and mathematics exams and the Academic Performance Index (API).
Second, the school's College Readiness Index, which measures participation and performance in Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) exams.
Third, the academic performance of minority students such as Black and Hispanic students, as well as economically disadvantaged students.
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