so the new Newsweek top high schools are out

[rockypointny]

Originally Posted by rprprprp

The school I teach at has moved up on the list the last 4 years. Are we any better--not in my opinion and I have been teaching AP courses for all this time. The school lets EVERYONE in to the classes. I have students who do not belong in AP classes but are only there to increase the number of tests given. Any fool can give a test but only well prepared intelligent highly motivated kids pass. Newsweek's rankings are a complete joke to me.

I too was an AP student and I remember my teachers constantly getting annoyed at these ratings. In our High School, students had to meet a certain criteria to be allowed in AP classes. My teachers would complain that Miller Place would stick everyone in AP classes to rise in these rankings and create the image of an excellent district. The next time you see "top-rated Miller Place schools" in a real estate ad, take it with a grain of salt.

[Smash255]

Originally Posted by JustBored

I was reading the FAQ on how they determine what school is good vs not.. and this was interesting..

Schools had to have an average SAT score below 1300 on the reading and math sections, or an average ACT score below 29, to be included on the list.

heh does this mean Jericho ranked #20, had an average of 1300 and under? and 70% of Jericho students receive federally subsidized meals from 0% last year??

Re-Read what you quoted from the FAQ. It did not state that all the schools on the list had an average SAT score of under 1300, but the magnet or charter type schools had to be under a 1300 in order to appear on the list.