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Here's how this works. If your school is ranked highly then you approve the rankings methodology. If your school dropped or is ranked poorly then the methodology is flawed.
Here's how this works. If your school is ranked highly then you approve the rankings methodology. If your school dropped or is ranked poorly then the methodology is flawed.
Nah it's flawed either way. The mere fact that schools can drop or rise so significantly in just two years or so is proof of that.
Eh - I raised a skeptical eyebrow at this list. Especially that 90%+ students taking AP classes and of those 90%+ scoring 3 or higher on the exam, or however it was outlined. I don't doubt that those schools have smart kids, but 90% of the student body are in an AP course? Not buying it.
As others have said, there's no consistency anywhere. NJ Monthly says one thing. Great Schools says another. School Digger something else. And finally, Niche offers up some info as well. I actually think Niche is the most comprehensive of the "ratings" sites, and I prefer using them to any of the others. BUT -- this year's rankings in NJ Monthly made no sense. Schools just don't rise and plummet that quickly. What you want is consistency and/or steady improvement. Not blips in a magazine rating. How a school could be rated Number 3 one year and number 60 2 years later just doesn't make sense.
Eh - I raised a skeptical eyebrow at this list. Especially that 90%+ students taking AP classes and of those 90%+ scoring 3 or higher on the exam, or however it was outlined. I don't doubt that those schools have smart kids, but 90% of the student body are in an AP course? Not buying it.
As others have said, there's no consistency anywhere. NJ Monthly says one thing. Great Schools says another. School Digger something else. And finally, Niche offers up some info as well. I actually think Niche is the most comprehensive of the "ratings" sites, and I prefer using them to any of the others. BUT -- this year's rankings in NJ Monthly made no sense. Schools just don't rise and plummet that quickly. What you want is consistency and/or steady improvement. Not blips in a magazine rating. How a school could be rated Number 3 one year and number 60 2 years later just doesn't make sense.
I agree with everything you said except, Niche is the worst! Crowd sourced rankings, come on! That's not a methodology that's a recipe for worthless.
My question was more about of the top 10 schools which areas are parents/kids most happy? I have talk to friends in west windsor, and although school is top 10, many of the kids find it ultra competitive at school and at home. Other friends in Glen Rock love it there and they seem to have struck a balance between great academics and overall enjoyment of going to school. What about the other areas- chatham, millburn etc. There is so much more than a ranking in various publications such as newsweek, niche etc.
I'm just happy my Sussex County school is somehow within the top 100 - as we moved from Ramsey so I was a little worried about the educational system...
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