LCHS ranks 80th in U.S.
Posted on 10. Dec, 2009 by kchristieh in education, local news, startling statistics
Go Spartans! US News & World Report has ranked La Canada High School as #80 among U.S. public high schools. The rankings are based largely on test performance, especially the AP test. Unlike Newsweek’s rankings, the US News methodology gives weight to how schools performed on statewide assessments.
From what I can tell, the only California schools that aren’t a magnet school or a charter school that are ahead of LCHS are Gunn (Palo Alto, #67), Monte Vista (Cupertino, #70) and Piedmont (#73). San Marino, which was the only public non-magnet, non-charter school to beat La Canada on API scores, wasn’t on the top 100 list.
This is wonderful news. All schools on this list should be proud.
It bears mentioning, however, that Gunn High School has been in the news recently because four of its students have committed suicide in the past year. Is it a coincidence that this is happening at the top school? I don’t think so.
I was surprised to see that my alma mater, Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (NJ), is even less diverse than when I attended. I assumed that nearly all U.S. high schools are more diverse these days. When I attended RFH, I think about 4% of my class was Black. These days only 1.4% of the school is, and less than 1% of the school is Asian.
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It’s the parents. It’s the kids. It’s the tutors. The school reaps the rewards.
We need to redistribute the educational “wealth” of LCHS.
School bus drivers, start your engines…
Sarcasm aside, this is something for the community to be really proud of. Great job LCHS!!!