Cary, NC — According to the widely read U.S. News High School Rankings, three Cary schools made the top 10 in North Carolina. But what’s behind the numbers?
The U.S. News rankings include data on more than 19,400 public high schools in 50 states and the District of Columbia. Schools were awarded gold, silver or bronze medals based on their performance on state assessments and how well they prepare students for college.
Read the full methodology of the study.
Here’s where it starts to get disturbing. The U.S. News report has an infographic map that shows percentage of gold medal schools by state.
On the map, dark blue indicates a high percentage of gold medal schools. White indicates no gold medal schools.
North Carolina is near the bottom in percentage of gold medal schools.
See the U.S. News Best High Schools infographic map.
The report also breaks out rankings for S.T.E.M. – high schools that focus on science, technology, engineering and math.
Once again, North Carolina did not do so well. Only two schools ranked: Green Hope at #108 and West Forsyth (Clemmons, NC) at #217 for S.T.E.M.
See the full U.S. News Stem Rankings.
There’s much to celebrate in the 2014 U.S. News High School Rankings. But no one should be satisfied.
Education coverage on CaryCitizen is sponsored in part by Hopewell Academy on Preston Executive Drive in Cary.
Congratulations to all who made the success of these three schools possible. Now is the time to focus on providing the resources and learning environment necessary to enable all our schools to deliver the education our next generation needs to have a brighter future.