The quality of American public schools can vary widely between states, cities, and even districts. Not all schools are able to provide students with the same level of education, access
The quality of American public schools can vary widely between states, cities, and even districts. Not all schools are able to provide students with the same level of education, access
The quality of American public schools can vary widely between states, cities, and even districts. Not all schools are able to provide students with the same level of education, access
This week,
U.S. News and World Report released its annual of rankings of public high schools across the nation.
Wyomissing Junior/Senior High School earned the top spot in Berks, ranking 32nd in the state and 1,012th nationally.
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Wilson High School was second in the county (51st statewide, 1,488th nationally), followed by Boyertown High School (94th statewide, 2,383rd nationally).
A total of 17,860 schools were ranked after a review of nearly 24,000 schools in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The rankings were crafted from data from the 2018-19 school year.
The rankings are based on six indicators:
York Suburban, which ranks 1,032 nationally with an overall score of 94.22, is ranked No. 34 within Pennsylvania. With a high school enrollment of 942 students, 39 percent took at least one AP test and 35 percent passed at least one AP test.
The total minority enrollment is 27 percent and 28 percent of students are economically disadvantaged.
These numbers are up from 2019, when York Suburban ranked1,283 nationally with an overall score of 92.56. It was No. 44 within Pennsylvania with a high school enrollment of 876 students. At that time, 34 percent took at least one AP test and 27 percent passed at least one AP test.
In the most recent studies, the school has an 87 percent proficiency in math, 91 percent in reading and a graduation rate of 94 percent.