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2016 U.S. News Ranking: Brien McMahon High School Ranked Among Nation's Top 1,000

The publication released its annual high school rankings Tuesday.

NORWALK, CT - U.S. News & World Report in a just released report concludes that 25 Connecticut public high schools are among the nation’s top 1,000.

Brien McMahon High School in Norwalk ranked No. 42 for best public high schools in Connecticut and 2,085th best nationwide, according to the report.

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Brien McMahon has a 87 percent graduation rate, a student-teacher ratio of 14:1 and a college readiness score of 26.7. A college readiness score pertains to students performance on standardized tests, and to view an in-depth report on how Brien McMahon High School students did click here.

For more on the publication's methodology click here.

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There are 1,679 students at the school and 117 full-time teachers.

Click here to view the full national list on the U.S. News & World Report website.

Patch Editor Alfred Branch contributed to this report.

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