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2016 U.S. News Ranking: Staples High School Ranked Among Nation's Top 1,000
The publication released its annual high school rankings Tuesday.
Written by BRIAN MCCREADY (Patch Staff)
WESTPORT, 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.
Staples High School in Westport ranked No. 14 for best public high schools in Connecticut and 574th best nationwide, according to the report.
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Staples has a 99 percent graduation rate, a student-teacher ratio of 12:1 and a college readiness score of 53.1. A college readiness score pertains to students performance on standardized tests, and to view an in-depth report on how Staples High School students did click here.
For more on the publication's methodology click here.
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There are 1,834 students at the school and 159 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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