C-C Just Got Great Grades: Here's Why

CONCORD, MA — Concord-Carlisle had a strong showing in the recent Niche rankings of the top public schools in Massachusetts. The Patriots checked in at 17th out of 218 public school districts in Massachusetts when Niche released its rankings this week.

"Concord Carlisle High School ... has 1,289 students in grades 9-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 14 to 1. According to state test scores, 95% of students are at least proficient in math and 99% in reading."

C-C scored an overall grade of 'A+.' You can see how it was graded below, surviving a less-than-stellar grade for food:

• Diversity B-
• Teachers A+
• College Prep A+
• Clubs & Activities A
• Health & Safety A-
• Administration A-
• Sports A
• Food C+
• Resources & Facilities

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A request for comment to district officials was not immediately returned.

Other Niche rankings have C-C as having the seventh-best public high school teachers and is the 20th-best for college prep public high schools.

Niche used a variety of factors, including SAT/ACT scores and state assessments, student-teacher ratio, school safety, teacher quality and reviews from students and parents for its ranking. Niche assigns a standardized score for each factor, which is then weighted before an overall score is calculated for each school district. The overall scores are again standardized and some districts are disqualified from receiving a final letter grade if there isn't enough data. Read more about its methodology here.

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