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ICYMI: Concord-Carlisle Ranked Among Best High Schools

In case you missed it: C-C was ranked near the top of U.S. News' annual rankings.

Concord-Carlisle High School was ranked in the top 50 high schools in Massachusetts in U.S. News and World Report’s 2015 Best High Schools survey.

C-C was ranked No. 44. Sturgis Charter Public School in Hyannis was No. 1.

These are C-C’s vital stats, according to the survey:

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  • 13:1 student-teacher ratio
  • 36.3c ollege readiness score
  • 95 percent proficiency in math
  • 97 percent English proficiency

The national high school graduation rate is at an all-time high, according to U.S. News.

“As educators work to get even more students into caps and gowns, they are experimenting with innovative instructional methods,” U.S. News said. “Through specialized class work, high schools are facilitating teen entrepreneurs and published authors, for example. Plus, there has been a renewed interest in career and technical programs.”

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The School for the Talented and Gifted in Dallas was ranked the No. 1 public high school in the country.

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