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ICYMI: Lexington High Ranked Among 10 Best High Schools
In case you missed it: Lexington was ranked near the top of U.S. News' annual rankings.
Lexington High School was ranked near the top in Massachusetts in U.S. News and World Report’s 2015 Best High Schools survey.
Lexington was ranked No. 5. Sturgis Charter Public School in Hyannis was No. 1.
These are Lexington’s vital stats, according to the survey:
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- 13:1 student-teacher ratio
- 68.9 college readiness score
- 99 percent proficiency in math
- 100 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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