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Needham High School Among Best in Mass.
The school was featured in U.S. News and World Report's 2016 Best High Schools.
Needham High School received a gold award for being one the best high schools in Massachusetts, according to the U.S. News and World Report’s 2016 Best High Schools survey.
Needham was ranked No. 11 in state and 307th nationally. Sturgis Charter Public School in Hyannis was named the top high school in Massachusetts.
The ranking was good enough to earn a gold award, which is given the top 500 schools based on their highest college readiness scores.
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These are Needham's vital stats, according to the survey:
- 15:1 student-teacher ratio
- 63.7 college readiness score
- 97 percent proficiency in math
- 97 percent English proficiency
- 99 percent graduation rate
The School for the Talented and Gifted in Dallas was ranked the No. 1 public high school in the country.
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