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Shrewsbury High Makes 'America's Top Schools' List

Newsweek released its list of the country's best schools. Shrewsbury isn't just great in the state; it's great in the country.

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Newsweek recently released its list of “America’s Top Schools.”

Shrewsbury Senior High ranked at no. 146 in the list, just behind schools in Pennsylvania and Georgia. Earning a college readiness score of 90.45 percent, more than 85 percent of Shrewsbury seniors head for college.

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The rankings, said Newsweek, are based on the schools’ job of preparing students for college.

A next to a school’s name means that low-income students are scoring at or above average on state assessments. This is our way of recognizing schools that narrow the achievement gap.”

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