Troy Athens High School Ranked Among Top 500 in Nation

A Newsweek ranking of America’s Best High Schools placed Troy’s as sixth highest in the State of Michigan.

The Newsweek rankings – which were announced Monday and placed Athens at 229 nationally – have been released annually for many years. However, the magazine said with its latest release that the rankings were revamped this year to measure a school’s success at turning out college-ready students.

The study, according to Newsweek, comprises:

• graduation rates (25 percent)
• college matriculation rate (25 percent) 
• AP tests taken per graduate (25 percent) 
• average SAT/ACT scores (10 percent) 
• average AP/IB/AICE scores (10 percent) 
• AP courses offered (5 percent).

ranked first in the state and 20^th in the nation, while Bloomfield Andover ranked second in Michigan and 101^st nationwide.

Among the findings, Newsweek states that 98 percent of Athens High School students graduate from high school, and about 95 percent are college-bound.