Salem Fails to Make Grade in Top 10 High Schools in NH

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Salem High School failed to make the grade in U.S. News’ survey of the 10 best high schools in New Hampshire.

The 2015 Best High Schools report, released this week, graded Hopkinton High School No. 1 in the Granite State. Here’s the top 10:

1. Hopkinton High School
2. Hollis-​Brookline High School
3. Bow High School
4. Profile Senior High School
5. John Stark Regional High School
6. Bedford High School
7. Goffstown High School
8. White Mountains Regional High
9. Newmarket Jr.-​Sr. High School
10. Keene High School

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

• 13:1 student-teacher ratio
• 22.8 college readiness score
• 42 percent math proficiency
• 85 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.”

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