These Westchester High Schools Overcome Challenges to Succeed

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Newsweek on Wednesday published its list of top high schools nationwide, alongside a second set of rankings that comes with a twist.

In addition to its Top 500 schools list, Newsweek compiled “Beating the Odds” rankings, a look at schools that excel despite economic and other obstacles.

The Westchester County high schools to make the Beating the Odds list were Fox Lane in Bedford, Yonkers and Lincoln in Yonkers, Rye Neck in Mamaroneck (which made both lists), Sleepy Hollow, Port Chester and White Plains.

Here were the top 10 schools that Newsweek says are “Beating the Odds”:

1. Success Academy (Cedar City, UT)
2. Northside College Preparatory HS (Chicago, IL)
3. Transmountain Early College HS (El Paso, TX)
4. The Brooklyn Latin School (Brooklyn, NY)
5. West St. John High School (Edgard, LA)
6. Townsend Harris High School (Flushing, NY)
7. Payton College Preparatory HS (Chicago, IL)
8. Hollis F. Price Middle College High School (Memphis, TN)
9. San Gabriel High (San Gabriel, CA)
10. Valley View HS (Pharr, TX)

There are almost 30,000 public high schools in the United States, and Newsweek’s rankings were compiled using several metrics, including graduation rate, college enrollment rate and SAT and ACT scores. Additionally, the rankings looked at AP and IB scores and participation, teacher-student ratio and dropout rates.

Click here to see Newsweek’s full list of school’s beating the odds.