In addition to bringing prestige to these top-performing schools, every school that gets analyzed can use the data to assess its own performance and gauge how it compares with other schools in its district and state, as well as throughout the country. Only about one-third of the nearly 20,000 high schools included in the analysis qualify for national ranking and receive a College Readiness Index score. News & World Report publishes a “ Best High Schools” list to recognize schools that exceeded expectations across a range of academic performance indicators. The degree of college readiness was measured by performance on Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate exams.īarbara Ingram’s college readiness ranking was above the state average, with 82 percent of BISFA students taking AP exams and 67 percent passing.Each year, U.S. News & World Report partnered with the American Institutes for Research to analyze student performance on state-mandated assessments, including data from demographic sub-groups. Data was collected from more than 22,000 schools in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The rankings are compiled using a formula that factors in student/teacher ratio, college readiness and proficiency in algebra and English. Boonsboro is ranked 39 in the state and 1,548 nationally, and North High is 43 in Maryland and 1,764 nationally. The ranking earns the school Gold Medal status, one of only 12 schools in the state to be so honored.īoonsboro High School and North Hagerstown High School achieved Silver Medal status. BISFA was ranked 9th in Maryland and 349 nationally, compared to 15th and 406 last year. News & World Report list of the nation’s best high schools. HAGERSTOWN, MD (April 27, 2017) – Barbara Ingram School for the Arts (BISFA) jumped into the top ten of Maryland schools in the 2017 U.S.
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