Were there changes to the methodology used in the 2010 Americas Best High Schools rankings?
Yes, there were two small changes incorporated into this year’s methodology. One minor change was made concerning how to evaluate schools offering both IB and AP programs. Another adjustment was made in how ties were broken among Gold schools ranked 1 through 100. · How a school’s IB and AP programs are evaluated. The 2010 list marks the second year in which International Baccalaureate (IB) data were available. For schools that offer both IB and AP coursework, the calculation of their College Readiness Index (CRI) has been modified to better capture the degree to which these schools are offering some form of college-level coursework. For the 2010 list, the data for the larger program (i.e., the program serving a larger percentage of the school’s students) is used to calculate the school’s College Readiness Index (CRI). · Use of the participant passing rate for tie-breakers. Medal status and rank of the Gold medal schools 1-100, is based primarily on the CRI. In addition, we have used t
