What are the sources of information that U.S. News used to do the Americas Best High Schools rankings?
There are a number of data sources used to produce the America’s Best High Schools rankings and they are listed below. · Common Core Data is the U.S. Department of Education’s website (http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/) that contains basic data on enrollment, ethnicity and other profile information on all public high schools in the U.S. It’s updated annually. The U.S. Department of Education collects the data found on this site directly from the schools themselves, school districts or state departments of education. · College Board (http://www.collegeboard.com/) was the source of the Advanced Placement test data for each public high school when applicable. · International Baccalaureate (http://www.ibo.org/) was the source of the International Baccalaureate test data for each public high school when applicable. · Each high school’s state-wide accountability test results were collected directly from official sources in that state.
