Why did schools change rankings in the 2010 Americas Best High Schools rankings compared to the rankings a year ago?
There are a number of possible reasons why high schools moved up, down or were no longer included on the 2010 America’s Best High Schools rankings. · Changes in relative performance on state tests. Some schools fell off the list all together because they are no longer among the best performing schools on their statewide tests, specifically, whether their overall student performance on state tests exceeds statistical expectations (step 1) or their least advantaged students’ performance is not as good as the state average (step 2). Without successfully meeting both of these two state test-focused steps, schools are not eligible for any medal recognition, although they are still evaluated independently on their college readiness to determine whether they merit honorable mention. In some cases those schools that earned medals last year but had a lower performance on state tests earned honorable mention status this year. · Changes in relative or absolute performance on college-level coursew
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