High School In Champaign

High School In Champaign

High School In Champaign

A reasonable person would assume that for a high school to get on Newsweek's Best High Schools List the criteria would be a combination of the following:

  • Percentage of student body to graduate
  • Standardized test scores
  • ACT average
  • SAT average
  • Percentage of students going on to college
  • Stiff graduation requirements

Wrong!

Michael Winerip of The New York Times has studied the issue and found that the above is not considered in Newsweek's formula. If the above criteria does not determine a best school, then what would?