Mahwah Ranks Top 50 In NJ On Best High Schools List
US News & World Report ranks the nation's high schools based on test scores and college preparedness
Mahwah High School is the 42nd best in the state, according to the US News & World Report 2012 rankings released Tuesday. According to the publication, the rankings are based on a variety of different factors, including state test scores and “college preparedness.”
Mahwah reported a 13:1 student-teacher ratio, which US News said was near the state average, above average proficiency levels on state exams in math and English, and an above state average college readiness score. According to US News, the score was calculated by considering the number of students taking college-level (AP or IB) courses and the scores students received on those college-level exams.
The 2012 rankings also took into account the “percentage of economically disadvantaged students (who tend to score lower) enrolled at the school to identify the schools that were performing better than statistical expectations,” US News reported.
The only Bergen County school to make the top 10 in NJ was Bergen County Academies in Hackensack.
When compared to high schools across the entire country, Mahwah ranked No. 1,089. US News said it reviewed “21,776 U.S. public high schools; 82 New Jersey schools made our rankings.”
See the NJ rankings here; See more about the US News & World Report ranking methodology here.
Bob Rama
5:16 pm on Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Mahwah HS is in the top 5% of the nation? Not too shabby.
freespirit
7:55 am on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Unlike the Ridge, Mahwah HS is doing a great job. Glad to see the teachers have a new contract.
MahwahMom225
11:40 am on Thursday, May 10, 2012
Oh Freespirit...and who do you think actually prepares them for high school? Do they just magically learn to read, write, and think critically when they enter MHS? If you review the test scores the Ridge does very well in all sectors, but Special Education. In my opinion, how the state expects students with severe disabilities to take the same test as regular education makes no sense to me.