2012 U.S News & World Report Best High School
Bronze Award
The Best High Schools
project identifies the country's top-performing public high schools.
The goal is to provide a clear, unbiased picture of how well public
schools serve all of their students from the highest achieving to the
lowest achieving in preparing them to demonstrate proficiency in
basic skills as well as readiness for college-level work.
A bronze medal
high school signifies commendable performance on state tests.
The American Institute
for Research implemented U.S.
News's comprehensive
rankings methodology, which reflects how well high schools serve all
of their students, not just those who are planning to go to college.
According to the U.S. News
Best High Schools methodology, a Best High School is one that
succeeds at the following.
• Step 1:
Attains performance levels that exceed statistical expectations given
the school's relative level of student poverty, as measured by state
accountability test scores for all the school's students in the core
subjects of reading and math.
• Step 2:
Achieves proficiency rates on state tests for their least advantaged
student groups (e.g., black, Hispanic, and economically disadvantaged
students) that exceed state averages.
• Step 3:
Prepares its students for college, as measured by student
participation in and performance on Advanced Placement (AP) exams or
International Baccalaureate (IB) exams.
The first-ever list of the U.S.
News Best High Schools
was posted online on November 30, 2007. The current edition was
published online on May 8, 2012.
To see the official write up on the U.S News & World Report website, please click the award logo
2011 NCEA Higher Performing School Award
The National Center for Educational Achievement recognizes schools for a three year span during which they demonstrate consistent improvement in student achievement and/or student achievement on Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS).
2010
Spotlight on Success Award
What is it: An
award recognizing the top 10% of Arizona Arts Schools that offer a
high quality academic and arts education.
How is it
measured:
-Access of
academic and arts classes.
-Graduation rate
-Adoption of AZ
Academic standards
-Number of arts
teachers and programs offered
-Curricular
participation
-Extra-curricular
participation
-Instructional
hours
-Dedicated space
for the arts
-Arts classes
are weighted equally with academic classes.
-Collaboration
of arts and academic teachers
-AZ Learns