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The three high schools in the Coweta County School System have been recognized as among the “Best High Schools” in the country by U.S. News and World Report.
U.S. News and World Report recently released its 2022 edition of “Best High Schools,” which recognizes high-achieving public, magnet and charter schools across the country. A total of 17,843 high schools across the country, and 469 in Georgia were ranked numerically as part of the survey.
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Schools with a national rank within the top 40 percent nationally are listed as among the country’s “Best” high schools.
Northgate High School was ranked 70th in Georgia and 3,172nd across the country, being in the top 15 percent of Georgia high schools and top 18 percent nationally. 42 percent of students took at least one AP exam, and 26 percent passed at least one AP exam. The school has an on-time graduation rate of 93 percent.
Newnan High School was ranked 96th in Georgia and 4,259th across the country, being in the top 21 percent of Georgia high schools and top 24 percent in America. 33 percent of students took at least one AP exam and 22 percent passed at least one. Newnan High has an on-time graduation rate of 92 percent.
East Coweta High School was ranked 149th in Georgia and 6,759th across the country, putting it in the top 32 percent of Georgia schools and top 38 percent in America. 31 percent of students took at least one AP exam, while 17 percent passed at least one. The school has an on-time graduation rate of 90 percent.
“This recognition tells us that our Coweta County high school graduates are very competitive when compared to their peers nationally,” said Coweta Superintendent Evan Horton in a press release. “And all three of our high schools, representing our whole community, are performing at very high levels, even under challenging circumstances.”
Data from this year’s edition of “Best High Schools” came from the 2019-2020 school year, which was impacted that March by the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to all schools across the state and nation closing and going virtual.
“Particularly given the difficulty of that year for everyone —– for our students, teachers and families —– I am very proud of this level of student achievement,” Horton said. “I am proud of our entire school system, as this represents a K through 12 effort, and for our whole community, but this speaks to exceptional perseverance and focus on the part of our graduates and high school faculties.”
The criteria for ranking on the annual “Best High Schools” list includes College Readiness (the proportion of a school’s 12th graders that took and passed AP or IB exams), State Assessment Proficiency (overall performance on state assessments that are required for graduation), State Assessment Performance (how overall student performance compared with what U.S. News predicted for a school with its demographic characteristics in its state), College Curriculum Breadth (12th graders who took and passed multiple AP or IB exams), Underserved Student Performance (assessing learning outcomes among several student subgroups), and Graduation Rate (the proportion of students who graduated on time in 2020).
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