<p>hm...i'm surprised...my school is on the list in the upper 800s. i didn't think it would be on there at all. well, my two previous high schools aren't on there, but i didn't expect them to be either.</p>
<p>Mid-800s. I'm surprised it's even on that list.</p>
<p>It doesn't really matter... If I recall correctly, they rank the schools based on how many students take AP tests or something like that. If your school's on the list, it's pretty good.</p>
<p>mine's in the top 20, it's not even a big deal no one really cares that much</p>
<p>Mine is in the 500s too which makes it the second best in the sorry state of Kansas.</p>
<p>pretty bad. you don't have a shot at making it into any college unless you're in one of the top 3 newsweek schools.</p>
<p>Don't worry. It doesn't matter. My school's always somewhere in the top 100 but I don't pay it much attention.</p>
<p>Nope. If your school is somewhere on that list, you're going to a good school.</p>
<p>The high school I'm applying to is considered "too good" to be on that list.</p>
<p>"The Public Elites</p>
<p>Some schools didn't make our list because their students are too good. The best of the best."</p>
<p>Best</a> High Schools: The Public Elites | Newsweek Best High Schools | Newsweek.com</p>
<p>We're in the 90s!! Out school reopened 5 years ago, so this was exciting news.</p>
<p>I think that being near the top can help, but if you work hard and do the best you can with what you are given, it can't hurt you.</p>
<p>^ yay public elite.. I can't wait</p>
<p>then i guess #18 isnt too bad??? i wish this list want only based on academics though...i dont think its fair...if it judged other stuff i noe my school would drop...</p>
<p>18 is excellent :)</p>
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Public schools are ranked according to a ratio devised by Jay Mathews: the number of Advanced Placement, Intl. Baccalaureate and/or Cambridge tests taken by all students at a school in 2007 divided by the number of graduating seniors. All of the schools on the list have an index of at least 1.000; they are in the top 5 percent of public schools measured this way.
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<p>Frankly, IMHO this is a bs strategy, school's with less students or more AP/IB/Cambridge classes would be ranked highly regardless of the quality of the students and education...</p>
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Does your school not being on the list affect wether you get into a top college or not?
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<p>Probably not, since that depends mainly on where you live.</p>
<p>Yeah, my school isn't on the list and our administration is making a huge deal out of that. (Then again, only one school from our state is on the list.) The reason why, as my history like to rant about, is that AP classes at my school are really hard and so only the smartest kids take them. Obviously, since we have a large graduating class and relatively few smart kids, we're not going to be on the list. I don't really mind all that much.</p>
<p>The criteria for this is definitely bogus. It would be better if they based it on the percentages of students who actually PASS those tests. Maybe they could go with average test scores and the percentage of students who take advanced courses. That would be a better indicator.</p>
<p>And I find it laughable that anyone would think this has any part whatsoever in college admissions.</p>
<p>That's great. My school is 811! And it's the second best school in my city(Philadlephia). The top school in the city is 129. Why the disparity? They give that other school EVERYTHING. I mean, with the amount of money they spend on that one shcool they should be number freaking one.</p>
<p>my school isnt even on the list.. it's still good</p>
<p>my schools not even in there
none of the schools in my district is in..
and theres only like 6 schools in KS that are..
colleges dont consider this much.... i hope
but again..
my school isnt that bad.
overland park is actually voted the 6th place or 4th out of the whole US to raise a family
cuz its so boring
and no one lives here other than old people..
haha jk
but yeah
lol</p>