<p>I know the list isn't very accurate but I wanted to know when the new list comes out, I remember last year my school was in the 300's and I hope it rises this year since we had an increase in the number of ap scholars and ib diploma candiates. Anyone know?</p>
<p>7 florida schools in the top 20 :)</p>
<p>it is not a big deal, seriously.</p>
<p>I know you're just curious, and I certainly don't blame you for asking in that case, but just to put it in perspective...my school is in FL, and we have been in the top ten for the past two years on that list. On Jeb's Florida grading policy, however, we are a D school. I just find this little tidbit so amusing. Obviously, I find both assessment methods extremely flawed.</p>
<p>Well yea, don't worry our school is a C under good ole bushies scale but yet were in the 300's in the entire country...again both are definetly flawed.</p>
<p>Yes, the high school ratings are flawed. Our highschool was rated in the top 20 two years ago and then dropped to number 50 with the same number of APs and staff. Go figure. This year I heard it will be in the thirties. All of this is bogus.</p>
<p>If you are talking about the Newsweek list, it's seriously messed up. It uses a measurement that is "the number of Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate tests taken by all students at a school divided by the number of graduating seniors."</p>
<p>By not taking into account the GRADES on the AP tests, it is seriously wrong. A couple of high schools in our very large school district scored high--but if you review the district specific results, they have a much lower % of kids who score 3, 4, or 5 on the tests. I understand the idea of encouraging kids to take AP classes to raise the level of expectation. That's good. But, if they don't absorb any of the material, or if the teachers are ineffective, doesn't this invalidate the measurement based only on # of tests taken? Our district pays the test fee for kids who are enrolled in AP classes. Although this is really good, I suspect in schools where the test fees are paid by the students/parents, the kids who fail the class don't bother to take the AP test. In this situation in our district, there's no reason NOT to take the test, yielding higher rankings in the stupid Newsweek poll.</p>
<p>Newsweek also does not include any private school and top magnet schools.</p>
<p>35% of kids at top colleges went to private schools (and only 7% of Amercan kids do.)</p>