MY HS is on the list - he he he

Professor · #1 05-10-2005, 09:18 AM

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7723397/site/newsweek/

Little32 · #2 05-10-2005, 10:04 AM

Mine's not, and I am not surprised. That place has been going downhill since I left.

WCUgirl · #3 05-10-2005, 12:41 PM

A "D" from the State, But on Magazine's Honor Roll

A D from the state, but Hillsborough High is named the 10th best school in the country by Newsweek.
By RON MATUS, Times Staff Writer
Published May 10, 2005

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Hillsborough High School in Tampa earned a D grade from the state last year. And under federal standards, it fell far short.

But on Monday, Newsweek magazine named it the 10th best high school in the country.

In the country.

Hillsborough was one of 16 Florida high schools to rank in the top 100, including five from the Tampa Bay area.

"We knew we were good," principal William Orr said. "But we didn't know how good."

The Newsweek list is based on a single factor: the number of Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate tests taken by all students at a school, divided by the number of graduating seniors. The students don't have to do well on the tests either. It matters only that they take them.

Test scores? No.

Graduation rates? Nope.

Closing the achievement gap between whites and minorities? Forget it.

Critics say the formula is simplistic. For example, a school's rank can actually improve if it has a high dropout rate.

TheEpitome1920 · #4 05-10-2005, 12:43 PM

Mine is #31

Lincoln Park HS in Chicago

WOO-HOO!!

BirthaBlue4 · #5 05-10-2005, 01:05 PM

For those in the DC area, I'm not surprised that the list is full of No. Va. and Montgomery County. I am surprised that Wilson in DC got way higher that Eleanor Roosevelt in PG, since they SWEAR Roosevelt is LIKE THAT.

PHAShriner/1906 · #6 05-10-2005, 09:04 PM

Hotep Brothers. Bro. Professor, as of late I have become a bit disenchanted in seeing certain individuals "brag" about their high schools. Iza haz a kweshon fo yoo. You cee, Iza waz wranked az a top student at mye high skool here in Chi-Town. Iza had taken lods and lodz uv math and scyienz and juz show no knew iza waz bad and smurt! Well, aneeway when iza tuuk myza furst math clazz even dough I plased intu Calculus 101 I knew iza waz OVERWHELMED whenza myza classmates who were all mostly frum Azia luuked veree confuzed and Iza saw dem scratching der hedz like "damn, thiz iza sum veree veree hard stuff." I did manage to complete the class but I am now interested in pudding tugeter a lawsuit against the Chicago Board of Education fur ACADEMIC MALPRACTICE. Yu see, iza duz beleeve dat if Iza waz treeted right and affurded a desent ejumecashon Iza wuld now be PRESIDENT OF DIZ Kountry or MAYER of CHICAGO where both have dum ideots. Da Mayer heer flunked da BAR ezam a bunsh uv tymez onlee tu have a BLACK DUDE take da ezam fur him and pazz. Azz fur da PRESIDENT, yu know what tyme it iz wit him. Him old funny looking self. Luuking lyke dat old boy on dem MAD CARTOONS. Bro. Professor, can uza give me sum advise on how iza can put up a ACADEMIC MALPRACTICE lawsoot againz da Chicago Board of Educashon?

Iceman1199 · #7 05-10-2005, 11:42 PM

Man, that sucks. I couldn't find my school. I guess times change.

ms_gwyn · #8 05-11-2005, 12:03 AM

My school is on the list also

HederaNaturale · #9 05-11-2005, 02:53 AM

37 | _Myers Park* _| _Charlotte | _N.C. | _3.686 | _17.9

HOLLA AT A MUSTANG!

I don't agree with the basis of the testing (the number of kids in AP and IB classes means nothing... how are they doing? How's the rest of the population doing?) but I can say for one that I agree with my high school being on the list, at least based on what was going on while I was in school. I know that in my experience IB was like a whole other school within the school, but the administration and a few really dedicated parents made sure that EVERYONE got the same excellent education there. THAT'S what makes the difference... staff and parents who actually care.

Professor · #10 05-11-2005, 08:04 AM

You are a wild man - lol

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Originally posted by PHAShriner/1906
Hotep Brothers. Bro. Professor, as of late I have become a bit disenchanted in seeing certain individuals "brag" about their high schools. Iza haz a kweshon fo yoo. You cee, Iza waz wranked az a top student at mye high skool here in Chi-Town. Iza had taken lods and lodz uv math and scyienz and juz show no knew iza waz bad and smurt! Well, aneeway when iza tuuk myza furst math clazz even dough I plased intu Calculus 101 I knew iza waz OVERWHELMED whenza myza classmates who were all mostly frum Azia luuked veree confuzed and Iza saw dem scratching der hedz like "damn, thiz iza sum veree veree hard stuff." I did manage to complete the class but I am now interested in pudding tugeter a lawsuit against the Chicago Board of Education fur ACADEMIC MALPRACTICE. Yu see, iza duz beleeve dat if Iza waz treeted right and affurded a desent ejumecashon Iza wuld now be PRESIDENT OF DIZ Kountry or MAYER of CHICAGO where both have dum ideots. Da Mayer heer flunked da BAR ezam a bunsh uv tymez onlee tu have a BLACK DUDE take da ezam fur him and pazz. Azz fur da PRESIDENT, yu know what tyme it iz wit him. Him old funny looking self. Luuking lyke dat old boy on dem MAD CARTOONS. Bro. Professor, can uza give me sum advise on how iza can put up a ACADEMIC MALPRACTICE lawsoot againz da Chicago Board of Educashon?

aephi alum · #11 05-11-2005, 08:35 AM

My high school is in the top 25.

I'm not surprised - they have a ton of AP offerings.

The number of AP/IB tests taken divided by the number of graduating seniors isn't the world's best way to rank-order schools, but it's a start.

AOIIBrandi · #12 05-11-2005, 09:20 AM

My High School is not on there because they "test" for admission. Although many people would say there are at least 3 schools in the area (mine included) that are better than #2 on the list.

skeeliteful · #13 05-12-2005, 05:22 PM

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Originally posted by BetaRose
Mine is #3 on the list. I don't think that just dividing the number of AP/IB tests taken by the number of seniors is a very good way to rank the schools though. That doesn't tell you anything about the quality of the school. I'd be interested in seeing the data on how many students actually passed these tests. I'm sure the list would be a lot different (and my school would be a lot lower on it...)

Hey! I went to Stanton too! What year did you graduate? I'm C/O '96.

Munchkin03 · #14 05-12-2005, 08:08 PM

My school is in the top 150, as is the other IB school in the district. The other school in my district, which isn't an IB school but was pretty good, is in the 600s.

Schools that I've always heard about being among the best, like Staples in Westport and New Trier in Winnetka, are even lower. It's a weird methodology.

ZTAngel · #15 05-12-2005, 10:08 PM

Mine is #224. Go Eagles!