Kentridge High School is among the top 500 high schools in the country, according to Newsweek.
The national weekly news magazine recently released its annual high school ranking to the delight of Kent School District Board of Directors and Superintendent Edward Lee Vargas.
“This type of national recognition is a reflection of the tremendous leadership of the entire Kentridge school community including Principal (Mike) Albrecht and our wonderful teachers, support staff, parents and community partners, and most importantly our great students who every day inspire us and are this community’s hope for the future,” Vargas said in a school district media release.
Newsweek’s online report, America’s Top Schools 2014, ranks 500 schools deemed best at preparing students for college based on factors, including enrollment and graduation rates; weighted AP, SAT, and ACT scores; student attrition from 9th through 12th grade; and counselor-to-student ratios.
Kentridge, with an overall rating of 483, ranked in the top 1.3 percent of 37,100 high schools in the United Sates. It was one of six Washington State schools to make the list and one of 216 in in Newsweek’s top 500 recognized for closing the achievement gap.
“Our school has risen to this top level through the tremendous commitment of our entire staff, students, and community working together to create a learning environment that allows are students to excel and prepare for their future,” Albrecht said.
This year, Newsweek has expanded its criteria to include data to improve the accuracy of its ranking of tops schools. The new criteria includes a two-step process. First, schools must have scored at or above the 80th percentile on standardized assessments within each state. Second, schools were assigned a college readiness score and ranked on six indicators enrollment rate, graduation rate, weighted AP/IB composite, weighted SAT/ACT composite, holding power and counselor-to-student ratio.
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