Six Austin SA国际传媒 high schools are among the best in the nation, according to the 2016 U.S. News & World Report rankings.
鈥淎ustin SA国际传媒 has some of the best schools in the country. I am excited to see Austin schools continue to rank well in Texas and the nation,鈥 Superintendent Paul Cruz said. 鈥淚鈥檓 proud of our staff and students for all the hard work they do in the classroom every day.鈥
All six also were among the top-ranked public high schools on the magazine's list in 2015.
After evaluating more than 21,000 high schools throughout the country, U.S. News & World Report ranked:
- LASA鈥攕eventh in Texas, 43rd nationally;
- Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders鈥23rd in Texas, 125th nationally;
- Anderson鈥115th in Texas, 1030th nationally;
- McCallum鈥119th in Texas, 1172nd nationally;
- Austin鈥140th in Texas, 1417th nationally; and
- Bowie鈥152nd in Texas, 1596th nationally.
Many of the six ASA国际传媒 schools rank at the top of other national lists that recognize the best educational programs in the country.
The report also ranked the top STEM schools among the 500 overall best schools in the nation. Among those, LASA was ranked 41st among STEM schools
The national rankings are determined through a three-step process.
For the first two steps, U.S. News & World Report reviewed overall student performance on state-required tests and factored in how effectively the schools educated their least-advantaged students. Finally, the publication assessed the schools on how well they prepared students for college, based on participation in and performance on exams.
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