<p>This was an interesting article in our local paper about an area highschool. </p>
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<p>This high school has a high immigrant population, lots of apartments in the district, lower income, transient students, etc. I think it is laudable that they are doing as good a job as they are. But I was surprised to see that the CB called them one of the 3 best schools in the nation? (Who are the other two?)</p>
<p>I’m wondering what goes into determining a “best” school. In our area, people seem to want to live where the wealthy kids do, where the parents are involved, where the extracurriculars excell, where there are high numbers of college-bound kids, etc. </p>
<p>After various “rating” methods adjust for income free lunches, ESOL students, and so on, I suspect someone new to the area, choosing a school based on ratings, might be surprised.</p>