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Chartiers Valley Unranked on U.S. News and World Report's 'Best Schools' List
U.S. News and World Report's annual high school rankings are out and Chartiers Valley High School didn't make the list.
Chartiers Valley Senior High School is unranked in U.S. News and World Report's annual rankings of America's best high schools released this week.
The number one high school in Pennsylvania is Julia R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School in Philadelphia. Nearby Upper St. Clair High School ranked No. 7 and Mt. Lebanon High School ranked No. 11.
Schools are evaluated based on overall student performance on state tests, Advanced Placement tests and International Baccalaureate exams; rankings also take into account how well students educate black, Hispanic and economically disadvantaged students, according to a release from U.S. News.
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The rankings are designed to capture how well high schools educate all of their students and prepare them for college-level work, the magazine said.
Rankings are based on several factors: college readiness, math and reading proficiency, and student-to-teacher ratio.
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When it comes to math and reading, the data shows Chartiers Valley scored 2.9 out of 5 for math proficiency and 3.1 for reading based on student Pennsylvania System of School Assessment results.
Chartiers Valley has a ratio of 14 students to every one teacher.
Its "college readiness" index is 21.5 out of a possible 100, which is based on Advanced Placement exam participation rates and percentages of students passing at least one exam. The school's AP participation rate is 33 percent.
Chartiers Valley School District was recently ranked No. 44 in the Pittsburgh Business Times' top performing districts in western Pennsylvania.
Top 25 Pennsylvania high schools, based on U.S. News rankings:
1. Julia R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School, Philadelphia
2. Lehigh Valley Academy Reg Charter School, Bethlehem
3. Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy, Erie
4. Wyomissing Area Junior/Senior High School, Wyomissing
5. Conestoga High School, Berwyn
6. Central High School, Philadelphia
7. Upper St. Clair High School, Pittsburgh
8. Radnor High School, Radnor
9. Lower Moreland High School, Huntingdon Valley
10. Unionville High School, Kennett Square
11. Mt. Lebanon High School, Pittsburgh
12. North Allegheny Senior High School, Pittsburgh
13. Council Rock North Senior High School, Newtown
14. Quaker Valley High School, Leetsdale
15. Pittsburgh Allderdice High School, Pittsburgh
16. Hershey High School, Hershey
17. Lower Merion High School, Ardmore
18. Hampton High School, Hampton
19. Pittsburgh Capa 6-12, Pittsburgh
20. Strath Haven High School, Wallingford
21. Great Valley High School, Malvern
22. Peters Township High School, McMurray
23. Academy at Palumbo, Philadelphia
24 Wissahickon Senior High School, Ambler
25. Fox Chapel Area Senior High School, Pittsburgh
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