Newsweek: Diamond Bar High Ranks in Top 100 High Schools Nationwide

Newsweek named  number 79 in its 2011 list of the 500 best high schools in America.

The rating also places the school seventh in the state, which should come as no surprise for given the number of accolades the amassed.

The 804-member class counted among its members two , a , a , and members of the school's performing arts academy .

The school also  for its performance in preparing students for college.

For the Newsweek ranking, the magazine signed on a panel of experts — Wendy Kopp of Teach For America, Tom Vander Ark of Open Education Solutions (formerly executive director for education at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation), and Linda Darling-Hammond, Stanford professor of education and founder of the School Redesign Network — to develop a methodology "that fully reflects a school’s success turning out college-ready (and life-ready) students."

A school’s score is based on six components: graduation rate (25 percent), college matriculation rate (25 percent), AP tests taken per graduate (25 percent), average SAT/ACT scores (10 percent), average AP/IB/AICE scores (10 percent), and AP courses offered (5 percent).

Here's how the Newsweek numbers played out for the Brahmas:

Read more about Newsweek’s methodology.

According to Newsweek, the School of Science and Engineering Magnet in Dallas tops the list as the best high school in the nation.

Nearby schools joining Diamond Bar High on the list include , Temple City High School at number 203, and Crescenta Valley High School at number 214.

Read Newsweek’s complete list of America's Best High Schools for 2011.