Newsweek Names Three Carroll Schools Among 'America's Best High Schools'

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Newsweek has ranked Century, Liberty and South Carroll high schools among the top high schools in the country.

In its rankings, South Carroll High School ranked 857, Liberty High School ranked 981 and Century High School ranked 1,410.

For its rankings, Newsweek sent out a survey to more than 5,000 high schools in the United States, with about 2,500 schools responding in 2013. You can see the details about Carroll County's ranking, and every other ranked high school by clicking on the markers in the interactive map above.

The survey scores were then weighted and calculated using several criteria including on-time graduation and college acceptance rates. In addition, instead of averaging the number of courses offered, this year Newsweek considered the percentage of students enrolled in Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB) or Advance International Certificate courses. The final scores then determined Newsweek’s final rankings.

The Newsweek rankings come following other rankings that have been released this spring. All eight of Carroll County’s public high schools also made the list of America’s Most Challenging High Schools, published annually by the Washington Post.

You can read more about Newsweek's methodology here.

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(Updated) 8 Carroll County High Schools Ranked Among Most Challenging in the Nation

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