Newsweek Names Columbia High School 1286 in USA

Newsweek has ranked Columbia High School the 1286th high school in the country.

The average SAT score for CHS, as listed by Newsweek, was 1602. The graduation rate is listed at 85 percent, while 86 percent of students are college bound. 

For its rankings, Newsweek sent out a survey to more than 5,000 high schools in the U.S., with about 2,500 schools responding in 2013. You can see the details about Thomas Jefferson'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 AP, IB or Advance International Certificate courses. The final scores then determined Newsweek’s final rankings.

You can read more about Newsweek's methodology here.