George W. Hewlett High School has made Newsweek-Daily Beast’s “America’s Best High Schools” list, coming in at number 303 out of 2,000.
Schools are based on being “effective in turning out college-ready grads,” with the judging factors being graduation rate (25 percent), college acceptance rate (25 percent), AP/IB/AICE tests taken per student (25 percent), average SAT/ACT scores (10 percent), average AP/IB/AICE scores (10 percent), and percent of students enrolled in at least one AP/IB/AICE course (5 percent).
In a press release, Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D- Garden City) congratulated Hewlett High School and 17 other schools in her district that made the list.
“Some of Long Island’s greatest assets are our high-quality schools, and good schools are the best investment we can make in our country’s future,” McCarthy said. “I heartily congratulate all the schools that won this distinction and am so glad that so many of them are in or near my district.”
The 18 Newsweek-Daily Beast “Best High Schools” in the Fourth Congressional District are:
- Garden City High School
- New Hyde Park Memorial HS
- John F. Kennedy High School
- George W. Hewlett High School
- South Side High School
- Sanford H. Calhoun High School
- Floral Park Memorial High School
- Valley Stream South High School
- Oceanside High School
- Lynbrook Senior High School
- Carle Place High School
- W. Tresper Clarke High School
- Wellington C. Mepham High School
- Baldwin Senior High School
- Valley Stream North High School
- West Hempstead High School
- Long Beach Senior High School
- Malverne Senior High School
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