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How Abington Compares In Best High School Rankings From U.S. News
The new ranking compares the top public high schools from around the state and country. Here's how Abington stacked up:
ABINGTON, PA — Abington High School has been ranked among the top schools in Pennsylvania, according to a new ranking from U.S. News and World Report.
The school ranked 55th overall in the state in the latest ranking, which compares more than 17,800 public high schools nationwide.
Nearby, other high ranking Montgomery County schools included Lower Merion in 10th, Wissahickon in 13th, Spring-Ford in 31st, Upper Dublin in 38th, and Plymouth-Whitemarsh in 46th.
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The top 600 included 15 schools from across Pennsylvania. Just two cracked the top 50. The top-ranked Pennsylvania school was Philadelphia's Julia Masterman Academy, coming in at 18th overall. It was followed by Downingtown STEM at 34th; these were the only schools that cracked the top 200 nationwide.
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The methodology used for this year's ranking focused on six factors: college readiness, reading and math proficiency, reading and math performance, underserved student performance, college curriculum breadth and graduation rates.
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