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U.S. News Best High Schools 2020: See Where NA Is Ranked
US News & World Report released its annual list of best high schools in the country. Find out here how North Allegheny fared.
McCANDLESS, PA - Attending high school in the age of the new coronavirus is an experience like no other in history, but U.S. News & World Report has kept up its annual rankings. In the just-released 2020 rankings, 10 southwestern Pennsylvania high schools ranked among the top thousand in the nation and North Allegheny was one of them.
North Allegheny was named the 710th best high school nationally and 16th best in Pennsylvania.
"The Best High Schools rankings provide the most comprehensive, data-based information on nearly every public high school in the country," Anita Narayan, managing editor of education at U.S. News, said in a release.
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"Families can use this information to see how their local schools compare on graduation rates
and state assessments, as well as academic performance by students who are traditionally underserved — those who are black, Hispanic or from low-income households."
U.S. News used a number of weighted criteria to come up with the rankings, the most important being college readiness. You can see the full methodology here.
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There are 688 high schools in 583 school districts across the state. Here are the Greater Pittsburgh schools ranked among Pennsylvania's top 300. National rankings also are noted:
7. Hampton (408 nationally)
12. Pittsburgh CAPA (559)
15. Upper St. Clair (709)
16. North Allegheny (710)
18. Peters Township (727)
19. Quaker Valley (792)
23. Fox Chapel (838)
25. Pine-Richland (860)
27. Mt. Lebanon (957)
29. Pittsburgh Science & Technology Academy (974)
45. South Fayette
69. North Hills
88. Avonworth
96. Thomas Jefferson
99. Pittsburgh Obama
109. Riverview
114. Moon
117. Seneca Valley
119. Chartiers Valley
122. West Allegheny
123. Plum
129. Pittsburgh Allderdice
170. Montour
175. Canon-McMillan
176. Baldwin
185. Propel Charter - Braddock Hills
198. South Park
214. Gateway
218. Deer Lakes
221. Bethel Park
225. Keystone Oaks
227. Springdale
253. Carlynton
285. Carrick
298. Brentwood
To see the entire rankings for Pennsylvania high schools, click on the link.
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