Renaissance Academy a 2021 US News & World Report Top High School

PHOENIXVILLE, PA--- On April 27, 2021, US News & World Report published its list of 2021 rankings of best high schools in America. U.S. News evaluated and reviewed more than 24,000 high schools in all 50 states and the District of Columbia to determine the top public high schools nationally, and then ranked schools by state.

The US News & World Report ranked the Renaissance Academy Charter School (RA) #20 out of ALL Pennsylvania Public High Schools and the #1 ranked PA Charter School on the list.

Nationally, the report ranked Renaissance Academy #689 out of the 24,000 Public High Schools reviewed and assessed. View US News & Work Reports’ Best High Schools 2021 Webpage

When ranking high schools, U.S. News bases its high school rankings on a number of factors including overall student performance on state-required tests; how effectively schools educated their disadvantaged students; high school graduation rate; and how well they prepared students for college based on participation in and performance on AP (Advanced Placement)and IB (International Baccalaureate®) exams.

Renaissance Academy (RA) has also earned a spot on this Best High Schools list in 2019, 2020, as well as in previous years. Dr. Gina Guarino Buli, RA Chief Executive Officer said, “I am proud of the dedicated, focused work of our staff that earned us this noteworthy recognition. In a year when our school has been faced with challenges, for which we could not have planned, it is refreshing and rewarding to be recognized for the long-term accomplishments of our staff and students.

Dr. Guarino Buli went on to say that she is excited about the future of RA. “As a leader in education, the goals, challenges, and targets are always moving. RA never stops looking to the next level of what may lie ahead. As we conclude our 21st year of serving students and families, we continually ask ourselves: What can we do next? How can we do better? Recognition such as this allows us to focus on what is going well and to build upon those efforts as a community.”

Established in 1999, Renaissance Academy is a K-12, award-winning, tuition-free, college prep charter school located in Phoenixville, PA. The school’s objective is to prepare a diverse cross-section of children for success as students, workers, and citizens by providing them with a high-quality liberal arts, college preparatory education. The Renaissance Academy Class of 2020 earned over 17 million dollars in offered college scholarships. For more information, please visit www.rak12.org.