Coahulla Creek and Northwest Whitfield make top high school list

Published 12:02 am Sunday, May 7, 2017

Coahulla Creek and Northwest Whitfield high schools are not only ranked among Georgia’s Top 100 Best High Schools, they also earned bronze medals to honor their achievement.

U.S. News and World Report recently published its annual list of the best high schools. Northwest Whitfield is ranked 69th in the state followed by Coahulla Creek in the 78th spot. Of the Georgia schools ranked in 2017 for the U.S. News Best High Schools, 18 were awarded gold medals, 45 earned silver medals and 48 received bronze medals.

According to U.S. News:

“Out of the 20,487 eligible schools analyzed and the 6,041 schools awarded a medal, charter and magnet schools top the list for the 2017 national high school rankings. But the selective schools make up only about 16 percent of all medal-winning schools. Traditional public schools have the most representation in all three medal categories: gold, silver and bronze.

“To earn a medal, schools must pass a four-step evaluation, which looks at students’ performance on required state tests, their graduation rates and their college readiness. Only 500 schools earn a gold medal. Students at those schools show the highest level of college readiness, based on Advanced Placement participation rates and the proportion of students who do well on those exams.”

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