Guest ContributorBASIS-Peoria was rated the nation鈥檚 #1 public high school, and a dozen Arizona schools scored among the country鈥檚 100 best, according to.
Among all states, Arizona and Florida tied for the most public high schools ranked among the Top 100 nationally.
鈥淭his independent analysis by U.S. News & World Report confirms what we already knew: Arizona has some of the best public schools in the country,鈥� Jake Logan, President & CEO of the Arizona Charter Schools Association, said in a statement. 鈥淲e congratulate BASIS and each of Arizona鈥檚 outstanding public charter and district schools for getting the recognition they deserve. This is truly a testament to Arizona鈥檚 excellent teachers and school leaders.鈥�
The highly-anticipated U.S. News rankings are released annually and include a review of approximately 25,000 public high schools across all 50 states. graduation rate, curriculum, test performance, college readiness, academic achievement by low-income students and students of color, and other factors.
The BASIS charter network had 10 schools that rated among the nation鈥檚 100 best. University High School, in Tucson, was Arizona鈥檚 highest-ranked district school and was rated #81 nationally.Public charter schools accounted for, according to the rankings.
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