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05/26/2003 Archived Entry: "THE 100 BEST SCHOOLS IN AMERICA"
THE 100 BEST SCHOOLS IN AMERICA...according to Newsweek
The 100 Best High Schools in America
The surge in the number of students taking AP tests is changing life inside America’s classrooms—and altering the rules of the college-admissions game. A look at a new set of winners for 2003.
By Jay Mathews
NEWSWEEK
June 2 issue — In the 1970s, Mike Riley was a young Chicago teacher trying to save failing inner-city students. He found they blossomed if he simply sat them down each day after class and made sure they did their homework. “They went from F’s to honor roll, and I realized that... they weren’t dumb kids, just kids we hadn’t connected to,” he says. Riley learned that even the most apathetic students responded to a challenge—as long as they had the right support.
Rank / School Name / City / State / Score
1 . International Academy* Bloomfield Hills , Mich 6.323
2 . Stanton College Prep* Jacksonville , Fla. 5.639
3 . Paxon* Jacksonville , Fla. 4.668
4 . Alabama School of Fine Arts Birmingham , Ala. 4.567
5 . Jericho Jericho , N.Y. 4.519
6 . George Mason* Falls Church , Va. 4.365
7 . Myers Park* Charlotte , N.C. 4.086
8 . Science Academy of South Texas Mercedes , Tex. 4.024
9 . H-B Woodlawn Arlington , Va. 3.961
10 . Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies Los Angeles , Calif. 3.893
11 . Manhasset Manhasset , N.Y. 3.840
12 . Wyoming Cincinnati , Ohio 3.782
13 . Bellevue Bellevue , Wash. 3.755
14 . Highland Park Dallas , Tex. 3.693
15 . Edgemont Scarsdale , N.Y 3.673
16 . International Bellevue , Wash. 3.643
17 . Great Neck South Great Neck , N.Y. 3.640
18 . Newport Bellevue Bellevue , Wash. 3.625
19 . Cold Spring Harbor Cold Spring Harbor , N.Y. 3.573
20 . Mills University Studies Little Rock , Ark. 3.564
99. Sumner Academy in Kansas City, Kans. 2.340