FHHS again achieves Gold Medal ranking
Posted May 1, 2013 at 5:44 am by Tim Dustrude
San Juan Island School District is excited to announce that US News & World Report has ranked Friday Harbor High School no. 5 out of 587 high schools in Washington State, and no. 161 in the nation out of 21,035 high schools from 49 states and the District of Columbia (Nebraska was not included).
“To be recognized again by U.S. News is quite an honor,” said Principal Fred Woods, “It is a tribute to the efforts of everyone our district. We have great teachers, dedicated students and a very supportive community.”
Annually, US News and World Report ranks colleges, graduate schools, online programs and high schools using statistical analyses that includes performance on state assessments (taking into account the test scores of disadvantaged students), and then, nationally, college-readiness by student success in Advanced Placement (AP) programs.
To graduate, students must meet District credit requirements including Washington state history, and pass state tests in reading, writing, math, and science. Additionally, Washington high school students must also complete a “culminating project”. Friday Harbor High School students are proving that they consistently exceed these expectations.
In the U.S. News Best High Schools 2013 rankings, there are 10 Washington schools with gold medals, 45 with silver medals and 67 with bronze medals.
See www.usnews.com/best-high-schools for more details.
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