U.S. News and World Report ranks best high schools in our area

US News and World Report publishes 2011 Special Edition of Colleges and High School rankings 

Two schools in the Lake Washington School District were awarded honors:  International School-Kirkland (a Choice school) and Redmond High School. 

International School - Kirkland was awarded a Gold Medal for "College Readiness" and ranked #8 in "Science and Math."   Redmond High School achieved a Silver Medal for "College Readiness" and ranked  #151 for "Science and Math,"

I.  "We looked at the nearly 600 schools that qualified for the Gold, Silver, and Honorable Mention lists of the U.S. News Best High Schools and then evaluated their students' participation rates and performances on AP® exams in "Science and Math."   The following are schools that performed the best in Science and Math in our local area:

Science and Math - Local Area Rankings:  #8 International School -Kirkland,  #17 International School,  #42 Newport,  #68 Bainbridge,  #76 Bellevue,  #151 Redmond High School.

II.  "We looked at more than 21,000 public high schools in 48 states and the District of Columbia. The following are the local schools in our local area that performed with the best ranking index for "College Readiness."


Gold Medal - Local Area "Best High Schools ranked for College Readiness":  #10 International School - Bellevue, #29 International School - Kirkland, #72 Newport, #78 Bellevue.

Silver Medal - Local Area "Best High Schools indexed for College Readiness":  Garfield (58), Roosevelt (45),  Redmond High (43), Interlake  (41), Mercer Island (41)  Issaquah (35),  Woodinville (29),  Inglemoor (41).

III.  "We looked at the top schools with the highest Asian-American population."  #10 International School-Bellevue, #29 International School-Kirkland, #72 Newport, #78 Bellevue. 

-- US News & World Report, October, 2011
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