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TOP 10 HIGH SCHOOLS WEB SITES »
Top 10 best high schools web sites rated by the LoveToKnow
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Top 10 List how we choose |
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Thomas
Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
This school is consistently ranked high with a 100 percent rate of college
readiness. Admissions are rigorous for those wanting to attend this highly
ranked public school. Things that are looked at include academics, aptitude
and even attitude. The school's overall
curriculum focus is on math, science and technology, but the school also
allows time in the day for other pursuits such as art and music, which are
practiced during eighth period. Although the school serves Fairfax county,
students also come from outlying areas. |
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Oxford Academy
Located in Anaheim Union School District in Cypress, California, this school
serves grades 7 to 12. It has been recognized as a California Distinguished
school. Students are expected to complete an
honors based curriculum plus at least five advanced placement courses.
The school offers two basic tracks for high school students: Business or
Biotechnology and Medical sciences. One unique thing that Oxford Academy
does is to assign a core teacher to each student. This teacher meets with
the student in what is called a cluster throughout their school career. |
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Whitney
High School
This high school consistently ranks in the top ten. Whitney is located in
Cerritos, California and has just over 1,000 students. This college
preparatory schools has students in grades 7 through 12. Whitney chooses
students based on the California Achievement Test (CAT) and a district
created writing exam. The school offers honors courses in English, math,
social science and foreign languages. Whitney is part of the
ABC
Unified School District. |
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Newcomers High School
Located in Long Island, Newcomers has a 60 percent minority student ratio
and a 98.6 percentile performance on the state test. The school serves just
under 1,000 students in grades 9 through 12. The focus of this school is a
scrupulous program for immigrants. The school offers an "intensive English
as a Second Language program". The school is part of
New York City's Department of Education, which makes up one of the
largest school systems in the United States with more than 1 million
students and 1,600 schools. |
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BASIS
Tucson
Based on the educational model of other industrialized countries like Japan,
BASIS is a charter school that has a rigorous program of study. AP Exams are
part of their requirements for graduating from high school and students must
study and pass these tests. BASIS offers classes for grades 5 through 12.
Their
Master Teacher Campaign may be a big part of the reason for this
school's success. The school hires and rewards teachers for excellent and
experts in each particular field of study. |
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High
Technology High School
Residing in Lincroft, New Jersey, HTHS serves freshman through senior high
school aged students. US News voted this school as one of the top 100
high schools in America. The school focuses on studying science, math and
technology. Competition to get into the school is fierce. The school
receives well over 300 applications, but only takes 75 new students from
that pool. The school is a joint venture between a local community college
and the school district. Graduates of HTHS have gone on to
higher learning institutions such as Brown, Dartmouth, Duke and Harvard. |
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Design and Architecture Senior High School
This school serves grades 9 through 12 in Miami, Florida. Even the website
for this school shows their pride in the design skills that they teach their
students. The school is located in Miami's high profile fashion design area,
creating many opportunities for students to be mentored and have their
designs and work seen by others. The school offers
programs in architecture, visual communications, industrial design, fine
art, fashion and entertainment. |
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Pine View School
This school is geared toward gifted students in
Sarasota County Schools. The school actually serves children from second
grade all the way up to grade 12. Students are recommended by teachers,
principals and counselors. A series of tests are given and a board reviews
the applications and makes a final decision. High school students have the
flexibility to start their school day earlier or later and end accordingly.
In addition to advanced placement courses in core subjects, there are many
specialized fine arts classes. |
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The Early College at Guilford
This magnet school is part of
Guilford
County Schools. This school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Deadline for fall applications is typically in March. Admission is based on
academics and testing. Classes are actually taken on a college campus and
upper level high school students earn college credits for their work.
Freshmen take honors classes, tenth graders take AP courses and eleventh and
twelfth graders take undergraduate college level courses through Guilford
College. |
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Loveless Academic Magnet Program
Located in the heart of Montgomery Alabama's public school system, Loveless
Academic Magnet Program (LAMP) offers honors and AP courses in many
different subjects. Acceptance is by application and is based on academic
performance. The school lists
suggested courses that should have been completed before applying such
as Algebra I and Physical Science for entering freshmen and Geometry and
Physical Science for tenth graders. |
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