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Friday, November 30, 2007
VILLA PARK HIGH SCHOOL among 22 Orange County Schools on the U.S. News and World Report list of America’s Best High Schools
VILLA PARK HIGH SCHOOL among 22 Orange County Schools on the U.S. News and World Report list of America’s Best High Schools
Orange Unified’s Villa Park High School was one of 22 Orange County schools that made the U.S. News and World Report magazines Best High School list for 2008. Villa Park H.S. was honored in the second tier “Silver Medal” category. Second to the “Gold Medal” category, the Silver Medal is:
“all other schools with a college-readiness index of at least 20, but that are not in the top 100 nationally “
Two Orange County Schools placed in the top 100 Gold Medal category; Oxford Academy in Cypress placed 4th in the top 100 schools; University High School in Irvine placed 76th in the top 100 schools. U.S. News and World Reports writes that the rankings are developed by:
“analyzed academic and enrollment data from more than 18,000 public high schools to find the very best across the country. These top schools were placed into gold, silver, or bronze medal categories”
The magazine and its partners looked at over 18,700 schools. However not every state was included. The following disclaimer was published with the list:
“Why Some States (and D.C.) Weren't Included
Alabama, Alaska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming, and Washington, D.C., were not included in the 2008 America's Best High Schools analysis because they did not make their 2005-2006 school-year state test data available. Mississippi, Montana, and Nebraska were excluded because they provided insufficient 2005-2006 assessment data to complete the analysis.”
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The following is a list of Orange County high schools making the magazines list:
GOLD Top 100 Schools
Top 100 schools nationally based on College Readiness Index
Oxford Academy #4 Cypress, CA
University High #76 Irvine, CA
Silver (alphabetically)
all other schools with a college-readiness index of at least 20, but that are not in the top 100 nationally
Bolsa Grande High
Orange County, Garden Grove, CA
Brea-Olinda High
Orange County, Brea, CA
Corona Del Mar High
Orange County, Newport Beach, CA
Cypress High
Orange County, Cypress, CA
Dana Hills High
Orange County, Dana Point, CA
Esperanza High
Orange County, Anaheim, CA
Foothill High
Orange County, Santa Ana, CA
Fountain Valley High
Orange County, Fountain Valley, CA
Garden Grove High
Orange County, Garden Grove, CA
Irvine High
Orange County, Irvine, CA
La Quinta High
Orange County, Westminster, CA
Los Alamitos High
Orange County, Los Alamitos, CA
Los Amigos High
Orange County, Fountain Valley, CA
Middle College High
Orange County, Santa Ana, CA
Newport Harbor High
Orange County, Newport Beach, CA
Northwood High
Orange County, Irvine, CA
Orange County High School Of The Arts
Orange County, Santa Ana, CA
Troy High
Orange County, Fullerton, CA
VILLA PARK HIGH SCHOOL
Villa Park, CA
Bronze (alphabetically)
"either do not offer AP, or do not achieve a college readiness index of at least 20, but successfully meet other two key performance indicator criteria"
Alternative Education-San Joaquin High
Orange County, Irvine, CA
Santiago High
Orange County, Garden Grove, CA
