High school challenge index rankings released

[Dr. Whiplash]

From the Washington Post:
The Newsweek and Washington Post Challenge Index measures a public high school’s effort to challenge its students. The formula is simple: Divide the number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate or Cambridge tests a school gave by the number of seniors who graduated in May or June. Tests taken by all students, not just seniors, are counted. Magnet or charter schools with SAT combined verbal and math averages higher than 1300, or ACT average scores above 29, are not included, since they do not have enough average students who need a challenge.

The rating is not a measurement of the overall quality of the school but illuminates one factor that many educators consider important.

http://projects.washingtonpost.com/challengeindex/2008/

VA 83
OH 32
PA 23
KY 11
WV 3

[genlock]

OK, OK, where is Mississippi?

[Dr. Whiplash]

OK, OK, where is Mississippi?

MS comes through again with 2.

[genlock]

Bless their little hearts (and brains).

[cgarison]

I saw 2 Philly public schools on the PA list. When did avoiding being knifed or become an official school "Challenge."