Seven North Shore-area high schools placed in the top 100 in New York state in the online magazine U.S. News & World Report’s annual high school rankings.
The schools were rated based on the publication’s college readiness index, a figure U.S. News & World Report calculated based on how students at one particular school scored on advanced placement exams in math and English in comparison to those from other schools in their state.
Schools that received a national ranking were then given a separate state ranking. The top 154 high schools from the 656 it analyzed from New York received national rankings.
The North Shore-area school that fared the highest, the Manhasset Secondary School, was ranked No. 16 in New York with a 79.2 percent college readiness index score and was No. 87 on the publication’s national list.
Manhasset featured a 98 percent proficiency score on state math exams and a 100 percent proficiency rating on English tests. The school’s 13:1 student-to-teacher ratio fared better than 59 percent of schools in New York, according to U.S. News & World Report.
The second-highest ranked school, William A. Shine Great Neck South High School, was rated No. 21 in New York and 115th nationally. It received a 73.8 percent college readiness score, a 100 percent proficiency score in math, and a 98 percent proficiency score in English.
Great Neck South’s 12:1 student-to-teacher ratio scored better than 81 percent of schools in New York, according to the publication.
The Wheatley School in the East Williston School District was rated No. 28 in New York and No. 142 nationally, scoring a 69.5 percent college readiness score.
Of the 86 percent of Wheatley students whose AP scores were analyzed by U.S. News, 64 percent passed. The school received a 99 percent proficiency rating in math and a 100 percent proficiency rating in English.
Herricks High School was ranked No. 33 in New York and No. 188 nationally. It received a 64.6 percent college readiness rating based on the AP scores of the 76 percent of students who took them.
Paul D. Schreiber Senior High School of Port Washington scored at No. 40 in New York with a 60.5 college readiness score. It was ranked at No. 261 nationally.
Roslyn High School was the No. 41 high school in New York and No. 261 nationally. U.S. News gave Roslyn a 58.8 percent college readiness score based on the results of the 63 percent of students who took AP exams.
The final school ranked in the top 154 in New York was Floral Park Memorial High School, of the Sewanhaka School District.
Floral Park was the No. 53 high school in New York and the 486th high school in the nation, according to the magazine.
It received a 47.5 percent college readiness, and its 17:1 student-to-teacher ratio fared better than 25 percent of high schools in the state.
