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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

CONTACT: John Schuster
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
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21 M-DCPS SCHOOLS MAKE NEWSWEEK’S LIST 2013 AMERICA’S BEST HIGH SCHOOLS

Miami-Dade’s School for Advanced Studies breaks it into the top 10 Best High Schools in America.

MIAMI – Newsweek magazine yesterday listed the Schools for Advanced Studies (SAS) as the No. 6 Best High School in the nation and No. 2 in the state.  SAS, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, was listed as 12th last year.

The magazine has been ranking the top U.S. high schools for over a decade. It assessed 5,000 public high schools across the nation and the best 2,000 were the ones that proved to be the most effective in turning out college-ready grads.

Joining SAS were 20 additional Miami-Dade high schools. A total of 115 Florida schools made the prestigious list, which was released this week. Leading the list in ranking order for Miami-Dade’s high schools:

  • School for Advanced Studies
  • Archimedean Upper Conservatory
  • MAST Academy
  • Coral Reef
  • Young Women’s Preparatory Academy
  • Design & Architecture Senior High (DASH)
  • International Studies Charter
  • New World School of the Arts
  • Miami Palmetto Senior High
  • Doral Academy Performing Arts and Entertainment
  • Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High
  • Doral Academy Preparatory
  • Robert Morgan Educational Center
  • G. Holmes Braddock Senior High
  • Mater Lakes Academy High
  • Southwest Miami High
  • Coral Gables Senior High
  • Westland Hialeah Senior High
  • American Senior High
  • Hialeah Gardens Senior High
  • City of Hialeah Educational Academy

For a complete list of Newsweek’s Best schools, visit the website at: www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2013/05/06/america-s-best-high-schools.html

 

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