Shoals schools celebrate making top 25 in the state
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - A congratulations is in order for many schools right here in north Alabama. Nine Tennessee Valley Schools are among the Top 25 in the state according to U.S. News and World Report!
WAFF followed up with two of those schools in the Shoals to find out what the ranking means for students.
The U.S. News Top 25 school rankings are based on how well school systems prepare students for college.
There are more than 370 high schools statewide. Muscle Shoals High School ranked 24th and their neighbors over at Russellville High School came in at 21st.
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U.S. News & World report ranked Hoover and Spain Park among the best in Alabama. (Shutterstock)
HOOVER, AL Hoover High School and Spain Park High School are ranked among the top 20 high schools in Alabama, according to a new ranking by U.S. News and World Report.
This year s list ranks more than 17,800 public high schools throughout the country, and broken down into states, Spain Park ranled no. 8, while Hoover High School ranked no. 17 on the list.
The Alabama high school rankings in the latest U.S. News report:
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New Century Tech Demo High School (Huntsville)
Mountain Brook Brook High School (Mountain Brook)
Here are Alabama’s 2021 top high schools, U.S. News says
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Huntsville’s New Century Tech High School and Mountain Brook High School remained in second and third, as well.
Many of the schools also were highly-ranked last year. Most also are in cities and suburbs and have higher numbers of white students than the state average population.
“Families can use the Best High Schools rankings to see how schools compare at the national, state and local level on factors like graduation rates and college readiness,” said Anita Narayan, managing editor of education at U.S. News. “The rankings also provide insight into academic performance among underserved groups showing how well schools are supporting these students.”