Hemet High School Scores on Newsweek List of Best in USA, Banning, Beaumont Schools Absent

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Hemet High School ranked #1990 out of the the top 2,500 schools in the country on a list put out by Newsweek on Monday.

For its rankings, Newsweek sent out a survey to more than 5,000 high schools in the U.S., with about 2,500 schools responding in 2013. You can see the details about Hemet's rankings, and every other ranked high school by clicking on the markers in the interactive map above.

Neither Banning nor Beaumont's local high schools made the list. A recent report from U.S. News & World Report also left the two educational institutions off their list.

Nearby Redlands High School also made the Newsweek list, coming in the top half at #953. 

The survey scores were then weighted and calculated using several criteria including on-time graduation and college acceptance rates. In addition, instead of averaging the number of courses offered, this year Newsweek considered the percentage of students enrolled in AP, IB or Advance International Certificate courses. The final scores then determined Newsweek’s final rankings.

You can read more about Newsweek's methodology here.