Newsweek Ranks Eagle Rock as 1,137th Best High School in U.S.

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Newsweek has ranked Eagle Rock High School as the 1,137th top high school in the country.

For its rankings, which were released Monday, Newsweek sent out a survey to more than 5,000 high schools in the U.S., with about 2,500 schools responding in 2013. The survey scores were then weighted and calculated by 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.

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In the rankings, ERHS has a 93-percent graduation rate, a 98-percent college bound rate, and an average SAT score of 1,417. The school did not figure in Newsweek's 2012 and 2011 rankings of the top 1,000 best public high schools, but Eagle Rock High did rank 650 out of the top 1,623 public high schools in Newsweek's 2010 rankings.

“It’s a testament to our students and teachers—we have great kids who are always striving to do the best they can,” said Koh Ikeda, an assistant principal at Eagle Rock High, referring to the school’s ranking on Newsweek. “Hopefully, we can continue to encourage that.”

You can read more about Newsweek's methodology here.