Newsweek Ranks Newport High Schools Among America's Best

Corona del Mar and Newport Harbor High Schools are among the best high schools in America, according to a report released Monday by Newsweek.

Corona del Mar was listed as number 200, while Newport Harbor was ranked at 502 out of Newsweek's list of the 2,000 best public schools in the nation. Laura Boss, spokeswoman for the Newport-Mesa Unified School District, said school administrators are "thrilled" about the Newsweek rankings.

"This is the first time all of our comprehensive high schools have made the list," Boss said. "It's a credit to the teachers and staff and these kind of recognitions continue to showcase their hard work."

The magazine's Best High Schools rankings are based on six components including graduation rates, college acceptance rates and average SAT/ACT scores. According to Newsweek, CDMHS has a 94 percent graduation rate and Newport Harbor's graduation rate is at 97 percent.

See the complete list of the top high schools in America for 2013 at Newsweek.

You can read more about Newsweek's methodology here.

The two Newport Beach high schools were also ranked among the best in the country by the U.S. News & World Report  in April. 

• Newport High Schools Rank Among Best in Nation

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