Riverwood, North Springs Outperformed Locally on the U.S. News & World Report Best Schools List

The numbers were decent but North Springs Charter and Riverwood International Charter schools did not rank in the nation or state on the recently released U.S. News and World Report Best High Schools list. 

We’ve got a comparative breakdown with top ranked . The public charter in Lawrenceville was ranked the No. 3 best public high school in the nation by the magazine, and No. 1 in Georgia. 

U.S News looked at test scores based on student performance on state exit exams and internationally available exams on college-level course work, and found the Gwinnett charter school to be 100 percent proficient in English, math and college readiness.

Riverwood is 95 percent proficient in English, 89 percent in math, and 49.4 percent in college readiness according to U.S. News.

North Springs scores revealed 96 percent proficiency in English, 86 percent in math, and 41.3 percent in college readiness.

U.S. News and World Report used three factors to determine the rankings:

• Analysts looked at how well students at the schools performed statewide.
• If less advantaged students (defined as black, Hispanic and low-income) performed better than their peers in the state.
• The school’s college readiness index based on Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate test data.

Georgia's top 10 high schools were:

• Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology LAWRENCEVILLE

• DeKalb School of the Arts AVONDALE ESTATES

• Davidson Fine Arts AUGUSTA

• Savannah Arts Academy SAVANNAH

• Columbus High School COLUMBUS

• Chamblee Charter High School CHAMBLEE

• Lassiter High School MARIETTA

• Norcross High School NORCROSS

• Duluth High School DULUTH

• Parkview High School LILBURN
  

To see how Georgia public schools fared, click here.

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Riverwood is 95 percent proficient in English, 89 percent in math, and 49.4 percent in college readiness according to U.S. News.