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Mystic Valley Charter School Ranked No. 8 in MA
The school topped U.S. News and World Report's 2015 Best High Schools.

Mystic Valley Regional Charter School was tops in Massachusetts in U.S. News and World Report’s 2015 Best High Schools survey.
The Malden school was ranked No. 8.
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Sturgis Charter Public School in Hyannis was ranked No. 1 in Massachusetts.
These are Mystic Valley’s vital stats, according to the survey:
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- 15:1 student-teacher ratio
- 64.9 college readiness score
- 99 percent proficiency in math
- 92 percent English proficiency
The national high school graduation rate is at an all-time high, according to U.S. News.
“As educators work to get even more students into caps and gowns, they are experimenting with innovative instructional methods,” U.S. News said. “Through specialized class work, high schools are facilitating teen entrepreneurs and published authors, for example. Plus, there has been a renewed interest in career and technical programs.”
The School for the Talented and Gifted in Dallas was ranked the No. 1 public high school in the country.
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