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Westlake in Top 25 of Cleveland Area High Schools: U.S. News Rankings 2016
Westlake High School gets national recognition ranking high in the 2016 U.S. News and World Report Best High Schools list.
Eighteen Ohio high schools rank among the 500 best schools in the nation, according to the annual U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools ranking. Westlake High School placed 968th nationally, 41st in Ohio and 10th in the Cleveland area. The 2016 list was released April 18.
The No. 1 high school in the state is Walnut Hills High School, ranked 77th in the United States, followed closely by Wyoming High School, ranked 119th in the country.
"The U.S. News rankings include data on more than 21,000 public high schools in 50 states and the District of Columbia," states U.S. News & World Report. "Schools were awarded gold, silver or bronze medals based on their performance on state assessments, their graduation rates and how well they prepare students for college."
The report includes information about curriculum, test scores and student demographics
The No. 1 high school in the U.S. rankings is the School for the Talented and Gifted in Dallas, Texas.
Top 10 Ohio High Schools
State ranking (national ranking)
- 1 (268) Hudson High School, Hudson
- 2 (348) Aurora High School, Aurora
- 3 (369) Solon High School, Solon
- 4 (561) Avon Lake High School, Avon Lake
- 5 (228) Olentangy High School, Lewis Center
- 6 (583) Bay High School, Bay Village
- 7 (689) Chagrin Falls High School, Chagrin Falls
- 8 (747) Orange High School, Pepper Pike
- 9 (823) Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School, Broadview Heights
- 10 (968) Westlake High School, Westlake
- 11 (1049) Twinsburg High School, Twinsburg
- 12 (1382) Shaker Hts High School, Shaker Heights
- 13 (1400) Independence High School, Independence
- 14 (1544) Beachwood High School, Beachwood
- 15 (1638) Stow-Munroe Falls High School, Stow
- 16 (1727) Cuyahoga Heights High School, Cuyahoga Heights
- 17 (1793) Rocky River High School, Rocky River
- 18 (1804) Olmsted Falls High School, Olmsted Falls
- 19 (1949) North Royalton High School, North Royalton
- 20 (2021) Avon High School, Avon
- 21 (2159) Medina High School, Medina
- 22 (2260) Chardon High School, Chardon
- 23 (2271) Nordonia High School, Macedonia
- 24 (2496) Mentor High School, Mentor
- 25 (2499) Strongsville High School, Strongsville
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