According to usnews.com, The Morgan School is ranked 61st out of 204 high schools in Connecticut. Schools are ranked based on their performance on state-required tests, graduation rate, and how well they prepare students for college. By the usnews.com definition, a great high school “educates all of its students from different social and economic backgrounds, exposing them to challenging coursework on the path to graduation.” The highest-ranked schools have outstanding performance in math, reading, and science state assessments, have earned qualifying scores on college-level exams, and graduated a high percentage. Information for these measurements was found on certified websites updated annually. The US Department of Education website contains information on enrollment and student ethnicity. Statewide math, reading, and science assessment scores come from U.S. Department of Education’s EDFacts Data Files. High school graduation rate information came from each state’s education agency website. The College Board was the source of AP exam dates and scores for each school.
Morgan’s statistics
The Morgan School’s graduation rate is 96%, the percentage of people who passed at least one AP exam is 30%, and the number of people who took at least one AP exam is 48%. The school population is 59% female and 51% male. The total number of students at an economic disadvantage is 30%, 23% use the free lunch program, and 7% use the reduced lunch plan. Morgan’s college readiness index, which is based on performance on state-required tests, is 34.7 out of 100. The percentile score on Connecticut SAT and NGSS tests is 69.0%. Relative to usnews.com expectations, The Morgan School is somewhat above expectations. The student-to-teacher ratio is 10:1, and there is a total of 524 enrolled students. The Morgan School’s high ranking earned it eligibility to display a U.S. News Best High School Award Badge. This badge recognizes educational excellence. All of this information can be found at usnews.com
Top Schools
The number one ranked high school in Connecticut is Connecticut IB Academy. The second-ranked high school is Darien High School. Some Shoreline schools are also highly ranked. For example, the 13th-ranked high school in Connecticut is Lyme Old Lyme High School. Coginchaug Regional High School is ranked 35th, and Valley Regional High School is ranked 37th. The first-ranked high school in the nation is BASIS Peoria in Arizona. The Morgan School is ranked 3,025 out of 17655 high schools in the nation.
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