North in Top 3 % !!!

The Top Schools rankings were released this weekend in the Washington Post. The rankings were done by Jay Matthews who began this ranking system for Newsweek. The rankings are based on a ratio of AP or IB tests taken to graduates from a school.

In this year's ranking, North is ranked as 912th in the nation, up over 250 spots from last year. That ranking puts North in the top 3% of schools in the nation!! 1910 schools are ranked, with the requirement of a ratio of greater than 1.0 of tests taken to graduates.

In Michigan, North is the 7th highest ranked high school in the state out of hundreds of schools. Based on research done last year by board member Brendan Walsh, we believe North and South are the only two Michigan schools which have been ranked in the Top Schools rankings each year since their inception.

We have wonderful staff and students, doing wonderful things. You can see the entire list at:

http://apps.washingtonpost.com/highschoolchallenge/schools/2011/list/national/