Newsweek magazine recently released it’s ranking of the top 1,200 public high schools nationwide when it comes to preparing students for college, and eight Orlando schools were included in the prestigious list.
While we all can agree that there is still much to do when it comes to improving our public educational system, it’s nice to know that a good many in Florida were cited for their excellence.
The number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and/or Cambridge tests taken by all students at a school in 2006 divided by the number of graduating seniors. All of the schools on the list have an index of at least 1.000; they are in the top 5 percent of public schools measured this way.
Here is a list of Orlando area schools:
RANK —–SCHOOL ———————————- CITY
086 —– Cypress Creek —————————-Orlando
160 —– University ——————————-Orlando
229 —– Winter Park ——————————Winter Park
264 —– Olympia ———————————-Orlando
340 —– Oak Ridge ——————————–Orlando
440 —– Timber Creek —————————–Orlando
458 —– Lake Howell ——————————Winter Park
823 —– Dr. Phillips —————————–Orlando
992 —– Boone ————————————Orlando
1117 —- Freedom ———————————-Orlando
