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Summit Ranks #18 Among NJ High Schools According to U.S. News
U.S. News and World Report placed Summit High School among the top in the state. What's your opinion on where the local high school ranks in the report?
Summit High School has placed 18th in New Jersey, according to U.S. News and World Report's "Best High Schools" ranking for 2013.
Nationwide, the local high school, which serves grades nine to 12, also ranked 252 in the survey, giving it a "gold medal" based on U.S. News ranking criteria.
The rankings takes several factors into consideration, including students' performance on state exit exams, student-teacher ratio, proficiency in college-level and advanced placement courses and participation in advanced placement classes. The survey ranked 295 school districts in the state.
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"It is great news to be recognized at this level. It's an honor for the staff, past, present and future students of SHS, parents, and the entire Summit community," Summit High School Principal Paul Sears said of the ranking.
According to the report, the advanced placement participation rate at Summit High School is 62 percent. The school has approximately 1,024 students and 79 teachers.
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