Janesville Parker ranked 19th in the state: http://www.channel3000.com/education/Janesville-Parker-High-School-ranked-in-magazine-s-list-of-top-schools/-/1624/13126812/-/114wa28/-/index.html
- Milwaukee's Rufus King ranked #1, and is ranked #130 in the nation.
- Eau Claire Memorial ranked #3 statewide, and is nationally ranked.
- Even itty bitty Lancaster high ranked 4th.
- Green Bay Preble and Appleton West also ranked in the top 10.
The process used--a pretty comprehensive one-- is summarized below. You can see that we likely would have passed Step 3...had we gotten there. Which means we didn't pass Step 2. But what's worse, if you look at the data, is that we didn't even make it past Step 1 (achievement).
Step 1 of the rankings aimed to identify high schools that performed above expectations, controlling for the proportion of economically disadvantaged students.
Step 2 identified high schools in which disadvantaged students—defined as Black/African-American, Hispanic/Latino, or economically disadvantaged as determined by state criteria (often defined as students eligible for free or reduced price lunch through the National School Lunch Program)—had combined reading and mathematics proficiency levels that were at least equal to the state’s combined reading and mathematics proficiency levels for those disadvantaged student groups. The purpose of Step 2 was to make sure that high schools progressing to Step 3 successfully educated all students, regardless of their socioeconomic or ethnic backgrounds.
High schools with disadvantaged student subgroups that performed as well as or better than the state average advanced to Step 3. That is, all high schools that had a value of 0 or higher for the disadvantaged student proficiency gap differential passed Step 2.
Step 3 of the analysis measured the extent to which students were prepared for college-level work. The college readiness index—created for the “Best High Schools” rankings—accounted for student participation in and performance on AP (Advanced Placement) or IB (International Baccalaureate) exams.
High schools that passed Step 1 and Step 2 and either (a) participated in AP and/or IB programs but did not meet the predetermined college readiness index threshold of 16.2844 or (b) did not participate in AP and IB programs were awarded bronze medals. High schools that passed Step 1 and Step 2 and met or exceeded the college readiness index threshold were awarded silver or gold medals.
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