NEWS RELEASE -- Ten San Diego Unified High Schools Make US News 'Best' List

NEWS RELEASE From the San Diego Unified School District, May 8, 2012

TEN SAN DIEGO UNIFIED HIGH SCHOOLS MAKE US NEWS 'BEST' LIST

Schools Are in Top Eight Percent of 22,000 High Schools Surveyed by
Magazine

SAN DIEGO -- Ten San Diego Unified high schools and one charter are ranked
on the list of America's best high schools, released today by US News and
World Report Magazine. The schools are all ranked in the top 1,800 of the
22,000 high schools in the nation, according to the magazine.

Charter Preuss School UCSD ranked eighth in California and 44th in the
nation, followed by La Jolla High at number 34 in the state, 167
nationally. Others ranking (state/federal) were University City High,
66/371; Patrick Henry, 68/383; Scripps Ranch, 69/390; Mira Mesa, 123/658;
the School of International Studies at San Diego High, 127/678; Pt. Loma
High, 137/744; Serra High, 146/775; San Diego School of Creative and
Performing Arts, 264/1284; and the School of Science, Connections and
Technology at Kearny High, 365/1765.

Other schools which were recognized nationally included the schools of
Digital Media and Design, and International Business at Kearny High, Mt.
Everest Academy and San Diego Met.

This is the fourth year the magazine has ranked high schools, partnering
with American Institutes for Research to analyze the schools. Rankings
were based on several factors, including performance on state tests and
their students' college readiness.

"Congratulations to our students, teachers and staff members at these and
all of our schools," said Superintendent Bill Kowba. "We thank US News for
this recognition. Having a diploma from an award-winning school can only
help our students as they work to get to college."

Preuss, La Jolla, University City, Patrick Henry and Scripps Ranch all
received Gold rankings from the magazine, which signifies the top 500
schools in the nation. The magazine's study projects that students at
these schools have the highest college readiness. Silver honors went to
Mira Mesa, San Diego High International Studies, Pt. Loma, Serra, SCPA and
Kearny SCT received silver ranking.

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Jack Brandais | Communications Department | San Diego Unified School
District | (619) 725-5570 (Desk) | (619) 607-0477 (Cell)

NOTE TO REPORTERS AND EDITORS: District staff and Board of Education
members will be available to comment on this report at tonight's Board of
Education meeting for the Day of the Teacher. It begins at 4:30 p.m. at
Madison High School, 4833 Dolvia Dr. (92117).

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