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Date: April 07, 2014 05:43PM
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Monday, April 07, 2014
All Fairfax County High Schools Make Washington Post's List of Top High Schools in U.S
All Fairfax County high schools* have been designated among the most demanding public schools in the country and are featured in the 2014 Washington Post list of more than 1,900 top U.S. high schools.
Oakton High School had the highest ranking of FCPS high schools on the list, which is based on a formula devised by Washington Post education reporter Jay Mathews. Oakton was ranked 144th on the 2014 list.
Rankings for other Fairfax County Public Schools are: Centreville High School, 169; McLean High School, 177; Woodson High School, 185; Robinson Secondary School, 209; Langley High School, 233; Madison High School, 238; Fairfax High School, 251; Herndon High School, 254; West Potomac High School, 283; Lake Braddock Secondary School, 295; West Springfield High School, 330; Westfield High School, 332; Chantilly High School, 374; South Lakes High School, 407; Marshall High School, 422; South County High School, 456; Hayfield Secondary School, 664; Stuart High School, 823; Edison High School, 839; Lee High School, 944; Falls Church High School, 1229; Annandale High School, 1449; and Mount Vernon High School, 1928.
The Challenge Index measures public and private high schools’ ability to challenge their students. A school’s ranking is determined by dividing the number of college-level tests given by a school to all its students by the number of graduates for that year. The index is designed to identify schools that challenge average students.
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*Note: Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, which serves students across the region, was not included in the list because of its selective admissions process. It is recognized in a separate group of top-performing schools with elite students. For more information, contact the FCPS Department of Communications and Community Outreach at 571-423-1200.