Parkway South Makes Newsweek's Top High Schools List

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Newsweek just released its "America's Best High Schools" list where it ranks 2,000 public schools across the country.

A number of Parkway high schools made the list including Parkway South (697), Parkway Central (668), Parkway West (684) and Parkway North (889).

Parkway South also ranked 11th among the 23 Missouri schools on the list.

Newsweek posted the following statement on its website about the school rankings.

This year our ranking highlights the best 2,000 public high schools in the nation—those that have proven to be the most effective in turning out college-ready grads. The list is based on six components: graduation rate (25 percent), college acceptance rate (25 percent), AP/IB/AICE tests taken per student (25 percent), average SAT/ACT scores (10 percent), average AP/IB/AICE scores (10 percent), and percent of students enrolled in at least one AP/IB/AICE course (5 percent). 

Visit Newsweek for the complete report and to see a complete list of the school rankings.