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Published: May 10 2012

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL -- Broward County Public Schools is home to several Best High Schools in the nation and state, according to new rankings by U.S. News & World Report. In all, 14 BCPS high schools received gold, silver, or bronze medals in U.S. News' Best High Schools 2012 national rankings.

U.S. News evaluated more than 22,000 public high schools in 49 states and the District of Columbia. Schools were awarded gold, silver or bronze medals based on state proficiency standards, exams, how well students are prepared for college and other factors.

A three-step process determined the Best High Schools. The first two steps ensured that the schools serve all of their students well, using performance on state proficiency tests as the benchmarks. For those schools that made it past the first two steps, a third step assessed the degree to which schools prepare students for college-level work. Schools with highest unrounded college readiness index values were numerically ranked nationally from No. 1 to No. 500 and were the gold medal winners.

Broward's top national ranking high schools and gold medalists, also ranking in the state's top 50, are Cypress Bay High School (#19 state, #253 national), Pompano Beach High School (#20 state, #262 national) and McFatter Technical High School (#24 state, #329 national).

In addition, four BCPS high schools are national silver medalists and rank in the state's top 50 – Nova High School (#32 state, #544 national), Atlantic Technical High School (#38 state, #611 national), Cooper City High School (#46 state, #810 national) and Fort Lauderdale High School (#48 state, #854).

ABOUT BROWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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