U.S. News & World Report has released its 2023-2024 rankings of high schools at both the national and state levels. The national rankings included 17,680 schools out of almost 25,000 that were reviewed. Five Garland ISD high schools were included on the National Best list.
North Garland High School, ranked No. 1 in the district, was ranked No. 205 in the state and No. 1,999 in the nation. Their college readiness score was 42.4 and their graduation rate was 95%. The enrollment at NGHS is 2,752.
Sachse High School was ranked No. 2 in the district and No. 283 in the state. The national ranking was 3,057 and the graduation rate was listed as 97%. The college readiness score was 35.6. The enrollment at Sachse High School is 2,910.
Lakeview Centennial High School was ranked No. 3 in Garland ISD. Their state ranking was No. 334 and their state ranking was 3,732. The LCHS college readiness score was 30.5. The LCHS graduation rate was 96%. Enrollment at LCHS is 2,444.
Garland High School was ranked No.4 in Garland ISD and the GHS state ranking was No. 336. The national ranking was 4,171. The GHS graduation rate was reported as 97% and college readiness ranking was listed as 40.4. GHS enrollment is 2,386.
Rowlett HS was ranked No. 5 in Garland ISD and No. 508 in Texas. The Rowlett HS national ranking was No. 5,836. The college readiness ranking at RHS was listed as 29.2 and the graduation rate was 95%. The enrollment is 2,394.
The high schools’ scores were based on the following:
- College readiness, based on the proportion of 12th grade students who took and earned a qualifying score on at least one advanced placement or international baccalaureate exam (30% of ranking).
- State assessment proficiency, based on aggregated scores on state assessments that students may be required to pass for graduation (20%).
- State assessment performance, based on whether performance on state assessments exceeded expectations given the school’s proportion of underserved students (20%).
- Underserved student performance, based on how Black, Hispanic and low-income students performed on state assessments compared with those who are not underserved in the state (10%).
- College curriculum breadth, based on proportions of 12th grade students who took and earned a qualifying score on AP and/or IB exams in multiple content areas (10%).
- Graduation rate, based on the proportion of students who entered ninth grade in 2017-2018 and graduated four years later (10%).
U.S. News & World Report cites the following reasons for providing this report”
- Their belief that better education drives the future.
- To give an unbiased look at how well schools serve their students.
- To help parents make informed decisions about their child’s education.
- To recognize high-performing schools.
- To inspire educators and municipalities to do better.