The annual ranking of the nation’s high schools by U.S. News & World Report lists Arlington High at No. 12 in Massachusetts. To the magazine, that’s good enough for gold.
To Principal Matthew Janger, that means thanks all around — “to our facultThe annual ranking of the nation’s high schools by U.S. News & World Report lists Arlington High at No. 12 in Massachusetts. To the magazine, that’s good enough for gold.y, students and community for once again rising in the state and national rankings! I am so proud of this school and community!”
The survey says students take advanced-placement course work and exams at a participation rate of 68 percent. The student-body makeup is 49 percent male and 51 percent female, the magazine says, d the total minority enrollment is 21 percent.
AHS is ranked No. 358 nationally. Schools are ranked based on their performance on state-required tests and how well they prepare students for college. Read more about how the magazine ranks high schools.
Neighboring districts ahead of AHS are Lexington, at No. 7, and Belmont, at No. 7.
Neighboring districts behind AHS are Winchester, at No. 30, and Somerville, at No. 69.
In 2014, the last year for which YourArlington reported this ranking, AHS came in at No. 21 in Massachusetts, 465th nationally and No. 200 in STEM, which stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. In 2017, AHS stood at 220 for STEM.
This news announcement was published Wednesday, April 26, 2017.
