Newsweek: McNair Makes The List of America’s Top Public Schools Again

Not a real cover.
McNair Academic (123 Coles St., Jersey City 07302) has been ranked 30th nationwide in 2008 survey. McNair is the only public school in New Jersey that made the list.
How Does Newsweek Rank Public Schools?
…Public schools are ranked according to a ratio devised by Jay Mathews: the number of Advanced Placement, Intl. Baccalaureate and/or Cambridge tests taken by all students at a school in 2007 divided by the number of graduating seniors. All of the schools on the list have an index of at least 1.000; they are in the top 5 percent of public schools measured this way…”
McNair Academic’s Past Year Rankings:
2007 - 29th
2006 - 83rd
2005 - 15th
Source: http://www.newsweek.com/highschools/
For more information about the rankings, visit Newsweek’s Frequently asked questions (FAQ) about top U.S. high-schools list.
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