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Local High Schools in U.S. Rankings

Posted on November 30th, 2007 11:26am by Wick Allison
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Bah on U.S. News. Its just-released annual ranking lists DISD’s Talented and Talented Magnet as #14 and its Science/Engineering Magnet as #18 in the nation (and dear old Highland Park only comes in at #33–what’s that?). I’ll stick with Newsweek, where the TAG magnet ranked as #1 and the Science magnet ranked as #2 (with HP coming in at #16).

5 Comments to “Local High Schools in U.S. Rankings”

Dallas Denizen @ November 30th, 2007 at 11:53 am

If diversity were considered where would HP stand?
SB @ November 30th, 2007 at 12:03 pm

And by diversity, I’m sure you mean “all brown.” Why are school only considered diverse once their entire student population is minorities? Seems to have worked real well for DISD.
jamesn @ November 30th, 2007 at 1:05 pm

One can’t force diversity. If the surrounding neighboorhood is “all brown” or “all white” that’s what you’re going to get at schools. The exception being Magnets which get to select the school’s population to a certain extent.

As for DISD, I’ll take two high schools ranked in the top 15 (or two 2 depending..) nationally. Thanks for asking.

Jamesn
S/EMS class of 1995
Jack Jett @ November 30th, 2007 at 1:58 pm

Wick…..

Comments….Redacted.

Jack Jett
East Dallas Eccentric @ December 3rd, 2007 at 11:28 am

Ah but diversity was forced - Highland Park Judge William Taylor saw to that and he also saw that Highland Park was excluded.