Herndon High School Ranks High in U.S. for 2013

The Washington Post has released its annual list of the top high schools in the country - and Herndon High, as well as the whole of Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS), made an impressive showing.

Herndon High School ranked 221st on the list of 1,900 high schools for 2013. 

FCPS' Woodson High School had the highest ranking of FCPS high schools on the list, which is based on a formula devised by Washington Post education reporter Jay Mathews. Woodson was ranked 117th on the list of 1,900 schools in 2013.

Nearby, South Lakes High School ranked 308, Chantilly High School ranked 331 and Centreville High School ranked 144.

Washington Post education reporter Jay Mathews, who determines the school's rakings based on an original formula, says the index is designed "to identify schools that challenge average students."

The index score is the number of college-level tests given at a school in 2012 divided by the number of graduates that year. Also noted are the percentage of students who come from families that qualify for lunch subsidies (Subs. lunch) and the percentage of graduates who passed at least one college-level test during their high school career, called equity and excellence (E&E).  

All Fairfax Couty Public Schools high schools made the national list of top 1,900 schools.

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