We all want our children to go to award-winning schools. These are the top
high schools in the Grand Rapids area, by Newsweek ranking standards.
Where you have top high schools, you have an educated workforce, and
and typically higher real estate prices because people want to live where their
children will get a great education.
I was reading Bill Gassetts blog and thought I should also report on the
top ranked schools in our area, especially since one of them is our children's
alma mater, Forest Hills Central High School.
Kent County Michigan schools that ranked in TOP 1500 US High Schools :
East Grand Rapids High School Rank # 1011 - 4th time on the list
Forest Hills Central High School Rank # 1088 - 5th time on the list
Lowell High School Rank # 1271 - 4th Time on the list
Jenison High School Rank # 1292 - 5th Time on the list
Newsweek makes its determination by ranking according to a ration devised by
Jay Mathews: the number of Advanced Placement, Intl. Baccalaureate and/or
Cambridge Tests taken by all students at a school in 2008 divided by the number
of graduating seniors. All of schools on the list have an index of at least 1.000;
they are all in the top 6 percent of public schools measured this way.
(Most rankings just use AP)
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Terry, I can only hope that some day I'll be able to write a post like this about the DC public schools!
Pat, Schools do bring people to our area we are blessed with good public schools.
We have the same thing here. Some parents intentionally buy homes in Davis so their kids can attend school in Davis, even though a home in Davis might cost $100,000 or more than a home in Sacramento.
Terry--Great information for anyone considering moving to Kent County. Kudos to the schools for making the list!
Elizabeth: Schools are so important we need to remember that whe they ask for more of our tax dollars.
Teri: We do have a lot of great schools to choose from and some of the ones not on the list should be.
Terry it is good to hear that there are schools in your area that have made Newsweek's list. Great schools are always a help to Real Estate values!
Bill, Thanks for bring the list to my attention.