Durham School of the Arts Listed Among Top 500 American High Schools by Newsweek
Durham, NC – Newsweek Magazine has been ranking high schools for more than a decade and recently released its latest ranking of the top 500 high schools in the nation – with Durham School of the Arts listed at number 381.
“The staff, students and leadership at DSA have created a dynamic learning environment,” said Chief of Staff Lewis Ferebee. “Their inclusion on any list of best schools is well-deserved.”
The criteria changed this year as Newsweek revamped its methodology. The goal was to seek out the schools doing the best job preparing college-ready students. To that end, a panel of experts was assembled - Wendy Kopp of Teach For America, Tom Vander Ark of Open Education Solutions (formerly executive director for education at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation), and Linda Darling-Hammond, Stanford professor of education and founder of the School Redesign Network.
Each school’s score is now comprised of six components: graduation rate (25%), college matriculation rate (25%), Advanced Placement tests taken per graduate (25%), average SAT/ACT scores (10%), average Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate/Advanced International Certificate of Education scores (10%), and Advanced Placement courses offered (5%).
Durham School of the Arts was one of 21 North Carolina high schools included on the list.
About Durham School of the Arts:
The mission of Durham School of the Arts is to help students from diverse backgrounds to fully realize their individual academic and creative capacities through a rigorous educational program emphasizing visual and performing arts. Our goal is to support students throughout their seven years at Durham School of the Arts to reach their graduation day prepared to take on the challenges of college, career, or specialized training. In addition to academics, arts, and technological skills, we know that it is our job to prepare students to be creative problem-solvers, team players, effective communicators, and good citizens.
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