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Understanding GreatSchools Ratings

Our school profiles now include important information in addition to test scores. Here's a look at what goes into your school's GreatSchools Summary Rating.

6 strategies of award-winning high schools that prepare students for college

Learn six educational strategies integral to College Success Award-winning high schools.

College Success Award winner: Marshall High School

In this small, tight-knit Ozarks community, school leaders do whatever it takes to help kids get to college. Last year, they raised $1.8M in scholarships and financial aid for seniors.

College Success Award winner: Arabia Mountain High School

Excellence is the rule at this Title I school, where high expectations and environmental education prepare students for college and for life.

Doing what's best for kids

Schley Middle High School: Doing what's best for kids

In the name of doing what's best for kids, College Success Award-winning Schley Middle High School embraces dual-enrollment, offers one-on-one academic and college counseling, and ensures that there's a path for every student.

Choosing the wrong college can be bad for mental health

Choosing the wrong college — one that's less academically rigorous than the student's high school — can be bad for mental health, according to a new study.

Goals are a graduation requirement

At College Success Award-winning Cass City Junior and Senior High School, all students are walked through the process of planning their postsecondary paths.

College Success Award: Denver School of Science and Technology Stapleton

High expectations, intensive college counseling, and teachers who go the extra mile make college success possible for all students — even if it takes extra time.

College Success Award winner: Young Women's Preparatory Academy

Intensive advanced classes starting in the sixth grade plus robust leadership experiences make this Miami-based magnet a shining example of a college-for-all culture.

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