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City Honors ranked #9 in USA & #1 in Northeast!
Posted on May 20th, 2011City Honors Continues to Rise in National Rankings
The Washington Post has released its annual school rankings*. City Honors School, from the Buffalo Public Schools, has been ranked #9 in the nation this year, up from #10 last year.
City Honors continues to hold the top rating in the Northeastern United States, and the school achieved its highest index rating ever with a score of 9.657. It also received a rating of 95.2 percent for students that earned college credit on at least one Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate examination. 31 percent of City Honors families fall below the federal poverty line, the third highest of top ten schools in the ranking. City Honors is believed to be the only school in the nation that mandates both AP and IB courses for every student as a part of its demanding graduation requirements.
City Honors Principal Dr. William Kresse says, “While the value of our magnet school mission and ‘framework of challenge’ continue to be recognized, it is important for the public to realize that educators and parents throughout the Buffalo Public Schools are doing extraordinary work each day to elevate students in need, though these efforts are not always accounted for when looking at the overall system.”
Superintendent of Buffalo Public Schools Dr. James A. Williams says he is happy for the accomplishments of Dr. Kresse and his staff and students who have “pushed forward to unprecedented excellence over the past several years, never losing footing despite a two-year relocation during construction.”
Dr. Williams adds, “When you have best practices in schools like City Honors in cities around the nation, it’s a wonder that state and federal government authorities don’t come into these schools and observe them as models when mandating new initiatives. After all is said and done, it’s about teaching and learning.”
Additional progress at City Honors over the past six years includes:
*The Washington Post rankings were previously hosted by Newsweek Magazine. Founder, education journalist, Jay Mathews migrated the rankings when Newsweek was sold last year.
