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Woodland Hills Unranked on U.S. News and World Report's 'Best Schools' List

U.S. News and World Report's annual high school rankings are out and Woodland Hills High School didn't make the list.

The number one high school in Pennsylvania is Julia R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School in Philadelphia. The highest ranked school in the Pittsburgh area was Upper St. Clair High School, which was ranked No. 7.

Schools are evaluated based on overall student performance on state tests, Advanced Placement tests and International Baccalaureate exams; rankings also take into account how well students educate black, Hispanic and economically disadvantaged students, according to a release from U.S. News

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The rankings are designed to capture how well high schools educate all of their students and prepare them for college-level work, the magazine said.

Rankings are based on several factors: college readiness, math and reading proficiency, and student-to-teacher ratio.

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When it comes to math and reading, the data shows Woodland Hills scored 2.2 out of 5 for math proficiency and 2.6 for reading based on student Pennsylvania System of School Assessment results. 

Woodland Hills has a ratio of 11 students to every one teacher.

Its "college readiness" index is 11 out of a possible 100, which is based on Advanced Placement exam participation rates and percentages of students passing at least one exam. The school's AP participation rate is 18 percent.

Woodland Hills School District was recently ranked No. 98 in the Pittsburgh Business Times' top performing districts in western Pennsylvania.

Top 25 Pennsylvania high schools, based on U.S. News rankings:

1. Julia R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School, Philadelphia

2. Lehigh Valley Academy Reg Charter School, Bethlehem

3. Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy, Erie

4. Wyomissing Area Junior/​Senior High School, Wyomissing

5. Conestoga High School, Berwyn

6. Central High School, Philadelphia

7. Upper St. Clair High School, Pittsburgh

8. Radnor High School, Radnor

9. Lower Moreland High School, Huntingdon Valley

15. Pittsburgh Allderdice High School, Pittsburgh

16. Hershey High School, Hershey

17. Lower Merion High School, Ardmore

18. Hampton High School, Hampton

19. Pittsburgh Capa 6-​12, Pittsburgh

20. Strath Haven High School, Wallingford

21. Great Valley High School, Malvern

22. Peters Township High School, McMurray

23. Academy at Palumbo, Philadelphia

24 Wissahickon Senior High School, Ambler

 

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