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Beating the Odds: Top Schools That Succeed Despite Inequality
Schools are spread across the country. None in Massachusetts made the list.
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Newsweek on Wednesday published its list of top high schools nationwide, alongside a second set of rankings that comes with a twist.
In addition to its Top 500 schools list — on which Massachusetts was well represented with 19 entries — Newsweek compiled “Beating the Odds” rankings, a look at schools that excel despite economic and other obstacles.
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Here were the top 10 schools that Newsweek says are “Beating the Odds”:
- Success Academy (Cedar City, UT)
- Northside College Preparatory HS (Chicago, IL)
- Transmountain Early College HS (El Paso, TX)
- The Brooklyn Latin School (Brooklyn, NY)
- West St. John High School (Edgard, LA)
- Townsend Harris High School (Flushing, NY)
- Payton College Preparatory HS (Chicago, IL)
- Hollis F. Price Middle College High School (Memphis, TN)
- San Gabriel High (San Gabriel, CA)
- Valley View HS (Pharr, TX)
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