04/24/2013
From Boston Magazine:
Boston’s Best Schools 2012: Top of the Class
By Patrick Doyle (ed) | Boston Magazine | September 2012
Highest Per-Pupil Spending (by District)
1. Minuteman High School $28,962
2. Cambridge Rindge & Latin School $25,737
3. Blue Hills Regional Technical School $20,948
4. Norfolk County Agricultural High School $20,380
5. Waltham High School $18,960
Bold is my emphasis.
The old educational equation was simple: Spend more money — on teacher salaries, technology, administration, sports, clubs — and students will perform better. But after reviewing the data from Massachusetts high schools, our statistician, George Recck, found no significant correlation between a school’s level of spending and its final ranking. In other words, it seems likely that higher spending doesn’t automatically equal better results.
Highest Percentage of Students Achieving Proficiency (Scoring 3-5) on AP Exams
1. Concord-Carlisle Regional High School 98.7%
2. Acton-Boxborough Regional High School 97.4%
3. Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School 95.8%
4. Lexington High School 95.2%
4. Newton South High School 95.2%
… Still, when students ace AP tests, it shows that the teachers are strong and the kids are motivated — great indicators of a high-performing school.
By the way, it’s easy to confuse Cambridge Rindge & Latin School with Boston Latin, the famous entrance exam-only school. In reality, despite its imposing name, Cambridge Ridnge & Latin is just Cambridge’s regular high school, open to all students who happen to live in Cambridge.
Lowest Student-Teacher Ratio
1. North Shore Technical High School 8.7 : 1
1. Minuteman High School 8.7 : 1
1. Salem Academy Charter School 8.7 : 1
4. Greater Lawrence Technical High School 9.1 : 1
5. Cambridge Rindge & Latin School 9.4 : 1
Thanks, suckers! See you in Hell.
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