Hudson Valley Schools Rank Among Nation's Best

Nine Hudson Valley schools were ranked in the top 40 for New York state, according to U.S. News & World Report.

Several Westchester high schools were listed in the recent rankings released by U.S. News and World Report.
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04/19/2016 5:07 p.m.

U.S. News & World Report enlisted the help of social science research firm RTI International to compile its rankings. They measured schools using four key metrics:

Math and reading proficiency for all students
Testing proficiency for disadvantaged students
Graduation rates
College readiness via Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate test data.

Rye was the top-rated high school in the Hudson Valley, coming in 85th in the nation and 10th in the state.

The top-rated school in the country was Mission San Jose High in Freemont, Calif.

Among Rockland schools, Pearl River was No. 86 in New York. Click here for more.

Rhinebeck was the No. 1-ranked Dutchess school at No. 92 overall. For more, click here.

Several other area Rockland and Dutchess schools were ranked beyond the Top 40.

All told, U.S. News & World Report ranked 225 states in the states. No Putnam schools were ranked in the Top 225.

Schools not ranked in the Top 225 were also given evaluations on pages listed alphabetically you can read beginning here.

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