AHS EARNS TOP RANKING
This is from an email from the AHS Alumni group:
Anaheim High School has been recognized as one of the top public high schools in the nation by U.S. News and World Report in its America’s Best High Schools ranking.
The magazine’s rankings are based on a complex statistical analysis that examines whether a school’s students – including the least-advantaged – are performing better than expected for the average student in the state. …
The magazine, and its partner in the project, School Evaluation Services, looked at more than 21,000 public high schools in 48 states and the District of Columbia. Only 1,800 schools made the list.
Anaheim High is one of 24 Orange County schools that were recognized for their overall excellence. Of those 24 schools, five are from the Anaheim Union High School District, Oxford Academy in Cypress earned a Gold ranking; Cypress H.S. earned silver; and Anaheim H.S., Hope Special Education Center and Western H.S. earned bronze rankings. …
AHS Principal Ben Sanchez said the school’s student body, faculty and staff were jubilant when they heard the news. “This is tremendous honor and a testimony to the hard work and dedication of all who are involved in the education of AHS students.”
Sanchez noted that the evaluation process includes three steps that examine how well a school serves its entire student body (average students, disadvantaged students and college bound students). “This shows that we’re succeeding in our efforts to meet the educational needs of all of Anaheim High’s 3000-plus students,” he said.