USNews Area High Schools Awarded Silver Medal

USNews & World Report published its Top High School Report in thier December 2009  issue. Six area high schools awarded Silver Level:

Summit                                         

New Providence

Millburn / Short HIlls

Chatham High School

Madison ( Harding Township)

Basking Ridge

Criteria for Medals

Gold Medal:

Top 100 schools nationally based on the College Readiness Index

Silver Medal:

all other schools with a college readiness index of at least 20 but that are not ranked in the top 100 nationally

Bronze Medal:

either do not offer AP or IB or do not achieve a college readiness index of at least 20 but successfully meet the other two key performance indicator criteria

Honorable Mention:

schools that achieved very high levels of college readiness but only partially met state test performance criteria