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Two Poway Unified high schools among country’s top 500

Del Norte High School
(Elizabeth Marie Himchak)
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SAN DIEGO (CNS) — Two Poway Unified high schools are among the country’s top 500, according to Newsweek.

Westview High near Rancho Penasquitos came in 97th and Del Norte High in 4S Ranch came in 209th. Four other high schools in San Diego County also made the list.

The San Diego contingent was led by River Valley Charter High School of Lakeside, which ranked 94th in the country, helped by a 100 percent graduation rate. All of the school’s graduates were headed for college, according to Newsweek data.

Also making the list were Canyon Crest Academy in Carmel Valley at 117th place, Torrey Pines High School in Carmel Valley at 336th and Classical Academy in Escondido at 493rd.

The top high school in the country was Thomas Jefferson High of Alexandria, Virginia, where all the students graduated and nearly all went to college. Students at the school posted an eye-popping average Scholastic Aptitude Test score of 2,182.

The magazine also rated high schools based enrollment in advanced placement courses, student retention and counselor-to-student ratio.

In a separate list of the top 500 high schools that was adjusted for poverty rates, Westview came in 238th place and Del Norte was in 384th. Other San Diego County high schools on this list were Kearny High in Kearny Mesa at 89th, Patrick Henry in San Carlos at 169th and Canyon Crest at 442nd.

The top high school nationally when adjusted for poverty levels was Success Academy in Cedar City, Utah, according to Newsweek.

To see the complete list of rankings, go to newsweek.com/high-schools/americas-top-high-schools-2015.

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