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King High Named One Of 'America's Best High Schools'

The school ranks 293rd on Newsweek's list of the 500 best public high schools in the nation.

According to the list, King ranks 293rd out of the top 500 schools.

, principal of the school, said she was thrilled when she heard the news a couple days ago.

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“I was just: ‘Go kids, go teachers; you did it!’” she said. “It’s exciting when you see the name of your school there.”

Newsweek, which has been ranking high schools for more than 10 years, evaluated more than 1,100 public high schools across the country this year.

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To compile the list, Newsweek enlisted the help of administrators, principals, guidance counselors, and Advanced Placement (AP)/International Baccalaureate (IB) coordinators. In order to be considered, schools had to complete a survey that requested data from the 2009-10 academic year.

Schools were ranked according to their: graduation rate (25 percent); college matriculation rate (25 percent); AP tests taken per graduate (25 percent); average SAT/ACT scores (10 percent); average AP/IB/Advanced International Certificate of Education scores (10 percent); and AP courses offered.

King was the only school in Tampa to make the list.

Bruning said the school offers an array of AP courses, and a high percentage of students pass them.

According to the 2010-11 Curriculum Guide, for example, King offered AP courses in: Language and Composition; Literature and Composition; Statistics; Calculus; Human Geography, World History; U.S. History; Psychology; Macroeconomics; U.S. Government and Politics; Chemistry; Biology; Environmental Science; Art Drawing; Studio 3-D; 2-D Design Portfolio; Art History; Music Theory; Spanish Language

“We’re just thrilled to be (on the list),” Bruning said. “Our kids and our teachers did a great job.”


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