Grandville High School has received a special award again this year, thanks to the continued hard work of our Bulldogs.
According to a letter to the district from Mark White, vice president of U.S. News & World Report, “It’s official! Grandville High School is a 2020 Best High School, based on rankings that U.S. News published this morning. Here is your school’s updated U.S. News profile page, with its new national, metro-area, and school-district rankings.”
U.S. News ranked nearly 18,000 schools nationwide this year. Coming in at #1,695 out of 17,792 schools, Grandville High School sits in the top 10% of high schools in the country. Grandville has been designated among the top 5-10% of high schools in the nation and state for six of the past seven years.
The accolade is gratifying for our Bulldog family. “This award and recognition is reflective of the tremendous pride that our staff, students, and community have invested into the educational experience at Grandville High School,” Principal Adam Lancto said. “We work hard to offer opportunities for all students to succeed and participate in so that they may find something they are passionate about. I am continually humbled and inspired by the positive culture that has been fostered at GHS.”
The rankings are based on math and reading performance, equity, graduation rates, college readiness and college curriculum breadth.
“The Best High Schools rankings, available online only, are produced in conjunction with RTI International, a global research firm,” White continued in his letter. “U.S. News doesn’t collect data directly from high schools — all data comes directly from official third-party sources. U.S. News receives AP and IB data directly from the College Board and International Baccalaureate, respectively, for use in the rankings. The state assessment data and graduation rates are from each state, and other data comes from the U.S. Department of Education Common Core of Data. The 2020 edition of Best High Schools includes a numerical ranking of nearly all public high schools in each state.”
For more information, see the magazine’s technical appendix.