By Julia Plant
Zionsville Community High School was awarded a gold ranking on the U.S. News and World Report’s list of America’s best high schools. Of 31,242 public schools reviewed nationwide, 127 schools made the U.S. News and World Report rankings.
The report ranked public high schools in the categories of college readiness, algebra proficiency, English proficiency and student/teacher ratio. ZCHS placed 290th in the nation and third in the state. Signature School in Evansville was ranked first in the state, followed by Herron High School, located in Indianapolis. These three schools (along with West Lafayette High School) were the only schools in Indiana to receive a gold rating.
There are 41 silver medal schools in Indiana and 82 bronze medal schools.
“It can be competitive sometimes, but everyone has the same goal, which is to prepare themselves for the future as much as they can,” said Kylie Mihok, ZCHS sophomore, of the high standards that ZCHS sets for students.
According to the statistics, ZCHS scored a college readiness index of 57.1, based on AP exam results. 99 percent of students were proficient in Algebra and 94 percent of students were proficient in English. The student/teacher Ratio was calculated to be 24:1.
Greg Hall, ZCHS assistant principal said: “ZCHS is blessed to have a culture that is focused on student learning and student achievement. The collaboration between the teachers, students and parents forms a partnership to help keep the students focused on achieving excellence in everything they do, and I think that the ranking in the U.S. News and World Report is a reflection of that.”
ZCHS ranked No. 290 Nationally
ZCHS ranked No. 3 in Indiana
Indiana By The Numbers:
Districts: 309
High Schools: 370
Full-time teachers: 18,947
Students enrolled: 332,956
Source: Indiana Dept. of Education
