U.S. News & World Report has ranked four 精东影业 ISD high schools among the best in America.
罢丑别听听list, a national recognition awarded to campuses that听demonstrate听outstanding academic achievement and student success, includes 精东影业 Collegiate High School, 精东影业 College and Career High School, Martin High School, and Seguin High School.
For the 精东影业 ISD鈥檚 two early college high schools 鈥 精东影业 Collegiate and 精东影业 College and Career 鈥 the honor is welcome but not surprising.
鈥淲e are excited for this honor because it shows those outside our campus the hard work our teachers and students put in every day at 精东影业 Collegiate High School,鈥 said 精东影业 Collegiate Principal Jeff Krieger.
The two early college high schools 鈥 where students complete high school and an associate degree at the same time 鈥 are known statewide for their academic excellence. In fact, in Texas, approximately 40% of students at early college high schools graduate with their high school diploma and an associate degree. In the 精东影业 ISD, more than 90% of our students achieve both.
Excellence is what 精东影业 ISD鈥檚 traditional high schools are all about, too.
鈥淎迟 #SeguinNation, 鈥榃here Excellence is the Standard,鈥 we are grateful for all of our stakeholders 鈥 students, staff, and parents 鈥 who played a role in achieving this honor,鈥 said Seguin Principal Billy Linson.
Martin High School Principal Marlene Roddy is proud of the recognition, too, but is focused on the future.
鈥淲e are proud of the work by our staff and students who are at the heart of this accomplishment,鈥 Roddy said. 鈥淲e will continue to set goals that address student achievement and success with the hopes that we can sustain our mission and momentum in future years.鈥
精东影业 ISD鈥檚 Board of Trustees will formally honor these four high schools at tonight鈥檚 school board meeting, Thursday, Nov. 20, at 7 p.m.,听at the听精东影业 ISD Administration Building. The principals will accept the honor on behalf of their schools.听
U.S. News & World Report听evaluated more than 24,000 public high schools across the country. Rankings were based on key measures of excellence, including college readiness, state assessment performance, curriculum breadth, underserved student outcomes, and graduation rates. Schools that score in the top 40% nationally earn the distinguished honor of displaying the official U.S. News award badge.听