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Bloomington High School North Makes Top 10 List Of Indiana's Best Schools

Last updated on Friday, May 15, 2015

(UNDATED) - U.S. News and World Report lists Bloomington High School North in the 2015 Top 10 list of Indiana’s best high schools. The high school placed 10th on the list.

Bedford North Lawrence High School placed 56th on the list.

Of the 29,070 public schools across the country considered in the U.S. News and World Report's calculation, 145 Indiana high schools were in the Best High Schools ranking.

Indiana high school students typically follow the Core 40 curriculum of required credits, which include social studies classes such as world history and economics, among other subjects. Students who fulfill additional requirements can earn a diploma with academic or technical honors.

Among Indiana schools in the 2015 U.S. News Best High Schools rankings, there are 47 silver medal schools and 94 bronze medal schools. One of Indiana's four gold medal schools and topping the list is Signature School, within the Signature School Inc. School District, roughly 180 miles southwest of the state capitol, Indianapolis.

To determine which schools will earn the Top 10 distinction, U.S. News and World Report looks at how students score and participate on AP exams on math and reading. The ranking also takes into account the success of learners who typically struggle with state tests such as minority students and those who are economically disadvantaged.

Top 10 Ranked Indiana Schools

  1. Signature School
  2. Herron High School
  3. Zionsville Community High School
  4. West Lafayette Jr./Sr. High School
  5. Carmel High School
  6. Fishers High School
  7. Westfield High School
  8. Hamilton Southeastern High School
  9. Munster High School
  10. Bloomington High School North

Yorktown High School ranked 16th, Brown County High School 36, followed by Barr Reeve Middle/High School at 54, Bedford North Lawrence High School ranked 56, Crawford County Jr./Sr. High School at 71, followed by Linton Stockton High School at 97 and Martinsville High School at 99.

To see a full list of the rankings visit http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/indiana.

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