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Kennedy High School Ranked Among Top New York High Schools

U.S. News and World Report gave Kennedy high marks.

Kennedy High School has been named No. 71 on the list of top high schools in New York State, according to U.S. News & World Report. Nationally, Kennedy came in at No. 534 among 1,165 other schools.

The rankings are determined based on college readiness, math and English proficiency, and student-to-teacher ratio.

According to the report, Kennedy students scored a college readiness ranking of 44.4, above the New York State average. Math proficiency was scored 3.6 out of 4, while English received a 3.7, both above the state average. The average class size is listed as 14:1, which is near the state average.

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The report said that about 52 percent of students at Kennedy are enrolled in advanced placement courses.

Kennedy was awarded U.S. News & World Report's silver medal.

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Calhoun High School and Mepham High School were both not ranked in the latest survey. However, district-wide, the ranking put the college readiness of all the students in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District at 41.4 with 99 percent of the students proficient in both math and English.

Click here to view the entire list and see how Kennedy compares to other New York high schools.

This story was updated on May 11, 2012 at 11:39 a.m.


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