Council Rock North Ranked 13 in Pa., Report Says

Council Rock High School North has been ranked amongst the top 40 high schools in Pennsylvania by U.S. News & World Report. Council Rock South was not included in the top 40, according to the report.

North, located in Newtown, was ranked 13 in the state. 

U.S. News joined forces with the American Institutes for Research, a D.C.-based organization, to evaluate schools on overall student performance on state-mandated assessments, as well as how effectively schools educated their black, Hispanic and economically disadvantaged students. Performance on Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate exams was then used to determine the degree to which schools prepare students for college-level work. 

The top-ranked school is Julia R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School. The second ranked school was Lehigh Valley Academy Reg Charter School.

Other Bucks County schools that made the top 40 include Central Bucks East, West and South.

Schools were ranked within each state, as well as on a national stage, so families can see how their public high school stacked up against rivals within the community and across the country. In the national rankings, 500 schools earned gold medals, 1,790 were awarded silver and 2,515 took home bronze.