Scottsdale, Arizona is home to the best public high school in the nation, according to a new ranking by US News & World report.
The best public high school in America is an Arizona charter school with 750 students
BASIS Scottsdale is a 5th through 12th grade charter school with 754 students.
BASIS Scottsdale is a 5th through 12th grade charter school with 754 students. It's the first time the school has ranked No. 1 on the list.
Part of a larger network of charters — schools that are publicly funded but privately run — BASIS Scottsdale has a 100% graduation rate for students. It also places a high focus on college readiness, and requires students to take a minimum of eight Advanced Placement (AP) courses. The average number of AP exams per student is 11.5, and the average score is a 3.78 out of 5.
Ninety-six percent of students at the school are white or Asian, a figure likely dismaying to public-school advocates.
It was one of the issues that
Burris looked at the 16 BASIS charter schools in Arizona and noted that 32% of students during the 2015-16 school year were Asian. Statewide they only constitute 3% of the population. And while only 10% of student at the school are Latino, they constitute 45% of the population in the state.
Still, Burris agrees that the schools provide students with
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