| U.S. News and World Report has just launched its second annual list of America's Best High Schools.
Nineteen West Virginia schools made the list, including Clay and Gilmer County in our region.
The analysis of more than 21,000 public high schools in 48 states is available on-line and at newsstands this week.
To produce the 2009 America's Best High Schools rankings, U.S. News teamed up with School Evaluation Services (SES), a K-12 education data research business run by Standard & Poor's. SES developed the comprehensive methodology that judges how well high schools serve all their students, not just those who are college bound.
WEST VIRGINIA'S BEST SCHOOLS
Big Creek High School
McDowell County, War, WV Bronze
Bluefield High School
Mercer County, Bluefield, WV Bronze
Clay County High School
Clay County, Clay, WV Bronze
East Fairmont High School
Marion County, Fairmont, WV Bronze
East Hardy High School
Hardy County, Baker, WV Bronze
Elkins High School
Randolph County, Elkins, WV Bronze
Gilmer County High School
Gilmer County, Glenville, WV Bronze
Hundred High School
Wetzel County, Hundred, WV Bronze
John Marshall High School
Marshall County, Glen Dale, WV Bronze
Matewan High School
Mingo County, Matewan, WV Bronze
Meadow Bridge High School
Fayette County, Meadow Bridge, WV
Morgantown High School
Monongalia County, Morgantown, WV Silver
Nicholas County High School
Nicholas County, Summersville, WV Bronze
Philip Barbour High School
Barbour County, Philippi, WV Bronze
Tolsia High School
Wayne County, Fort Gay, WV Bronze
Van High School
Boone County, Van, WV Bronze
Wayne High School
Wayne County, Wayne, WV Bronze
Winfield High School
Putnam County, Winfield, WV Bronze
Wyoming County East High School
Wyoming County, New Richmond, WV Bronze
For a complete listing of schools and other data, visit www.usnews.com
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