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Pine Crest School is Named Number One Private School in the Nation
June 12th 2020
The 2020 Jay Mathews Challenge Index has named Pine Crest School the number one private school in the nation and in Florida.
The top 300 high schools in the nation (public, charter, and private) from previous years’ Index ratings were invited to submit data. Pine Crest School is ranked number one in the nation and Florida for private schools; six in Florida overall; and 29 in the nation overall! Click here to access the 2020 Top 300 Schools Index.
The Challenge Index is the oldest high school ranking system in the country, beginning in 1998 in both Newsweek and The Washington Post. The Index ranks high schools by a simple ratio: the number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, or Cambridge tests given at a school each year, divided by the number of seniors who graduated that year. From Jay’s perspective, participation in college-level AP, IB, and Cambridge tests is a unique measure of the depth of learning because the tests are written and graded by independent experts. Success on the exams has been linked with success in college.
Earlier this school year, Pine Crest was listed in Newsweek's The Top STEM High Schools 2020. In partnership with STEM.org, Newsweek ranked Pine Crest number one in Florida and seven in the nation for private schools, and 19 in the nation overall.
Pine Crest’s outstanding results attest to the caliber of our students; the dedication of the Lower and Middle School faculty who prepare our students for the high expectations of Upper School academics; the steadfast commitment of our Upper School faculty whose expertise in their subject matters are unsurpassed; and the devotion of our College and Academic Advising team who go above and beyond to ensure our students have access to and strive for the highest-level courses available to them.
