By David Volz
Several Broward County Public Schools were recognized by U.S. News and World Report in its 2021 edition of Best High Schools in America.
Pompano Beach High School, McFatter Technical High School and Cypress Bay High School were ranked among the top 500 high schools listed.
U.S. News & World Report ranked 17,857 high schools in 50 states and the District of Columbia and 602 high schools in Florida. Schools were ranked using a six-step analysis, including college readiness, reading and math proficiency, reading and math performance, college curriculum breadth, graduation rates and achievement gap. College readiness measures participation and performance in Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) exams.
These 10 BCPS traditional high schools that ranked in the top 10% of schools in the nation. Pompano Beach High School, McFatter Technical High School, Cypress Bay High School, Sheridan Technical High School, Atlantic Technical High School, Nova High School, Marjory Stoneman High School School, Lauderhill 6-12, Fort Lauderdale High School and West Broward High School.
Pompano Beach High and McFatter Technical High rank in the top 2% of schools in the nation.
Five BCPS high schools rank among the top 5% in the nation – Atlantic Technical, Cypress Bay,McFatter Technical High, Pompano Beach High and Sheridan Technical High. Last year, Atlantic Technical High ranked in the top 10%. This year, all three technical high schools – including McFatter Technical High and Sheridan Technical High – rank in the top 5% of all high schools in the nation.
Most improved among BCPS high schools is Lauderhill 6-12, which advanced 3,200 spots over the past year, landing in the top 7.5% of all schools nationally. Fifteen BCPS high schools rank in the top 20% of high schools in the nation.
