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MPS’ Rufus King in state’s top 3 on Washington Post list of top high schools

April 8, 2014 by Milwaukee Public Schools 1 Comment

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Milwaukee Public Schools’ Rufus King International High School is among the three best high schools in Wisconsin and the 50 best in the Midwest, according to rankings released Monday by The Washington Post.

The ranking is based upon the school’s efforts to challenge students to grow academically and joins a long list of national accolades for the school, including a #2 in Wisconsin ranking from U.S.  News and World Report in 2013 and winning ACT’s national College and Career Transition Award for High Schools.

Rufus King High School’s #3 in Wisconsin ranking by The Washington Post makes it the highest-rated public school in all of southeastern Wisconsin.

“This honor is a testament of the hard work of the students and educators at Rufus King,” MPS Superintendent Gregory Thornton said. “Congratulations to the school on yet another national recognition.”

Rufus King High School Principal Jennifer Smith, who is also a Rufus King alumna, said she is “constantly amazed at talent and dedication of our students and staff.  This recognition by The Washington Post is an affirmation of their efforts and an encouragement to continue to strive for excellence.”

The Post ranks schools through a formula that examines “the number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and Advanced International Certificate of Education tests given at a school each year, divided by the number of seniors who graduated that year,” according to the newspaper’s website.

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  1. AvatarDiane Richter says

    January 14, 2016 at 7:49 pm

    I have great concerns of how our Youth are being treated not in Academic, but in Sports. I thought Students were suppose to be Nutured IN THEIR ABILITIES TO IMPROVE AND ENHANCE in their chosen sport and Taught GOOD SPORTSMENSHIP . Instead they go on a trip to California pay $350.00 to not even be played in 4 games . Then made to sleep on a hotel bedroom floor. Then kicked out of practice and called a Scrub in front of all their teammates. Then when a parent emails the Athletic Director and Head Coach they don’t have time to talk , but that following evening after they received the email the child is told go back to JV team indefinitely.This doesn’t sound like Nuturing a Child it sounds like humiliating them and discouraging them. Yet another child is told to go back to JV and The Father who is Friends with The coach talks to the Coach and gets to stay on Varisity.

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