As reported recently in The Washington Post, Paul D. Schreiber High School in the Port Washington School District placed No. 38 among more than 120 ranked schools in New York State, and 460 out of more than 1,900 high schools nationwide in the publication’s “Most Challenging” high schools ranking.
We remain proud of this ranking, especially since, according to The Washington Post, only nine percent of the 22,000 public high schools nationwide were able to meet the list’s qualifying standards. Over the past several years, Schreiber has ranked consistently statewide and has remained in the top 500 nationwide.
Of particular importance is that each year, our performance index has increased. This represents the number of college-level tests, including Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and Advanced International Certification of Education, given at a school in the previous calendar year divided by the number of graduates for that specific year.
We’re proud to note in particular that in 2013, Schreiber administered 1,194 AP exams. The average number of AP exams administered throughout all 52 Nassau County districts was 661.8. In addition, last year Schreiber students scored a three or better on their AP exams 1,031 times or 86.3% of the time. By comparison, the 52 Nassau Districts averaged 476.2 students scoring three or higher for a 72% rate.
It is an honor to be ranked annually on such a list, and it reminds our administrators, staff and students of all of the time and hard work put toward higher achievement.
With that said, we also value our own measures and have found that during the past several years, the overall performance of Schreiber students has been quite good. The Washington Post’s ranking also presents us with the opportunity to evaluate our students’ performance and revisit our priorities in supporting our student population.
