Newsweek's Top High Schools

[ginosoprano09]

US News and World Report put out the list for this year's top high schools.

( http://www.usnews.com/articles/educa...edal-list.html )

How many schools with an FRC team are in the top 100?

This has always been a thread worth discussing:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=59882
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=77601
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=20878
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=38007

[Chris is me]

The number 2 school on that list is apparently the home of 469.

I'm a little scared that I caught that immediately.

[Rick TYler]

#10 is FRC 492
#29 is VRC 417 (was VRC 10D)
#72 is FRC 948
#78 is FRC 949

[Ian Curtis]

#59 (Maine School of Science and Mathematics) doesn't have any teams, but has several FRC alumni (who participated before switching schools), and occasionally volunteers at Maine's FLL tournaments.

[EricH]

#3 had FRC 1135 (not competing any more); not sure of VRC or FTC numbers. Also FLL.
#22 has FRC 687.
#32 has FRC 812.
#67 has FRC 192.
#70 has FRC 115.
#80 is in FRC 2404, IIRC.
#83 has FRC 8.

There are a couple of others that I think have teams, but I'm not sure which teams. (#1, #10, #21, #58, #73, #78, #79, #81)

I also noticed the #2 school, Chris.

[Akash Rastogi]

If all goes well, then #11 High Tech High will have an FRC team soon.

#31 Stuyvesant High in NYC is home of 694 StuyPulse

[kmitchell]

#36 is Mission San Jose High School in Fremont, CA. FRC 2489

[SteveJanesch]

#18 The Early College at Guilford is the anchor (with ~3 other high schools) for FRC 1533 Triple Strange.

[Jon Jack]

Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi

If all goes well, then #11 High Tech High will have an FRC team soon.

Actually, High Technology High already had a FIRST team, but they folded after the 2003 season to compete in a underwater robotics competition (not sure which). I've worked with an alumnus who was on their FIRST team and spearheaded the effort to compete in the underwater competition.

I agree with Jason, this list is pretty arbitrary and not very credible.

An example:
High Tech High (not to be confused with the aforementioned school) has never made this list. Yet schools from around the world, including many on this list, spend weeks at High Tech High figuring out how they can replicate its success at their school. I'm not saying High Tech High should be #1, but certainly it deserves placement on this list in my opinion...

[David Brinza]

Originally Posted by EricH

#3 had FRC 1135 (not competing any more); not sure of VRC or FTC numbers. Also FLL.
#22 has FRC 687.
#32 has FRC 812.
#67 has FRC 192.
#70 has FRC 115.
#80 is in FRC 2404, IIRC.
#83 has FRC 8.

There are a couple of others that I think have teams, but I'm not sure which teams. (#1, #10, #21, #58, #73, #78, #79, #81)

I also noticed the #2 school, Chris.

Actually, #80 has FRC2429 (2008 Rookie All-Star in Los Angeles). FRC2404 was Rookie All-Star at the same event. BTW, their schools are less than 2 miles apart.

[darkember]

375 is ranked #34 but we agree along with teams 1346 and 1718 that these numbers are arbitrary, and statistical data can be manipulated. What really counts is the education you receive not the ranking.

[Doug G]

#67 is Gunn High, FRC #192
#83 is Palo Alto High, FRC #8
#93 is Saratoga High, FRC #649
#98 is Lynbrook High, FRC #846

[Alex Cormier]

Well, spots 69 and 84 and teaming up to make a rookie team this year. Watch out!

[ginosoprano09]

I apologize for giving the thread a misleading title. As you may have noticed, the list is actually on the US News and World Report website. Newsweek tends to put out a list too; which is why I got confused. Thanks for the PM asking for a clarification.

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by EricH

There are a couple of others that I think have teams, but I'm not sure which teams. (#1, #10, #21, #58, #73, #78, #79, #81)

#1, Thomas Jefferson HS, does NOT have a FIRST team at any level. They do have a Botball team.