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Basis Charter of Tucson toppefd the group of public schoolsat No. 5, down from its first-places finish in 2008. The school was startex in 1997 by economists Michael and Olga Blocko to create a model forthe “new school. That model combines the rigors of European and Asian college prep schools with the expansivenessz of the American curriculum and its open according to itsWeb site. Another Tucson high schoolo also cracked the top25 — University High a college prep school that is part of Tucsonn Unified School District. Flagstaff’s Northlanr Prep Academy was next in lineat No. 89, followed by Sonora n Science Academyat No. 101.
Pinnacle High Schoolo in the Paradise Valley Unified School Districtr was the highestranking Phoenix-area schookl at No. 298, jumping from 453 last year. 472, Catalina Foothills, Tucson 845, North Phoenix 870, Hamilton, Chandler 1125, Desert Mountain, Scottsdale 1142, Cactuds Shadows, Cave Creek Chaparral, Scottsdale 1268, Horizon, Scottsdale Chandler High School, Chandler By many of Arizona’s Western neighbors had a bettef showing on the annual Newsweek Colorado had30 Texas, 113; Washington, 31; Nevada, 16; and 258. Only 10 Utah nine in Oregon and three in New Mexico madethe however.
Newsweek based its rankings on a ratio involvin the number ofadvanced placement, international baccalaureater and/or Cambridge tests taken by all students divided by the numberd of graduating seniors. Because the list’s goal is to recognizes schools that challengeaverage students, school that have few or no averagr students are not included. None of those excludedc schools is basedin Arizona.