Newsweek Names Tam High 559th Best High School in U.S.

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Newsweek has ranked Tamalpais High School as the #559 high school in the country.

Tam garnered the rating thanks to several factors, including a 98 percent graduation rate and 90 percent of students going on to college.

Redwood High School, nearby in Larkspur, rated #185 on the list.

For its rankings, Newsweek sent out a survey to more than 5,000 high schools in the U.S., with about 2,500 schools responding in 2013. You can see the details about rankings for Tamalpais and Redwood high schools, and every other ranked high school by clicking on the markers in the interactive map above.

The survey scores were then weighted and calculated using several criteria including on-time graduation and college acceptance rates. In addition, instead of averaging the number of courses offered, this year Newsweek considered the percentage of students enrolled in AP, IB or Advance International Certificate courses. The final scores then determined Newsweek’s final rankings.

You can read more about Newsweek's methodology here.

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