Best public school system in the nation - what is it?
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Anonymous
| TIA! |
Anonymous
| It's not here. It's likely in NY or NJ in a very wealthy town. They don't do county districts up there - so if you go where rich people are, and often rich Jewish people because as a community they tend to place high value on public education - you will get a very good system. |
Anonymous
| Massachusetts |
Anonymous
| Detroit |
Anonymous
| ...i sense TJ crazies will jump in soon... |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
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It can't be TJ, that's not a "school system" it's just a school.
It could be Falls Church City, high scores and it's so small it could qualify as the best school system in the nation, or maybe the whole world depending on your point of view. I'd say it's more truthful that it's just a pretty good school system full of a bunch of high achievers. |
Anonymous
| What's your criteria OP? |
Anonymous
It's a crazy question. Massachusetts? That's not even a school system. |
Anonymous
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Probably a wealthy suburb of NYC, Boston, Philadelphia, or Chicago. I have some relevant, though dated, experience in this area, and that would have been the answer 15-20 years ago.
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Anonymous
| I graduated high school in 2000 and went to an elite college. I was led to believe that New Trier HS was the best in the country. I guess it was sort of a consensus even among kids who hadn't gone there? There couldn't have been more than a handful, but that's what I remember people talking about. It seemed to have a lot of cachet in my time and place. I'm not from anywhere close to a top high school. Just reiterating what I remember from college. It struck me that other kids knew about public schools from other areas. In hindsight, it's even weirder that this was pre-internet, so I'm not sure how that information spread. |
Anonymous
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Niche aggregates test scores and says it's Wayne Pa.
https://www.niche.com/k12/rankings/public-school-districts/best-overall/ |
Anonymous
I see an awful lot of "flyover states" on that list. Including my kids' old schools. |
Anonymous
| Scarsdale NY would be a top one. I'm sure some suburban Boston ones would be contenders. |
Anonymous
| Lexington,Massachsetts- for at least 5+ decades had been consistantly one of the best |