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Diamond Bar High School Named Among Best in State, Walnut High Ranking Drops

The local high school is ranked 39th in the State of California, according to a new report from U.S. News and World Report.

One of Diamond Bar's high schools has again been named among the top in the state, in a new ranking released Tuesday.

Diamond Bar High School came out in the top 40 of the state's high schools, placing 39th— and 219th nationally, according to U.S. News & World Report.  The school has increased its ranking dramatically, moving up 22 spots from placing 61st last year.

It was classified as a "gold" tier educational institute, one of only 500 in the nation.

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Walnut High School also made the list, though they did not earn as high of a spot as Diamond Bar High, dropping off from its spot in 2012.

The school is ranked 122 in California, and 629 nationally.  It earned a "silver" award, after being "gold" last year, dropping out of its 65th slot in the state and 348th national spot.

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"The 2013 Best High Schools rankings, released today, can help parents wade through the ever expanding options of public high schools," the report says of the rankings.

According to the publication, U.S. News collected data from more than 21,000 public high schools throughout the country to arrive at their rankings.  In the national rankings, 500 gold medals were awarded, along with 1,790 silver and 2,515 bronze.

California's top school overall is Pacific Collegiate School in Santa Cruz, the report found.

The top school in the country is The School for the Talented and Gifted in the Dallas Independent School District, according to the report.

U.S. News created the report along with D.C.-based American Institutes for Research "...to evaluate schools on overall student performance on state-mandated assessments, as well as how effectively schools educated their black, Hispanic and economically disadvantaged students. Performance on Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate exams was then used to determine the degree to which schools prepare students for college-level work."


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