Don writes in…

CSD wants to be recognized as a top 10 districts in the nation. I note that US News doesn’t list DHS among the top 29 of GA high schools. To be fair, Walton HS and Lakeside HS are missing, too, and I think they’ve got good reps. I’m hoping someone with more knowledge can explain why US News’s methodology may exclude DHS. Thanks

29 Georiga schools made the list, with Redan High School in Stone Mountain is the only high school in DeKalb County to register.

And to help you gather background info, the ranking methodology can be found in full here.  Here’s the summary…

A three-step process determined the best high schools. The first two steps ensured that the schools serve all their students well, using state proficiency standards as the benchmarks. For those schools that made it past the first two steps, a third step assessed the degree to which schools prepare students for college-level work.