Fairfield Warde Named One Of 'Most Challenging' In U.S.

FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Fairfield Warde High School is one of the “most challenging” in the United States, according to a recent study by the Washington Post.

Fairifeld Warde High School ranked 12th in Connecticut on the Washington Post's list of "Most Challenging" high schools.
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Daily Voice

04/30/2013 4:00 p.m.

Warde ranked 12th among the 18 Connecticut high schools that made the nationwide list. Overall, Fairfield Warde was No. 860 out of the more than 2,000 schools included in the rankings.

The Post determined its rankings based on the number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and Advanced International Certificate of Education tests given per student each year, with all school with a ratio better than 1.000 included in the national list. Fairfield Warde’s ratio was 2.228 for 2013, more than a half point higher than it was last year.

Of the 18 Connecticut high schools that made the list, Greenwich High School was ranked at No. 6, Weston High School at No. 7, Ridgefield High at No. 8, Staples High School at No 9, Wilton High School at No. 10, and New Canaan at No. 14.

The rankings did not include magnet schools or charter schools that attract exclusively high-performing students. It also relied on schools self-reporting their information, so not all schools were included in the rankings.

Nationwide, American Indian Public Charter in Oakland, Calif., was rated as the No. 1 most challenging school. In the state, Connecticut IB Academy in East Hartford ranked at No. 1.

See the full nationwide list here.

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