Washington Post: Citrus’s High Schools are AGAIN among America’s Most Challenging High Schools 2018

Citrus County high schools tops again!

While this past year’s report was delayed the news was all the more sweet.  Today Citrus County Schools Director of Research and Accountability, Amy Crowell shared that all three of our high schools in Citrus County were once again recognized by the Washington Post as “America’s Most Challenging High Schools”.

Of the 22,000 high schools in the US, near 2,500 are recognized.  The Challenge Index is the oldest high school ranking system in the country, beginning in 1998 in both Newsweek and The Washington Post. It is the only list that does not rely on test scores and compares private and public schools. It ranks high schools by a simple ratio: the number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate or Cambridge tests given at a school each year, divided by the number of seniors who graduated that year.

Lecanto High School– Ranked no. 567, which is in the top 3% of America’s 22,000 participating high schools

Citrus High School– Ranked no. 1605, which is in the top 7% of America’s 22,000 participating high schools

Crystal River High School– Ranked no. 1827, which is in the top 8% of America’s 22,000 participating high schools

The complete 2018 list can be found at: https://jaymathewschallengeindex.com

These types of continual achievements do not just happen. They take leadership, dedicated educators, and willing, motived and hardworking students. Well done to all our students and staff for all their hard work! Well done to all our students and staff for all their hard work!

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