how do you find out which are the best public scools in america?
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Jefferson County*IrondaleAla.10.7552\n2International Academy*Bloomfield HillsMich.8.4220\n3Stanton College Prep*JacksonvilleFla.7.3857.8\n4Eastside* GainesvilleFla.6.68239\n5H-B WoodlawnArlingtonVa.5.74714\n6Science/Engineering MagnetDallasTexas5.54537.8\n7Paxon* JacksonvilleFla.5.37313\n8Pensacola*PensacolaFla.5.36263\n9Raleigh CharterRaleighN.C.5.0890\n10Hillsborough*TampaFla.5.08550
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Make sure the school is ACS Approved.\n\nhttp://acswebapplications.acs.org/applications/cpt/asl/app_list_search.cfm\n\nOther than that, you look at the usual schools such as Harvard, MIT, Cal Tech, Stanford, etc.  Find where you want to school by area and look at the schools available.  Saying which is best is a very subjective process.
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http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/tools/brief/cosearch_advanced_brief.php\n\nCheck out this website.  You answer a series of questions.  Gives you schools and US News rankings. P.S. There are a lot of good schools in your field and you don't have to go to "the best" to get a good education.  It's more about what YOU do with what you're given.  Good luck!
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http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/rankindex_brief.php \n\nthis is the best. you need to pay for some features but you can see the rankings and some stats
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I would have to say public school because you get to meet more people. Sure they aren't that great, but at least you have friends.
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in NY state there is a rating system that you can search online I think you may be able to do it for all schools. there is a website and if you search on yahoo or google you should get some information..check out the link below first.
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Where can I find these schools?
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Private schools belong to their own school assocation.  It should be listed in the phone book.  Contact them and ask for a list of the schools in your area, then contact the schools for a visit.  Either the association or the schools themselves will be able to provide information about academic programs, test scores, etc.  No matter how good a school looks on paper, you really don't know if you like it or not until you visit.
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As a former teacher, i can say that the easiest way to get information on public schools is to go to that city's board of education website.\n\nHere is Cleveland's public school system website:\n\nhttp://www.cmsdnet.net/\n\nand here are the listings with phone numbers for all the schools there:\n\nhttp://www.cmsdnet.net/schools/listschools.htm
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THERE ARE FAR BETTER SCHOOLS ELSEWHERE. IN MISSISSIPPI, HOWEVER, THAT IS THE BEST PUBLIC SCHOOL.
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Check out U.SNews & World Report's website on America's best colleges.\n\nhttp://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/rankindex_brief.php
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Research the top rated schools for your field of studies. Then take into account the tution, student life, international student relations, living arrangements, etc. for your top choices.  Also, research information about the city, for example: cost of living, jobs, cultural diversity, etc.  Here are a couple of sites that may be helpful www.usnews.com and www.ulinks.com  --Best of luck.
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It would help to know which state you were interested researching.  The Internet has many website.  \n\nI found this cool website about one room schoolhouses.
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It amazes me that NC has one of the best university systems in the US, but its public schools rank so low.\n\nChapel Hill is about the only district in the state known for having a decent school system.  There are always private schools.
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Go to usnews.com and click on their "rankings and guides" button.  Click on "more school rankings".  Then go to universities and through a series of menus, they will rank schools based upon major, cost, location, financial aid, demographics and more -- very helpful site.\n\na more direct link is:\n\nhttp://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/tools/brief/cosearch_advanced_brief.php
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Standard and Poor's does a rating of school systems. That would be a good way to see how the schools are and then purchase a home in their school area.  Many realtors allow you to narrow your search by school district.
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http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/cs_compare/or/?level=h&area=t&city=Portland&sortby=name&tab=over&begin=0&showall=1\n\nThat's the site you should go to.\n\nIt gives you different demographics, test results, reviews, and other things on the schools.\n\nThe Portland school district really isn't in the best shape as a whole, though.\n\nAs that site will show you, Lincoln High School is the best. They have MUCH higher overall test scores than any of the other Portland high schools.