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最新2014 年美國新聞雜誌對全美近兩萬所公立高中的評比剛出爐，後面轉貼前25名的學校，給有心移民來美國的家庭參考，女兒跟兒子就讀的高中都能排在全國前20名，真的是不容易。

這些排名前面的高中通常都有入學考試，並且要參考國中七、八年級的成績，由於學生是經過篩選的，程度接近，學校能教更深、更多的知識。這些名校高中通常會獲得名校大學的青睞，多給幾個名額，但因為名校對各地區有配額，不會在同一地區收很多學生，所以學生競爭壓力也很大。

多數這些高中學生都很優秀，有很多不同的才能，有些人專長於某些運動項目，打進入全國比賽甚至獲選為美國奧運代表隊選手，有些人獲得到州、全國甚至世界各種音樂表演邀請，有些人獲得世界奧林匹克數學、物理、化學獎牌，有些人在機器人或是實驗設計競賽中得獎，美國好的高中是有彈性能讓學生發展自己的長處，而不是只注重學術方面，更不是只強調成績，當然在校課業是要保持一定的程度。

我非常不建議父母為了讓小孩進入這種明星高中而硬逼著小孩唸書，如果小孩無法適應，那就算勉強能考進去，也會唸的很痛苦，因為教學步調快，大多數的學生都很用功，而且還有多餘時間參加課外活動，如果很努力還跟不上大多數同學，對小孩將是一種打擊。

由於兩個小孩都是唸這種特殊高中，我很能體會這些高中生的升學壓力不輸台灣，除了學校課業之外，大多數學生都忙於許多課外活動跟各種競賽，很多活動都在課後跟週末，這些不屬於學校課程，大都要靠父母安排跟接送，所以父母通常也就跟著非常忙碌。

在美國，公立學校能給學生的教育其實很有限，大多數優秀小孩的背後都是有非常支持的父母，我必須再次強調，家庭教育比學校教育更重要，尤其是父母的態度與身教更重要，在大多數情形，有什麼樣的父母就會有什麼的小孩，父母不應該把小孩教育丟給學校，其實，父母應該要抱著能陪著小孩成長是一種幸福的態度，人生只有一次，除了健康之外，還有什麼事情比把小孩養育好更重呢? 如果連父母都不在乎自己小孩，那誰會在乎呢?

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2014美國新聞雜誌對全美近兩萬所公立高中的評比

http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/national-rankings?int=974b08

National Rankings Best High Schools

 

 

 

 

 

National Rank	School	Students / Teachers	College Readiness
#1	School for the Talented and Gifted 1201 EAST EIGHTH ST DALLAS, TX 75203 Dallas Independent School District  Gold Medal	17:1 Near National Avg   240 Students 14 Teachers	100.0 Above National Avg   100% Tested (AP®) 100% Passed (AP®)
#2	BASIS Scottsdale 11440 NORTH 136TH ST SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85259 BASIS Schools Inc.  Gold Medal	N/A N/A   701 Students N/A Teachers	100.0 Above National Avg   100% Tested (AP®) 100% Passed (AP®)
#3	Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology 970 MCELVANEY LN LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30044 Gwinnett County Public Schools  Gold Medal	17:1 Near National Avg   696 Students 40 Teachers	100.0 Above National Avg   100% Tested (AP®) 100% Passed (AP®)
#4	Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology 6560 BRADDOCK RD ALEXANDRIA, VA 22312 Fairfax County Public Schools  Gold Medal	17:1 Near National Avg   1,854 Students 108 Teachers	100.0 Above National Avg   100% Tested (AP®) 100% Passed (AP®)
#5	BASIS Tucson North 3825 EAST 2ND ST TUCSON, AZ 85716 BASIS Schools Inc.  Gold Medal	N/A N/A   699 Students N/A Teachers	100.0 Above National Avg   100% Tested (AP®) 100% Passed (AP®)
#6	Pine View School 1 PYTHON PATH OSPREY, FL 34229 Sarasota County Public Schools  Gold Medal	18:1 Larger than National Avg   2,196 Students 121 Teachers	100.0 Above National Avg   100% Tested (AP®) 100% Passed (AP®)
#7	University High School 421 NORTH ARCADIA BLVD TUCSON, AZ 85711 Tucson Unified School District  Gold Medal	21:1 Larger than National Avg   893 Students 42 Teachers	100.0 Above National Avg   100% Tested (AP®) 100% Passed (AP®)
#8	School of Science and Engineering Magnet 1201 EAST EIGHTH ST DALLAS, TX 75203 Dallas Independent School District  Gold Medal	17:1 Near National Avg   388 Students 23 Teachers	100.0 Above National Avg   100% Tested (AP®) 100% Passed (AP®)
#9	International Academy 1020 EAST SQUARE LAKE RD BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI 48304 Bloomfield Hills School District  Gold Medal	N/A N/A   1,336 Students N/A Teachers	100.0 Above National Avg   100% Tested (IB) 100% Passed (IB)
#10	Oxford Academy 5172 ORANGE AVE CYPRESS, CA 90630 Anaheim Union High  Gold Medal	29:1 Larger than National Avg   1,142 Students 39 Teachers	100.0 Above National Avg   100% Tested (AP®) 100% Passed (AP®)
#11	Biotechnology High School 4000 KOZLOSKI RD FREEHOLD, NJ 07728 Monmouth County Vocational School District  Gold Medal	12:1 Smaller than National Avg   314 Students 26 Teachers	100.0 Above National Avg   100% Tested (IB) 100% Passed (IB)
#12	Stanton College Preparatory School 1149 WEST 13TH ST JACKSONVILLE, FL 32209 Duval County Public Schools  Gold Medal	20:1 Larger than National Avg   1,595 Students 81 Teachers	100.0 Above National Avg   100% Tested (AP®) 100% Passed (AP®)
#13	International Community School 11133 NE 65TH ST KIRKLAND, WA 98033 Lake Washington School District  Gold Medal	23:1 Larger than National Avg   380 Students 16 Teachers	100.0 Above National Avg   100% Tested (AP®) 100% Passed (AP®)
#14	Maine School of Science & Mathematics 95 HIGH ST LIMESTONE, ME 04750 Maine School Of Science and Mathematics  Gold Medal	N/A N/A   108 Students N/A Teachers	100.0 Above National Avg   100% Tested (AP®) 100% Passed (AP®)
#15	Academy of Aerospace and Engineering 15 VERNON ST HARTFORD, CT 06106 Capitol Region Education Council  Gold Medal	14:1 Near National Avg   390 Students 27 Teachers	100.0 Above National Avg   100% Tested (AP®) 100% Passed (AP®)
#16	Academic Magnet High School 5109A WEST ENTERPRISE ST NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29405 Charleston County School District  Gold Medal	15:1 Near National Avg   618 Students 41 Teachers	99.4 Above National Avg   100% Tested (AP®) 99% Passed (AP®)
#17	International School 445 128TH AVE SE BELLEVUE, WA 98005 Bellevue School District  Gold Medal	20:1 Larger than National Avg   547 Students 28 Teachers	98.9 Above National Avg   100% Tested (AP®) 99% Passed (AP®)
#18	Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School 921 WEST JEFF DAVIS MONTGOMERY, AL 36108 Montgomery County  Gold Medal	14:1 Near National Avg   456 Students 31 Teachers	98.6 Above National Avg   100% Tested (AP®) 98% Passed (AP®)
#19	Design & Architecture Senior High 4001 NE 2ND AVE MIAMI, FL 33137 Miami-Dade County Public Schools  Gold Medal	15:1 Near National Avg   480 Students 32 Teachers	98.0 Above National Avg   100% Tested (AP®) 97% Passed (AP®)
#20	High Technology High School BCC NEWMAN SPRINGS RD LINCROFT, NJ 07738 Monmouth County Vocational School District  Gold Medal	11:1 Smaller than National Avg   283 Students 26 Teachers	97.9 Above National Avg   100% Tested (AP®) 97% Passed (AP®)
#21	Signature School 610 MAIN ST EVANSVILLE, IN 47708 Signature School Inc  Gold Medal	14:1 Near National Avg   336 Students 23 Teachers	97.6 Above National Avg   100% Tested (AP®) 97% Passed (AP®)
#22	Whitney High School 16800 SHOEMAKER AVE CERRITOS, CA 90703 ABC Unified School District  Gold Medal	26:1 Larger than National Avg   1,021 Students 39 Teachers	97.5 Above National Avg   99% Tested (AP®) 97% Passed (AP®)
#23	Carnegie Vanguard High School 10401 SCOTT ST HOUSTON, TX 77051 Houston Independent School District  Gold Medal	18:1 Larger than National Avg   523 Students 29 Teachers	97.3 Above National Avg   100% Tested (AP®) 96% Passed (AP®)
#24	International Studies Charter High School 2480 SW EIGHTH ST MIAMI, FL 33135 Miami-Dade County Public Schools  Gold Medal	16:1 Near National Avg   347 Students 22 Teachers	97.2 Above National Avg   100% Tested (AP®) 96% Passed (AP®)
#25	Pacific Collegiate School 255 SWIFT ST SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060 Santa Cruz County Office Of Education  Gold Medal	18:1 Larger than National Avg   510 Students 28 Teachers	97.1 Above National Avg   100% Tested (AP®) 96% Passed (AP®)