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Talk of Arizona
Fall 2014
The news website said it used six criteria for ranking public schools. Rates for high school graduation, rates for college acceptance, SAT and ACT scores, number of college-level courses and exams and the percentage of students with free or reduce-costd lunch.
High school graduation rates and rates for college acceptance were given the most weight.
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BASIS Scottsdale students listen during a lesson on finding the Greatest Common Factor in math.