Students Return on Tuesday

It has been a tough week and we know everyone is eager to return to school. All staff return on Monday, Sept. 24. Students will not return until the following day, Tuesday, Sept. 25. We hope everyone is safe and secure and looking forward to seeing all of their friends again.

Latta High School Ranked Nationally

Latta High School is ranked nationwide in US News & World Report’s annual list of America’s Best High Schools. This is the eleventh year that Latta High School has been ranked. The school earned a bronze ranking. US News & World Report started ranking high schools nationally in 2006.

The magazine and its partner in the rankings project, School Evaluation Services, examined 21,035 public high schools nationwide. US News uses a three-step process that analyzes how schools are educating all of their students, minority and disadvantaged students’ achievement, and finally college-bound student scores on state tests, Advanced Placement exams and International Baccalaureate tests.

Nationwide the 500 high schools with the highest college readiness scores were ranked and awarded gold medals. Silver winners are high-performing schools with lower college readiness, and bronze honors are given to high-performing schools based on state exam performance.

The state has 230 high schools. Two SC high schools received gold medals. Fifteen high schools received silver. Forty-one high schools earned bronze.