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Top Kentucky High Schools by ACT Scores
If you’re looking to attend one of the top Kentucky high schools, make sure you check out those associated with a university: the top two high schools with the highest average ACT scores were both magnet high schools affiliated with an institution of higher [...]
Top Tennessee High Schools by ACT Scores
Looking for the best high schools in Tennessee? Check for the word “Magnet” in the school’s name: the top three high schools in 2020 with the highest average ACT scores were all Magnet Schools. Although it’s only one metric, a school’s average ACT scores [...]
How to Motivate Students for Standardized Tests
Parents and teachers who are struggling with how to motivate students for standardized tests feel the truth behind the old cliché: “you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink.” So how can you convince your students that it’s worth [...]
When Should You Start Preparing for the ISEE Test
Students prepare for the ISEE private school admissions test year-round; however, assuming a January or February test date and application deadline, about a quarter of students will start preparing in summer; half—the majority—will start in fall, and the remainder will play catch-up in winter. [...]
Top Alabama High Schools by ACT Scores
It has a sad name, but Alabama's Loveless High School edges out Mountainbrook and Vestavia in claiming the title of Alabama's Best High School for ACT results. Definitively determining which are the “best” high schools requires a detailed assessment along many metrics. Of those, [...]
