Washington Post names Reagan, King top U.S. schools

Milwaukee Public Schools’ Ronald Reagan College Preparatory High School and Rufus King International School are among the best in the country when it comes to challenging their students, according to a new ranking from the Washington Post.

The Post rankings are based upon the number of college-level tests given to students.

Reagan was named third best in Wisconsin. King was ranked fifth. Nine of the top 10 schools in Wisconsin were in the Milwaukee area. (To see the list, click here:http://apps.washingtonpost.com/local/highschoolchallenge/schools/2012/list/wisconsin-schools/)

King and Reagan were recently named among the 200 best high schools in the country by U.S. News and World Report. They were ranked first and second in the state and MPS’ Milwaukee School of Languages was ranked seventh.

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