FIVE INDIANA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS RANKED IN TOP 500 OF US NEWS WORLD REPORT LIST

U.S. News and World Report has released its High School rankings, and in Indiana County, five schools rank in the top 500 in the state.

According to the publication, Indiana Senior High School ranked 90^th in the state of Pennsylvania.  The next highest ranked district is United at 241^st, followed by Homer-Center at 299^th, Marion Center at 316^th and Purchase Line at 474^th.  The publication puts Penns Manor in a bracket between 507^th and 665^th.  River Valley High School was not ranked in the survey, and the magazine still lists the school as in the “Blairsville-Saltsburg School District”.

Schools are ranked on their college readiness, state assessment proficiency and performance, underserved student performance, college curriculum breadth and graduation rate.  The survey was conducted by RTI International in conjunction with the magazine.