Patch Beachwood, OH --Each year, The Washington Post calculates the academic achievements of over 22,000 high schools nationwide to find out which are the most challenging.
91 percent of the schools under review didn't make the cut but Beachwood High did, the Post reported earlier this month.
Beachwood was ranked 19th in the top 32 most challenging schools in Ohio, based on total student participation in highly rigorous, college-preparatory coursework and exams.
The rankings are determined by an index score which is calculated by dividing the number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, and Advanced International Certificate of Education tests given at a school each year by the number of seniors who graduated that year.
A ratio of 1.000 means the school had as many tests as graduates.
Also included is the percentage of students who come from families that qualify for lunch subsidies (Subs. lunch) and the percentage of graduates who passed at least one college-level test during high school, referred to as equity and excellence, (E&E). A "P" next to the school's name denotes a private school.
Below are the Ohio schools who earned a spot on the list:
*RANK*
*SCHOOL*
*CITY*
*STATE*
*E&E%*
*SUBS. LUNCH*
*INDEX*
1
Walnut Hills
Cincinnati
OH
86.00
22.00
5.730
2
Wyoming
Wyoming
OH
75.00
7.00
5.019
3
Toledo Islamic Academy (P)
Sylvania
OH
75.00
57.00
4.333
4
Indian Hill
Cincinnati
OH
75.00
3.00
4.241
5
Chagrin Falls
Chagrin Falls
OH
60.00
4.00
3.689
6
Olentangy Orange
Lewis Center
OH
99.50
12.90
3.529
7
Solon
Solon
OH
63.00
8.00
3.411
8
Olentangy Liberty
Powell
OH
64.40
4.00
3.400
9
Olentangy
Lewis Center
OH
64.90
9.10
3.364
10
Madeira
Cincinnati
OH
84.70
7.70
3.281
11
Dublin Coffman
Dublin
OH
3.160
12
Upper Arlington
Upper Arlington
OH
62.00
3.024
13
Hudson
Hudson
OH
66.70
4.60
3.014
14
Columbus Alternative
Columbus
OH
39.00
60.00
3.009
15
Aurora
Aurora
OH
61.20
9.70
2.942
16
Orange
Pepper Pike
OH
48.00
15.40
2.878
17
Shaker Heights
Shaker Heights
OH
46.00
29.40
2.784
18
Mariemont
Mariemont
OH
8.00
2.382
19
Beachwood
Beachwood
OH
48.30
9.70
2.272
20
Ottawa Hills
Ottawa Hills
OH
53.10
2.095
21
Kenston
Chagrin Falls
OH
36.60
10.00
1.977
22
Hoover
North Canton
OH
37.00
16.00
1.877
23
Jackson
Massillon
OH
45.00
14.00
1.811
24
Chaminade Julienne (P)
Dayton
OH
36.00
22.00
1.656
25
Centerville
Centerville
OH
26.90
14.90
1.633
26
Turpin
Cincinnati
OH
41.20
8.50
1.586
27
Mayfield
Mayfield Village
OH
30.00
17.00
1.527
28
Bellbrook
Bellbrook
OH
34.00
13.00
1.390
29
Westerville South
Westerville
OH
21.80
29.00
1.241
30
Columbus East
Columbus
OH
13.80
32.00
1.241
31
Independence
Independence
OH
60.00
1.235
32
Hilliard Davidson
Hilliard
OH
26.40
20.26
1.139 Reported by Patch 14 hours ago.