RI Favorites - Top High Schools
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Within weeks of launch, and on the heels of a major look at RI's Top Lobbyists, GoLocal launched a series that blew away the numbers, went viral and generated more than 75,000 page views: RI's Top High Schools.
The state's first statistical analysis of all the public high schools in Rhode Island ranked the schools from first to last, and crowned East Greenwich High as the state's number-one school. EG edged out Block Island High for top honors, prompting much backfence conversation about the rivalry between the two top high schools based in well-heeled communities.
Another story, however, was Providence's Classical High School making the top 10 rankings (the only Providence public school to do so), and GoLocal went straight to Classical students for fresh, same-day video reaction.GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST
All the stories generated tremendous, early commentary on the site, as to what measures were fair, how NECAP scores should or should not be accounted, and what mattered in school experience. Overall, the series set a standard at GoLocal for numbers-based reporting that ignites conversation and engagement.
For the lead Top High School story, go here.
Related Articles
- Rhode Island’s Top High School: East Greenwich High School
- Top Schools Rankings: The Table
- Second Place Top School: Block Island High School
- Same-Day Video: Classical HS Students React to Their School’s Top Ten Ranking
- Third Place Top School: Narragansett High School
- Same-Day Video: East Greenwich HS Students On Top School Ranking
- Fourth Place Top School: Barrington High School
- Fifth Place Top School: South Kingstown High School
- Top Schools Rankings: How One School Did It
- Top Schools Rankings: The List
- For the First Time Ever, a Ranking of the State’s Public Schools
- Top Schools Rankings: The Math
