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Fairfield Ludlowe HS Ranked 16th Best in CT

U.S. News and World Report's 2012 Best High Schools annual list ranks schools based on student performance on standardized tests as well as student participation in Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate programs.

is the sixteenth best high school in Connecticut and the 527th best in the country, according to U.S. News and World Report's 2012 Best High Schools ranking.

The annual list ranks schools based on student performance on standardized tests as well as student participation in Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) programs.

Since 2009 the list has been expanded from 1,800 to 22,000 high schools in 49 states and the District of Columbia (Nebraska did not report enough data to be included in this year's rankings), U.S. News reports.

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U.S. News says it partnered with the Washington, D.C.-based American Institutes for Research in developing the ranking methodology.

In addition U.S. News awarded more than 4,850 gold, silver, and bronze medals to the top-performing schools. won silver for its high level of student performance.

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According to the report, the AP exam participation rate at is 46 percent, helping it reach 44.6 on the College Readiness Index. With 1,452 students and 113 teachers, the high school maintains a 1:13 student to teacher ratio.

For more, check out U.S. News and World Report's 2012 Best High Schools ranking.

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