Dow High, Midland High both in Michigan top 50 in U.S. News rankings

via Midland Daily News

Both H.H. Dow High School and Midland High School made the top 50 high schools in Michigan in a new national ranking from U.S. News & World Report. Dow High was ranked No. 32 in the state and No. 1,317 nationally, while Midland High was No. 48 in Michigan and No. 1,712 nationally. The magazine considered 2009-10 data on nearly 22,000 public high schools from 49 states and the District of Columbia. "We're very happy with it," said Midland Public Schools Coordinator of Mathematics and Testing Bob Cooper. "I think for MPS, we're always trying to look not only at the national but also the international results." MPS Superintendent Carl Ellinger also mentioned the honor at Monday's Board of Education meeting, noting that Dow and Midland are in the "top 5 percent of all high schools."

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