Mingus Union High School Again Recognized Among America’s Best Schools

Mingus Again Recognized Among America’s Best Schools

US News & World Report recently released its annual ranking of “America’s Best High Schools” and Mingus Union High School was included for the second year in a row, having again earned a Bronze award, putting Mingus among the top 27% of all high schools in the nation.  Awards are based on student performance on state assessments and how well schools prepare students for college-level work. US News utilized the American Institute for Research to implement its comprehensive ranking methodology, which is based on the key principles that a great high school must serve all of its students well, not just those who are college bound, and that it must be able to produce measurable academic outcomes to show the school is successfully educating its student body across a range of performance indicators. This analysis of nearly 30,000 public high schools across the country found that Mingus students performed better than statistically expected, including the performance of its economically disadvantaged and minority students, and that Mingus’ students performed well on Advanced Placement indicators. Mingus Superintendent Dr. Paul Tighe commented, “We are very honored to receive this prestigious recognition for a second straight year. It reflects the excellent work of our teachers and staff as well as the great achievement of our students. This clearly demonstrates how a small community in rural Arizona can provide a high quality education despite having less funding and resources than in any other state in the nation.”

 

Dr. Paul Tighe

Superintendent

Mingus Union High School District #4
1801 East Fir Street

Cottonwood, AZ  86326
928-634-8640
www.mingusunion.com