University School ranked fifth in state byU.S.News

JOHNSON CITY – The “Best High School” rankings recently published by U.S.News & World Report lists University School as fifth in the state.

University School is located on the East Tennessee State University campus and is governed under the auspices of the Claudius G. Clemmer College of Education.

“We are honored to receive this recognition from U.S.News & World Report,” said Dr. Doyle Brinson, director of University School. “Our faculty, staff, students and parents work very hard to make these types of awards happen and the full credit goes to them.”

The fifth-place ranking puts University School at the top of the listing of high schools from the Northeast Tennessee region.   According to U.S.News, the rankings were determined based on a variety of factors, including math and reading proficiency exam scores, performance of disadvantaged students, and advanced placement data. U.S.News reviewed 31,242 U.S. public schools for this year’s rankings, and 88 schools in Tennessee are included.

University School enrolls 506 students in grades K-12 and employs 32 full-time teachers.

“As evidenced by its continued high ranking by U.S. News, University School continues its long tradition of providing exceptional educational opportunities to its students, and the school is also a primary teaching lab for our students in the Clemmer College of Education,” said Dr. Angela Lewis, ETSU interim dean of Education. “I have been particularly pleased with the school’s expansion of its AP courses offerings and dual enrollment, which provide high quality academic challenges for its students.”