I'm not well informed how these rankings work and I don't like seeing these low rankings especially for how much we're paying in taxes. But I will say that I was always impressed with the level of teaching and the passion that went along with it. Having non-traditional learners in the family, I met with multiple LS teachers, some ivy league educated. Regardless, they really care about your kid. That meant a lot to my family. And my girls are doing pretty well in their latest phase of life.
Kind Regards, Scott A. Clary Lincoln and Chatham MA 617-968-5769 On Wed, Sep 3, 2025, 1:03 PM Barbara Low <[email protected]> wrote: > My grandson is a sophomore at Watertown High and is taking AP US History > and AP Physics this year. > ------------------------------ > *From:* Lincoln <[email protected]> on behalf of Sara > Mattes <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 2, 2025 9:13 PM > *To:* Laura Taylor <[email protected]> > *Cc:* Lincoln Talk <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [LincolnTalk] LSRHS - School Rankings (US News & World > Report):--the financial impacts of lack of AP offerings. > > While my children had great educational opportunities (and experiences) at > L/S, the availability of AP courses was not one of them. > A little discussed fact is that taking and passing AP exams with a certain > score can award you with college credits. > Enough AP exams and a student may have been awarded a full semester of > college. > Both my boys did this. > It is money in the bank! > One of my boys graduated early and stayed on to take Grad.School courses. > My other son deferred his start date by a semester to continue work in an > internship in a medical laboratory. > Both boys walked with their respective classes. > > We paid for 7 semesters of college instead of 8. > > The lack of AP offerings has consequences-academic and financial. > > > > > > > > > On Sep 2, 2025, at 3:53 PM, Laura Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > > *This was included in the most recent email from Andrew Stephens, L-S > Superintendent/Principal * > > You may be aware that the 2025 US News & World Report Best Public High > Schools Ranking came out recently and that L-S was listed at #68 for MA. > Historically, L-S has had the following rankings among MA schools in this > report: 2025: 68th; 2024: 85th; 2022: 85th; 2021: 68th; 2020: 102nd; 2019: > 70th. The main reason for L-S’ historical ranking with US News & World > Report is tied to the fact that one of the only three categories this > publication uses in its rankings (in addition to State testing proficiency > and graduation rate) centers on the percentage of seniors only who took and > passed at least 1 AP exam and who took and passed an AP test in multiple > areas (40% of the overall ranking). > > While I personally and professionally do not feel that rankings that have > limited categories and push the comparison between districts come anywhere > close to reflecting the arc of the educational experience for a student at > L-S over their four years here, I do understand that many people do pay > attention to these types of reports. That said, it is our strong belief > that rankings like this are not indicative of all that we do here at L-S, > and I hope this provides some context for you. > ——- > Laura Taylor > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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