Five local schools were recognized by U.S. News & World Report as being amongst "America's Best High Schools."  According to the report, "A three-step process determined the best high schools. The first twosteps ensured that the schools serve all of their students well, usingstate proficiency standards as the measuring benchmarks. For thoseschools that made it past the first two steps, a third step assessedthe degree to which schools prepared students for college-level work." (read more)

The local schools ranked in this report were:

SILVER MEDAL
Ft. Defiance High School (Augusta County) - view report

BRONZE MEDAL
Buffalo Gap High School (Augusta County) - view report
Riverheads High School (Augusta County) - view report
Turner Ashby High School (Rockingham County) - view report
Wilson Memorial High School (Augusta County) - view report