Each category was weighted equally in determining the final ranking. The K-12 achievement category uses 2015 test score data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress. The King’s College ranks 11 in The 20 Best Conservative Colleges in America and 12 in The Best Colleges for Homeschool Graduates. The biggest movers in (to) the top 10 though is St Andrew High School for Girls amd Mannings High, who was at 11 and 14 repectively last year, but who are now at 6 and 9 Note also that all the 'Prestigious. By Barbara Kantrowitz On 5/15/05 at 8:00 PM EDT. Trinity is the longest-standing education center on our list of top private schools in the US. NEWSWEEK UNVEILS THE TOP SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND SUGGESTS WHAT OTHERS CAN DO TO MAKE THE GRADE. Westwood has jumped three places since last year. The final school to make our list of 2017 best private schools in America is Trinity School in New York City. The finance category incorporates metrics on cost-adjusted per-pupil spending and how equitably spending was distributed across school districts in the state in 2013. Montego Bay High remains extremely strong and consistent in 3rd place again though. All other data are for the most recent available year and are based on Education Week’s analysis of data from the U.S. Graduation rates are defined as the percent of public high school students who graduated on time with a standard diploma for the 2014-2015 school year. Read more about the methodology and analysis behind the rankings, as well as the results of the subcategories and student survey, at. The chance for success category includes data on family income, parent education and employment, child schooling, and employment opportunities after college. The report is based on three major categories: chance for success, finances, and K-12 achievement. used Education Week’s Quality Counts 2017 report. To identify the states with the best and worst schools, 24/7 Wall St.