Northeast listed among top high schools by U.S. News
Northeast Magnet High School was ranked among the top high schools by U.S. News and World Report Magazine. The magazine released its first ranking of high schools and identified more than 1,700 schools for distinction. Northeast received a bronze ranking. Northeast has been included in U.S. News’ high school rankings in the past.
For its list, U.S. News’ criteria were that schools have to provide a good education across their entire student body and prepare students for postsecondary opportunities.
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Kansas Standard of Excellence in Reading and Math!
Northeast Magnet was achieved Standard of Excellence in their Reading and Math Kansas state assessments. For a school to receive Standard of Excellence, a certain percentage of students must score exemplary on the assessments and only a small percentage of students be placed on academic warning.

Kansas Challenge Award for Math
In addition, NEM was one of six USD 259 schools, and one of only 10 high schools in Kansas, to receive Certificates of Merit as part of the Challenge Awards from the Confidence in Public Education Task Force. The award recognizes schools for outstanding achievement and accomplishment in reading and/or mathematics based on 2009 state assessment results, despite facing significant challenges in school population.
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