Marjory Stoneman Douglas Cheerleaders. Clockwise starting Left: Stephanie Taylor, Emma Rothenberg, Victoria Hinton, Jordan Kelton and Brittany Bolger on the bottom. – Submitted Photo.

By: Sharon Aron Baron

According to U.S. News & World Report, Parkland is home to one of Broward County Public Schools best high schools along with 15 other high schools that made the national rankings.

Four high schools ranked in the nation’s top 500 – Cypress Bay High School, 243; Pompano Beach High School, 250; Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, 439; and Nova High School, 495 – earning gold medals.

Best High Schools rankings evaluate data on more than 21,500 public high schools to identify which schools are best at preparing students for college and careers. U.S. News recognizes high schools with gold, silver and bronze medals, with gold medals indicating the greatest level of college readiness.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas is located in Parkland, FL and both Parkland and Coral Springs students attend this school.

See BCPS high schools national and state rankings below:


	Medal	State Ranking	National Ranking
Cypress Bay High School	Gold	21	243
Pompano Beach High School	Gold	22	250
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School	Gold	30	439
Nova High School	Gold	33	495
McFatter Technical High School	Silver	36	553
Atlantic Technical High School	Silver	76	1,033
West Broward High School	Silver	86	1,171
Western High School	Silver	90	1,198
Fort Lauderdale High School	Silver	92	1,257
Cooper City High School	Silver	99	1,453
Flanagan High School	Silver	111	1,878
Hollywood Hills High School	Silver	117	2,044
Miramar High School	Silver	124	2,157
Broward Virtual School	Silver	134	2,328
McArthur High School	Silver	138	2,375
Monarch High School	Silver	142	2,465

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Sharon Aron Baron

Editor of Talk Media and writer for Coral Springs Talk. CST was created in 2012 to provide News, Views, and Entertainment for the residents of Coral Springs and the rest of South Florida.