Boise has spent the past decade shedding its old reputation as a quiet regional capital. In fact, the Treasure Valley is now among the fastest-growing metros in the country, and its secondary school landscape has diversified considerably as a result. Families raising college-bound students here navigate a market that...
Read MoreIf you are raising a college-bound student in the Rochester, New York area, you are operating in one of the most academically rich secondary-school markets in upstate New York. Rochester is home to the University of Rochester, the Rochester Institute of Technology, and SUNY Geneseo, among other respected institutions....
Read MoreFamilies relocating to, or already living in, the Salt Lake City metro area are often surprised by how academically competitive the region’s high schools have become. From elite independent schools like Rowland Hall and Waterford to high-performing publics such as Skyline, West, Corner Canyon, and Davis High, and selective...
Read MoreA clear, research-backed look at how Princeton, WW-P, Hopewell Valley, Lawrenceville, and Mercer County’s private schools compare and how families can make informed decisions. Families in Mercer County face a uniquely complicated school decision. With academically elite public districts including Princeton High School, WW-P North and South, Hopewell Valley,...
Read MoreThe Boise Metro’s Competitive Landscape The Boise metro area sends more applicants to selective engineering programs each year. Consequently, competition inside the Treasure Valley has intensified. Timberline High School, part of the Boise School District, ranks seventh among Idaho high schools per U.S. News & World Report. Its Advanced...
Read MoreSeattle families often assume the city’s tech reputation is the whole story. Instead, the more useful advantage sits one layer down, in a real concentration of cancer research centers, biotech labs, maritime agencies, and independent media institutions. Notably, several of them keep their doors open to current high schoolers,...
Read MoreIf you are raising a college-bound student on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, you are navigating one of the most distinctive and genuinely unusual secondary-school markets in the country. Unlike most communities served by this series, Martha’s Vineyard is a geographically isolated island accessible only by ferry or plane, approximately seven...
Read MoreSeattle families often assume that a tech-heavy, well-educated city guarantees an easy path to selective colleges. The truth is more layered, however. Seattle Public Schools runs large comprehensive high schools, and a motivated student can get lost inside one. At the same time, the city offers a major research...
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