Barrington Public Schools is pleased to announce Barrington High School has been ranked the 129th Best STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) High School in the country out of the top 5,000 STEM high schools. BPS is committed to providing curriculum-based and extracurricular opportunities for our students to develop the deep learning competencies needed to excel in the STEM fields. We recognize that the students of today will be the leaders and problem-solvers of tomorrow, entering a globally connected and rapidly changing world. BPS is proud of the dedication, passion, and commitment to grappling with the complex issues and skills demonstrated by our teachers and students. Barrington Students are "Empowered to Excel."
According to the November 8, 2019 Newsweek release, "America is a nation of entrepreneurs and innovators, and our economic vitality and national security depend on our sustaining that vibrant culture. Science, technology, engineering, mathematics—these are the fields in which our children need to be fluent. The STEM skills that only specialists have today will be expected of virtually everyone in the American workforce tomorrow. Children are natural STEM students. They love to explore the properties of sand and water, to build towers (and knock them down), to count their Halloween candy or track sports statistics. We need to make sure that innate drive, curiosity and creativity aren't lost along the way. That's why Newsweek, with its long history of reporting on scientific breakthroughs, technological revolutions and societal challenges, partnered with STEM.org to rank America's Best STEM High Schools. We found schools in every region of the country that offer skilled teachers who keep up with developments in these fields and who create dynamic learning environments to engage their students."
"STEM.org Educational ResearchTM (SER) has developed a proprietary scoring logic utilizing the latest in regression analysis that takes into consideration a broad set of quantitative and qualitative data inputs, collected from Q2 2015 -Q3 2019. The purpose was to determine which primary/secondary institutions in America best offer students experiences in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) —as defined by the Congressional Research Service— while preparing them for post-secondary outcomes. Additional factors
including custom affluence index were taken into consideration resulting in the latest Newsweek Top 5,000 STEM High School Rankings." (Newsweek, 2019).
The Complete List of Newsweek 1-5,000 STEM High Schools
Sources:
STEM.org Educational Research Surveys (SERS)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
School Attendance Boundary Survey (SABS) US
Department of Education K-12 Data (Various)
Private School Universe Survey (PSS)
Privately Licensed Data (Various)
Common Core Data (CCD)