Oasis High School in top 1 percent of nation’s “Most Challenging High Schools”
The city of Cape Coral’s Oasis High School has landed at #62 on the list of “Most Challenging High Schools” in the United States. The list is compiled by the Washington Post using a “Challenge Index” to rate public high schools in the United States.
Only 2,300 of the nation’s 22,000 public high schools managed to reach the minimum standard of the index, which places Oasis High School in the top 1 percent of high schools in the country. “This is quite an honor for our high school, our students, faculty and parents,” said Superintendent Nelson Stephenson. “We have established a world-class learning opportunity at our charter schools, and we appreciate all the hard work and support we receive from so many people.”
Of the 373 high schools in the state of Florida that made the list, Oasis was ranked #15. Oasis High School is part of Cape Coral’s Municipal Charter School System, which includes Oasis Elementary, Christa McAuliffe Elementary and Oasis Middle schools.
The Challenge Index is determined by the total number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and Cambridge tests given at a school each year divided by the number of seniors who graduated in May or June. With a few exceptions, public schools that achieved a ratio of at least 1.00, meaning they had as many tests in 2015 as they had graduates, were put on the national list
Source: City of Cape Coral