Thursday, November 2, 2017

Siloam Springs High School Honored for Academic Excellence


Dr. Chad Hill owns, directs, and cares for patients at Siloam Springs Women’s Center, an Arkansas OB/GYN clinic he founded in 1998. Active in his community, Dr. Chad Hill has donated approximately $70,000 to programs and departments at Siloam Springs High School.

In April of 2017, U.S. News & World Report announced that Siloam Springs High School (SSHS) had again earned placement on the publication’s annual rankings of the nation's Best High Schools. This marks the third consecutive year SSHS has achieved this honor.

To compile the rankings, U.S. News first gathered data from over 20,000 public high schools across the country. The publication then undertook a three-step process for each school to confirm that students exceeded state averages in math and reading, that students who are considered disadvantaged excelled in math and reading at rates higher than state averages, and that students graduated at rates equal to or greater than the national standard. Schools that met each of these criteria proceeded to a fourth step, which evaluated how well they prepared students for college.

Following the conclusion of the analysis, U.S. News awarded SSHS a silver medal, an honor that placed it among the top 12.7 percent of public schools in the country. SSHS also stood out as the 21st-ranked school in Arkansas and one of only 26 schools in the state to earn either a gold or silver medal.

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