This year, Newsweek sought to recognize schools that beat the odds, performing better than statistically expected for their level of poverty. For this list, we ranked schools on how well they prepare their students for college, taking students' socio-economic background into account. A next to a school's name means that low-income students are scoring at or above average on state assessments. This is our way of recognizing schools that narrow the achievement gap.
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