{"id":75949,"date":"2016-12-10T01:15:23","date_gmt":"2016-12-10T06:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=75949"},"modified":"2016-12-09T21:15:49","modified_gmt":"2016-12-10T02:15:49","slug":"hamilton-joins-list-of-top-new-york-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=75949","title":{"rendered":"Hamilton joins list of top New York schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_75950\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75950\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?attachment_id=75950\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-75950\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-75950 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/HCS-Class-of-2016-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"hcs-class-of-2016\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/HCS-Class-of-2016-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/HCS-Class-of-2016-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/HCS-Class-of-2016-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/HCS-Class-of-2016-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-75950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hamilton Central High School class of 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Hamilton school district is one of just five Central New York schools to make an exclusive list of the top\u00a0100 districts in New York state.<\/p>\n<p>Niche Inc., released its 2017 Best School Districts in New York list in early December, and Hamilton was ranked at 90. Niche is a national company that annually ranks colleges, schools, communities and\u00a0neighborhoods across the country. This year\u2019s analysis examined 670 school <!--more-->districts in New York state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are pleased to be recognized as one of the top districts in New York and for an outside agency to\u00a0reaffirm that we offer a high-quality education and extracurricular experiences to meet the needs of all\u00a0students,\u201d Superintendent Dr. Anael Alston said.<\/p>\n<p>Nationally, Niche Inc. assesses more than 10,000 public school districts across the United States and grades\u00a0them in academics, standardized assessments, culture and diversity, health and safety, teachers, facilities,\u00a0extracurricular activities, sports and parent\/student survey results on their overall experience in the district.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton\u2019s grades include an A for health and safety, an A- for food, and an A+ for academics, teachers,\u00a0college readiness and administration. Hamilton has an average SAT score of 1220 and an average graduation\u00a0rate of 90 percent, with the class of 2016 most recently boasting a 100-percent graduation rate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hamilton school district is one of just five Central New York schools to make an exclusive list of the top\u00a0100 districts in New York state. Niche Inc., released its 2017 Best School Districts in New York list in early December, and Hamilton was ranked at 90. 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