O.C. Register: "O.C.'s best public schools: high school success stories"

By FERMIN LEAL AND SCOTT MARTINDALE, The Orange County Register

Orange County's best public high schools outperform their peers across the state in almost every measurable testing category, promote rigorous academics and prepare students for college and careers.

So say nearly three dozen performance measures culled from massive state databases about 64 local comprehensive high schools.

The Orange County Register's education team pored over these measures to calculate its 2009 Best Public School rankings. The best schools are honored with gold, silver and bronze medals.

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