Three Metro schools earn medals from “U.S. News and World Report”
Nashville, Tennessee - Fresh off the announcement that they were the two most academically challenging high schools in Tennessee, Hume-Fogg Magnet High School and Martin Luther King, Jr. Magnet High School (MLK) have yet another national ranking to be proud of.
In its annual ranking of America’s best high schools, “U.S. News and World Report” has named Hume-Fogg as number one in the state with MLK close behind at number two. Both schools also earned gold medals from the magazine. If this sounds familiar, it’s because both schools topped last year’s list, as well as a similar list from “Newsweek” last May.
New to the list this year is MNPS Middle College High School, which is unranked but given the title of “Recognized Nationally” and a bronze medal.
“It’s not surprising that the most challenging schools in Tennessee, Hume-Fogg and MLK, would also be named the best,” said Director of Schools Dr. Jesse Register. “We’re particularly pleased to see Middle College honored, as the students and faculty there work very hard in a real college environment. It’s not unusual for students there to graduate with associate’s degrees and high school diplomas at the same time,
