Sumner Academy named in "best high schools list"

Posted by Nick Sloan on December 10, 2009 - 11:19am
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U.S. News and World Report is the latest magazine to honor Sumner Academy of Arts and Sciences as a top high school in the nation.

Joining Newsweek, which has ranked Sumner in its list for a number of years, the magazine ranked the Kansas City, Kan., school as the 62nd best in the entire country.

The publication looked at over 21,000 high schools in the 48 continental states and Washington D.C.  The ranking is based on the College Readiness Index.

“It is gratifying to have U.S. News and World Report magazine recognize the excellence that has become a tradition here at Sumner Academy,” said Gene Fite, the school's principal. “Our staff holds our students to the highest expectations, and the students live up to those expectations.”

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Posted by christopher scott on December 10, 2009 - 2:40pm
Congrats to the Students and Staff at Sumner Academy!!!!

What an awesome accomplishment!!!

Bravo, for a job well done!!!!!
Posted by S P on December 10, 2009 - 3:08pm
I agree, great job!

So how does this school manage to keep all of it's programs when funding is being cut and jobs are being lost too so many in this district? I hope they are able to keep up the good work after more jobs are cut. Kansas legislation needs to look at the facts and realize that cutting additional funding to our schools is not the way to go, especially in Wyandotte County.