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Meet Three High Schools Where 'It's Cool to Be Smart' While many educators and officials are worried about U.S. schools falling behind in STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — the U.S. has many high schools that excel in these subjects. At these schools, while students may graduate with memories of band practice and the prom, they also have a deep understanding of STEM subjects, serious research experience and national recognition. Three such schools are the Harker School in San Jose, Calif.; Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Va.; and Science and Engineering Magnet High School, part of the Dallas Independent School District.

Newsweek: The Top of the Class Newsweek's ranking of the top 1,500 public high schools in the U.S.  SEM is ranked #2!

QuestBridge QuestBridge is a non-profit program that links bright, motivated low-income students with educational and scholarship opportunities at some of the nation's best colleges. QuestBridge is the provider of the National College Match Program and the College Prep Scholarship.

SEM Named a “Worldwide Leader” by the College Board SEM is honored to be named a "Worldwide Leader" in Advanced Placement by the College Board.  The College Board is known for its SAT, PSAT and Advanced Placement programs.

SEM Named a National Blue Ribbon School The Texas Education Agency named SEM a National Blue Ribbon School.

SEM PTSA Newsletter 10-20-11

US News & World Report: Best High Schools SEM named US News Gold Medal School (December 4, 2008). Ranked #18 out of 21,000 public high schools across the nation, and #1 in Texas. Congratulations to SEM students, parents, faculty and staff for this outstanding accomplishment!

USA Today Newspaper: Masters of their Subjects Across the country, 13.2 percentof the high school class of 2004 demonstrated mastery of at least one AP course. This is a list of schools with the highest percentage of their total student population achieving college-level mastery.