(Pittsburgh, PA—March
26, 2015) Niche.com, formerly
known as College Prowler, which ranks and reviews K-12 schools, colleges, cities, and neighborhoods, recently published its
“Best Public High Schools Ranking,” listing High Tech 21st out of
over 14,000 high schools in the United States, announced Dr. Joseph
Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School.
High Tech, a public school located in North
Bergen, hosts 618 students in grades 9-12. Based on the New Jersey Department of
Education’s standards, 95% of High Tech students have proven their proficiency in
math and/or reading. On its website, Niche.com
received 126 reviews about High Tech, most of which have been positive.
Founded by Luke Skurman in
2002 as a publisher of print
guidebooks on colleges in the U.S., Niche.com
has received national recognition for its ranking system. In 2005, Fast Company magazine
listed it as one of the 50 fastest-growing
companies in the country. Originally,
the company produced print guidebooks, but by 2007, the company listed its content
online for a subscription fee. In 2009, Niche.com
had eliminated its subscription service, providing all of its web content free
of charge to the general public.
For an in-depth
explanation of the ranking criteria employed by Niche.com, please go to the
company’s website: https://niche.com/
