By Jay Mathews. The Challenge Index is designed to recognize schools that challenge average students. The top-performing public magnet or charter schools in alphabetical order below were excluded from the Index list because, despite their exceptional quality, their standardized test scores indicate they have few or no average students. More @Wikipedia
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