Washington Schools on the Top 1000 List

Jay Matthews of Newsweek has released his annual list of the Top Schools in the Nation. Washington schools that made the list, by ranking/school/city, and see if you notice the trend in the city:

37 Newport, Bellevue
44 Interlake, Bellevue
49 Bellevue, Bellevue
57 International School, Bellevue
186 Sammamish, Bellevue
441 Garfield, Seattle
494 Central Kitsap, Silverdale
799 Sehome, Bellingham
853 Bainbridge, Bainbridge
860 Peninsula, Gig Harbor
917 Redmond, Redmond
982 Inglemoor, Kenmore
990 Kamiak (tie), Mukilteo
1007 Skyview, Vancouver
1029 Lewis & Clark, Spokane

It's surprising to me that LC is down that far, but not at all surprising to see the Bellevue schools sweeping the top.

Update: A Seattle Times story about the rankings can be found here. The part that they miss is poor, neglected Sammamish High. Sure, it's not top-100, but it's in the same school district and it's the next highest school on the list. That's an accomplishment worthy of noting.