R. L. Paschal - one of America's top high schools

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Newsweek just released a list of America's top public high schools (1,500 total), and R. L. Paschal High School, where youngest son just graduated Summa Cum Laude, is ranked # 146 - the only high school listed in Fort Worth, Texas. It's been listed before - rating # 90 in 2008, #254 in 2006, #136 in 2005,

For comparison purposes, Texas overall has 101 schools, and Dallas has the #1 & 2 schools overall: the Talented and Gifted High School, and the Science/Engineering Magnet -- for a total of six schools on the list.

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