The federation of educators emphasized in a statement that school rankings should not be viewed as a definitive assessment but rather as a complementary tool for analysis and diagnostics.
For the 25th consecutive year, media outlets have published analyses based on student performance in national exams and internal grades from the Ministry of Education, Science, and Innovation. Once again, private colleges lead the rankings, with the highest-ranking public school appearing only at the 33rd position.
In recent years, additional indicators considering contextual data, such as the socio-economic conditions of students, have been made available. These indicators reveal that more than half of the schools manage to counteract the impact of poverty on academic success.
“Continuous investment in education is vital to ensure a more equitable and promising future. Public schools, as spaces of opportunity for all, have demonstrated that with adequate resources and valued professionals, educational success is within our reach,” states the FNE.
The federation further suggests that the interpretation of rankings should be contextualized and combined with other forms of internal evaluation. Only through this approach can a deeper and more realistic understanding of each educational institution’s specificities be achieved.
