Under his direction, the school rose from 50 students in 2000 to 350 in 2008.

Falling test scores - and the school's rising black population - have caused some white families to send their children to private schools.

The school rose to prominence in the international academic environment in the 1990s.

High schools, coaches, and minority athletes rose to the challenge of higher standards.

Supporters of school choice say that rather than being hurt, good public schools will rise to the market challenge and improve.

From 2007-2008 session each class had two sections and the school rose to nearly 800 students.

There were 80 such schools in Wales in 1896, rising to 101 by 1920.

Her own school, she said, had risen from 29 percent of the students meeting standards to 41 percent.

Under his direction, the school rose into prominence in the area.

The school rose slowly, with the older buildings replaced by newer ones over the years.