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Welcome to the '''assessment department''' of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Schools|WikiProject Schools]]! This department focuses on assessing the quality of Wikipedia's School articles. While much of the work is done in conjunction with the [[WP:1.0]] program, the article ratings are also used within the project itself to aid in recognizing excellent contributions and identifying topics in need of further work.
Welcome to the '''assessment department''' of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Schools|WikiProject Schools]]! This department focuses on assessing the quality of Wikipedia's School articles. While much of the work is done in conjunction with the [[WP:1.0]] program, the article ratings are also used within the project itself to aid in recognizing excellent contributions and identifying topics in need of further work. Ratings are done in a distributed fashion through parameters in the {{tlx|WikiProject Schools}} project banner; this causes the articles to be placed in the appropriate sub-categories.


== Frequently asked questions ==
If you have just rated an article, please leave a short summary [[#Assessment summaries|here]] to explain the ratings and/or to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the article.


Ratings are done in a distributed fashion through parameters in the {{tl|WPSchools}} project banner; this causes the articles to be placed in the appropriate sub-categories.

==Frequently asked questions==
; How can I get my article rated? : Please list it in the [[#Assessment requests|section for assessment requests]] below.
; How can I get my article rated? : Please list it in the [[#Assessment requests|section for assessment requests]] below.
; Who can assess articles? : Any member of the Schools WikiProject is free to add—or change—the rating of an article. However, please review [[Wikipedia:Conflict of interest|WP:COI]] before rating an article you are heavily involved in.
; Who can assess articles? : Any member of the Schools WikiProject is free to add—or change—the rating of an article. However, please review [[Wikipedia:Conflict of interest|WP:COI]] before rating an article you are heavily involved in.
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If you have any other questions not listed here, please feel free to ask them on the discussion page for this department.
If you have any other questions not listed here, please feel free to ask them on the discussion page for this department.


==Instructions==
== Instructions ==
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An article's assessment is generated from the ''class'' and ''importance'' parameters in the {{tl|WPSchools}} project banner on its talk page:
An article's assessment is generated from the ''class'' and ''importance'' parameters in the {{tlx|WikiProject Schools}} project banner on its talk page:
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{{WikiProject Schools|class=|importance=}}</syntaxhighlight>
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If the article already has an infobox, add the line: '''needs-infobox=no'''. By adding "info=<text of assessment>" this template will generates a boilerplate assessment text.
If the article already has an infobox, add the line: '''needs-infobox=no'''. By adding "info=<text of assessment>" this template will generates a boilerplate assessment text.


===Process===
=== Process ===
*Become familiar with the [[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Assessment|Wikipedia 1.0 Assessment Scale]] and [[Wikipedia:Version_1.0_Editorial_Team/Release_Version_Criteria#Importance_of_topic|this importance scale]] as listed below.
*Review some of the existing [[#Assessment_summaries|assessments]] to get some idea of relative scale for this project.
*Then for each review:
#Tag an article related to [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Schools|this project]] (or look at a tagged article).
#Read the article and analyze it.
#Place your assessment in the {{tl|WPSchools}} banner on the articles talk page (According to the scales below).
#Write a short summary and post it on the talk page (in the info parameter if you are using {{tl|WPSchools}}) and in the [[#Assessment Summaries|Assessment Summaries]] section below.


* Become familiar with the [[#Quality scale|quality scale]] and [[#Importance scale|importance scale]] as listed below.
===Quality scale===
* Then for each review:
[[:Category:WikiProject_Schools_articles_by_quality|School articles]] and related pages are graded for quality or type according to the [[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Assessment|Wikipedia 1.0 Assessment Scale]].


# Tag an article related to [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Schools|this project]] (or look at a tagged article).
<table border="0" align="right">
# Read the article and analyze it.
<tr>{{FA-Class td|category=FA-Class school articles}}</tr>
# Place your assessment in the {{tlx|WikiProject Schools}} banner on the articles talk page (according to the scales below).
<tr>{{FL-Class td|category=FL-Class school articles}}</tr>
# Unless the reasoning for an assessment is self-evident, such as assessing a very short article as Stub-class and Low-importance, please place a summary of your assessment on the article's talk page. This should include a rationale for your choice of ratings, and possibly suggestions for future contributors on how to improve the article's quality rating. If the assessment is likely to be controversial you may wish to leave a note about it on the [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Schools|main project talk page]].
<tr>{{A-Class td|category=A-Class school articles}}</tr>

<tr>{{GA-Class td|category=GA-Class school articles}}</tr>
=== Quality scale ===
<tr>{{B-Class td|category=B-Class school articles}}</tr>

<tr>{{C-Class td|category=C-Class school articles}}</tr>
<tr>{{Start-Class td|category=Start-Class school articles}}</tr>
{{Assessment Class Summary|banner=WikiProject Schools|topic=school}}
<tr>{{Stub-Class td|category=Stub-Class school articles}}</tr>
<tr>{{List-Class td|category=List-Class school articles}}</tr>
<tr>{{Dab-Class td|category=Dab-Class school articles}}</tr>
<tr>{{Template-Class td|category=Template-Class school pages}}</tr>
<tr>{{Cat-Class td|category=Category-Class school pages}}</tr>
<tr>{{-Class td|category=Unassessed school articles}}</tr>
</table>


'''Note''': You should not assign any GA, A, FA or FL grades arbitrarily. These grades must pass through official Wikipedia channels and undergo a [[Wikipedia:Peer review|peer review process]].
The following values may be used for the '''class''' parameter to describe the ''quality'' of the article:
* '''FA''' - {{FA-star}} adds articles to [[:Category:FA-Class school articles]].
* '''FL''' - {{FL-star}} adds articles to [[:Category:FL-Class school articles]].
* '''A''' - {{A-classicon}} adds articles to [[:Category:A-Class school articles]].
* '''GA''' - {{GA-classicon}} adds articles to [[:Category:GA-Class school articles]].
* '''B''' - {{B-classicon}} adds articles to [[:Category:B-Class school articles]].
* '''C''' - {{C-classicon}} adds articles to [[:Category:C-Class school articles]].
* '''Start''' - {{Start-classicon}} adds articles to [[:Category:Start-Class school articles]].
* '''Stub''' - {{Stub-classicon}} adds articles to [[:Category:Stub-Class school articles]].
* '''List''' - adds articles to [[:Category:List-Class school articles]].
* '''Dab''' - adds pages to [[:Category:Disambig-Class school pages]].
* '''Template''' - adds pages to [[:Category:Template-Class school pages]].
* '''Cat''' - adds pages to [[:Category:Category-Class school pages]].
* '''NA''' - does not add pages to any category - used for Portal pages and any other page that does not fit any of these other classes
* If left blank, defaults to '''???''' and adds articles to [[:Category:Unassessed school articles]].


{{Anchors|Example|Examples}}
'''Note''': You should not assign any article GA, A or FA grades arbitrarily. These grades must pass through official Wikipedia channels and undergo a [[Wikipedia:Peer review|peer review process]].


{{Anchors|Example|Examples}}
==== Examples ====
====Examples====


{| class="wikitable" style="align: left; margin-right: 1em; "
{| class="wikitable" style="align: left; margin-right: 1em; "
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! Examples
! Examples
|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"
|{{FA-Class|category=Category:FA-Class school {{#if:{{{Project|}}}|{{{Project}}}}} articles}}<br />
| {{FA-Class|category=Category:FA-Class school articles}}<br />
| The article has obtained [[Wikipedia:Featured articles|Featured article]] status.
| The article has obtained [[Wikipedia:Featured articles|Featured article]] status.
{{grading scheme/table|The article must meet the [[Wikipedia:Featured article criteria|featured article criteria]]:
{{grading scheme/table|The article must meet the [[Wikipedia:Featured article criteria|featured article criteria]]:
{{Wikipedia:Featured article criteria}} }}
{{Wikipedia:Featured article criteria}} }}
| style="font-size:90%" rowspan=2 | </br></br></br>Professional, outstanding, and thorough; a definitive source for encyclopedic information.
| style="font-size:90%" | Professional, outstanding, and thorough; a definitive source for encyclopedic information.
| style="font-size:90%" rowspan=2 | </br></br></br>No further content additions should be necessary unless new information becomes available; further improvements to the prose quality are often possible.
| style="font-size:90%" | No further content additions should be necessary unless new information becomes available; further improvements to the prose quality are often possible.
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Plano_Senior_High_School&oldid=222237233 Plano Senior High School] </br>(as of July 2008)
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Plano_Senior_High_School&oldid=222237233 Plano Senior High School] <br />(as of July 2008)
|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"
|{{FL-Class|category=Category:FL-Class school {{#if:{{{Project|}}}|{{{Project}}}}} articles}}<br />
| {{A-Class|category=Category:A-Class school articles}}<br />
| The article has obtained [[Wikipedia:Featured lists|Featured list]] status.
{{grading scheme/table|The article must meet the [[Wikipedia:Featured article criteria|featured list criteria]]:
{{Wikipedia:Featured list criteria}} }}
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_schools_in_Northland%2C_New_Zealand&oldid=222521037 List of schools in Northland, New Zealand] </br>(as of June 2008)
|- valign="top"
| {{A-Class|category=Category:A-Class school {{#if:{{{Project|}}}|{{{Project}}}}} articles}}<br />
| The article is well organized and is essentially complete, having been reviewed by impartial reviewers from a WikiProject or elsewhere, as described '''[[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Assessment/A-Class criteria|here]]'''.
| The article is well organized and is essentially complete, having been reviewed by impartial reviewers from a WikiProject or elsewhere, as described '''[[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Assessment/A-Class criteria|here]]'''.
{{grading scheme/table|{{Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Assessment/A-Class criteria}} }}
{{grading scheme/table|{{Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Assessment/A-Class criteria}} }}
| style="font-size:90%" | Very useful to readers. A fairly complete treatment of the subject. A non-expert in the subject matter would typically find nothing wanting.
| style="font-size:90%" | Very useful to readers. A fairly complete treatment of the subject. A non-expert in the subject matter would typically find nothing wanting.
| style="font-size:90%" | Expert knowledge may be needed to tweak the article, and style issues may need addressing. [[Wikipedia:Peer review|Peer-review]] may help.
| style="font-size:90%" | Expert knowledge may be needed to tweak the article, and style issues may need addressing. [[Wikipedia:Peer review|Peer-review]] may help.
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lethbridge_Collegiate_Institute&oldid=221239770 Lethbridge Collegiate Institute] </br>(as of June 2008) </br>(only existing A class school article)
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lethbridge_Collegiate_Institute&oldid=221239770 Lethbridge Collegiate Institute] <br />(as of June 2008)
|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"
| {{GA-Class|category=Category:GA-Class school {{#if:{{{Project|}}}|{{{Project}}}}} articles}}<br />
| {{GA-Class|category=Category:GA-Class school articles}}<br />
| The article has obtained [[Wikipedia:Good articles|Good article]] status.
| The article has obtained [[Wikipedia:Good articles|Good article]] status.
{{grading scheme/table|The article must meet the [[Wikipedia:Good article criteria|good article criteria]]:
{{grading scheme/table|The article must meet the [[Wikipedia:Good article criteria|good article criteria]]:
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| style="font-size:90%" | Useful to nearly all readers, with no obvious problems; approaching (although not equalling) the quality of a professional encyclopedia.
| style="font-size:90%" | Useful to nearly all readers, with no obvious problems; approaching (although not equalling) the quality of a professional encyclopedia.
| style="font-size:90%" | Some editing by subject and style experts is helpful; comparison with an existing [[Wikipedia:Featured articles|featured article]] on a similar topic may highlight areas where content is weak or missing.
| style="font-size:90%" | Some editing by subject and style experts is helpful; comparison with an existing [[Wikipedia:Featured articles|featured article]] on a similar topic may highlight areas where content is weak or missing.
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aquinas_College%2C_Perth&oldid=224324027 Aquinas College, Perth]</br>(as of July 2008)
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carlton_le_Willows_Academy&oldid=900248543 Carlton le Willows Academy] (as of June 2019)
|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"
| {{B-Class|category=Category:B-Class school {{#if:{{{Project|}}}|{{{Project}}}}} articles}}<br />
| {{B-Class|category=Category:B-Class school articles}}<br />
| The article is mostly complete and without major issues, but requires some further work to reach [[Wikipedia:Good article criteria|Good Article standards]]. B-Class articles should meet the [[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Assessment/B-Class criteria|six B-Class criteria]]:
| The article is mostly complete and without major issues, but requires some further work to reach [[Wikipedia:Good article criteria|Good Article standards]]. B-Class articles should meet the [[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Assessment/B-Class criteria|six B-Class criteria]]:{{anchor|B2}}
{{grading scheme/table|{{Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Assessment/B-Class criteria|raw=yes}} }}
{{grading scheme/table|{{Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Assessment/B-Class criteria|raw=yes}} }}
| style="font-size:90%" | No reader should be left wanting, although the content may not be complete enough to satisfy a serious student or researcher.
| style="font-size:90%" | No reader should be left wanting, although the content may not be complete enough to satisfy a serious student or researcher.
| style="font-size:90%" | A few aspects of content and style need to be addressed, and expert knowledge is increasingly needed. The inclusion of supporting materials should also be considered if practical, and the article checked for general compliance with the [[Wikipedia:Manual of style|manual of style]].
| style="font-size:90%" | A few aspects of content and style need to be addressed, and expert knowledge is increasingly needed. The inclusion of supporting materials should also be considered if practical, and the article checked for general compliance with the [[Wikipedia:Manual of style|manual of style]].
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Institut_Le_Rosey&oldid=226878181 Institut Le Rosey]</br>(as of July 2008)
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Institut_Le_Rosey&oldid=226878181 Institut Le Rosey] <br />(as of July 2008)
|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"
| {{C-Class|category=Category:C-Class school {{#if:{{{Project|}}}|{{{Project}}}}} articles}}<br />
| {{C-Class|category=Category:C-Class school articles}}<br />
| The article is substantial, but is still missing important content or contains a lot of irrelevant material. The article should have some references to reliable sources, but may still have significant issues or require substantial [[Wikipedia:Cleanup|cleanup]].
| The article is substantial, but is still missing important content or contains a lot of irrelevant material. The article should have some references to reliable sources, but may still have significant issues or require substantial [[Wikipedia:Cleanup|cleanup]].
{{grading scheme/table|The article is better developed in style, structure and quality than Start-Class, but fails one or more of the criteria for B-Class. It may have some gaps or missing elements; need editing for clarity, balance or flow; or contain policy violations such as [[WP:NPOV|bias]] or [[Wikipedia:Trivia sections|trivia]]. Articles on fictional topics are likely to be marked as C-Class if they are written from an [[WP:FICT|in-universe perspective]]. }}
{{grading scheme/table|The article is better developed in style, structure and quality than Start-Class, but fails one or more of the criteria for B-Class. It may have some gaps or missing elements; need editing for clarity, balance or flow; or contain policy violations such as [[WP:NPOV|bias]] or [[Wikipedia:Trivia sections|trivia]]. Articles on fictional topics are likely to be marked as C-Class if they are written from an [[WP:FICT|in-universe perspective]]. }}
| style="font-size:90%" | Useful to a casual reader, but would not provide a complete picture for even a moderately detailed study.
| style="font-size:90%" | Useful to a casual reader, but would not provide a complete picture for even a moderately detailed study.
| style="font-size:90%" | Considerable editing is needed to close gaps in content and address [[Wikipedia:Cleanup|cleanup]] issues.
| style="font-size:90%" | Considerable editing is needed to close gaps in content and address [[Wikipedia:Cleanup|cleanup]] issues.
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwood_School_%28Durban_North%2C_South_Africa%29 Northwood School (Durban North, South Africa)]</br>(as of July 2008)
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nagle_Catholic_College&oldid=782662347 Nagle Catholic College, Geraldton] <br />(as of May 2017)
|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"
| {{Start-Class|category=Category:Start-Class school {{#if:{{{Project|}}}|{{{Project}}}}} articles}}<br />
| {{Start-Class|category=Category:Start-Class school articles}}<br />
| An article that is developing, but which is quite incomplete and, most notably, lacks adequate reliable sources.
| An article that is developing, but which is quite incomplete and, most notably, lacks adequate reliable sources.
{{grading scheme/table|The article has a usable amount of good content, but it is weak in many areas, usually in referencing. Quality of the prose may be distinctly unencyclopedic, and [[Wikipedia:Manual of style|MoS]] compliance non-existent; but the article should satisfy fundamental content policies such as [[Wikipedia:Notability|notability]] and [[Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons|BLP]], and provide ''enough'' sources to establish [[Wikipedia:Verifiability|verifiability]]. No Start-Class article should be in any danger of being [[Wikipedia:Speedy deletion criteria#Articles|speedily deleted]].}}
{{grading scheme/table|The article has a usable amount of good content, but it is weak in many areas, usually in referencing. Quality of the prose may be distinctly unencyclopedic, and [[Wikipedia:Manual of style|MoS]] compliance non-existent; but the article should satisfy fundamental content policies such as [[Wikipedia:Notability|notability]] and [[Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons|BLP]], and provide ''enough'' sources to establish [[Wikipedia:Verifiability|verifiability]]. No Start-Class article should be in any danger of being [[Wikipedia:Speedy deletion criteria#Articles|speedily deleted]].}}
| style="font-size:90%" | Provides some meaningful content, but the majority of readers will need more.
| style="font-size:90%" | Provides some meaningful content, but the majority of readers will need more.
| style="font-size:90%" | Provision of references to [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources|reliable sources]] should be prioritised; the article will also need substantial improvements in content and organisation.
| style="font-size:90%" | Provision of references to [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources|reliable sources]] should be prioritised; the article will also need substantial improvements in content and organisation.
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Forest_Academy&oldid=218861751 Black Forest Academy]</br>(as of July 2008)
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_Forest_Academy&oldid=218861751 Black Forest Academy] <br />(as of July 2008)
|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"
| {{Stub-Class|category=Category:Stub-Class school {{#if:{{{Project|}}}|{{{Project}}}}} articles}}<br />
| {{Stub-Class|category=Category:Stub-Class school articles}}<br />
| A very basic description of the topic.
| A very basic description of the topic.
{{grading scheme/table|The article is either a very short article or a rough collection of information that will need much work to become a meaningful article. It is usually very short, but can be of any length if the material is irrelevant or incomprehensible. }}
{{grading scheme/table|The article is either a very short article or a rough collection of information that will need much work to become a meaningful article. It is usually very short, but can be of any length if the material is irrelevant or incomprehensible.}}
| style="font-size:90%" | Provides very little meaningful content; may be little more than a dictionary definition
| style="font-size:90%" | Provides very little meaningful content; may be little more than a dictionary definition
| style="font-size:90%" | Any editing or additional material can be helpful. The provision of meaningful content should be a priority.
| style="font-size:90%" | Any editing or additional material can be helpful. The provision of meaningful content should be a priority.
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Grange_School%2C_Aylesbury&oldid=224039570 The Grange School, Aylesbury]</br>(as of July 2008)
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Grange_School%2C_Aylesbury&oldid=224039570 The Grange School, Aylesbury] <br />(as of July 2008)
|- valign="top"
|{{FL-Class|category=Category:FL-Class school articles}}<br />
| The article has obtained [[Wikipedia:Featured lists|Featured list]] status.
{{grading scheme/table|The article must meet the [[Wikipedia:Featured article criteria|featured list criteria]]:
{{Wikipedia:Featured list criteria}} }}
| style="font-size:90%" | Professional standard; it comprehensively covers the defined scope, usually providing a complete set of items, and has annotations that provide useful and appropriate information about those items.
| style="font-size:90%" | No further content additions should be necessary unless new information becomes available.
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_schools_in_Northland%2C_New_Zealand&oldid=222521037 List of schools in Northland, New Zealand] <br />(as of June 2008)
|- valign="top"
| {{List-Class|category=Category:List-Class school articles}}<br />
| Meets the criteria of a [[Wikipedia:Stand-alone lists|stand-alone list]], which is an article that contains primarily a list, usually consisting of links to articles in a particular subject area.
| style="font-size:90%" | There is no set format for a list, but its organization should be logical and useful to the reader.
| style="font-size:90%" | Lists should be lists of live links to Wikipedia articles, appropriately named and organized.
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_schools_in_Victoria,_Australia&oldid=442481910 List of schools in Victoria, Australia] <br />(as of August 2011)
|}
|}


===Importance scale===
=== Importance scale ===
<div style="border-top: 2px dotted #000000; border-bottom: 2px dotted #000000; margin-top:5px; padding-top: 3px; padding-bottom: 3px;"><span style="font-size:120%">'''School article statistics'''</span> </div>
[[:Category:WikiProject_Schools_articles_by_importance|School articles]] are rated on [[Wikipedia:Version_1.0_Editorial_Team/Release_Version_Criteria#Importance_of_topic|this importance scale]]. '''Importance must be regarded as a ''relative'' term.''' If importance values are applied within this project, these only reflect the perceived importance ''to this project'' and to the work groups the School falls under. An article judged to be "Top-Class" in one context may be only "Mid-Class" in another project. The criteria used for rating article priority are '''not''' meant to be an absolute or canonical view of how significant the topic is. Rather, they attempt to gauge the probability of the ''average'' reader of Wikipedia needing to look up the topic (and thus the immediate need to have a suitably well-written article on it). Importance assessments, especially of schools in the higher categories, are frequently reassessed and may go up or down in order to retain an appropriate balance within each country and within all the categories. Assessors are not experts on the schools in every country of the world, and will only make assessments based on the content of the existing article. Assessors can also check viewing stats for school articles using the [http://stats.grok.se Wikipedia stats tool], though stats will only be used in combination with other factors.
This list is generated automatically by a [[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Using the bot|bot]] approximately every 3 days.
:<small class="editlink noprint plainlinksneverexpand">[[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/WikiProject_Schools articles by quality statistics|view full worklist]]{{Spaces|3}}/{{Spaces|3}}[[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/WikiProject Schools articles by quality log|view log]]</small>
<div style="font-size:80%">{{Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/WikiProject Schools articles by quality statistics}}</div>
</div>
</div></div>
[[:Category:WikiProject_Schools_articles_by_importance|School articles]] are rated on [[Wikipedia:Version_1.0_Editorial_Team/Release_Version_Criteria#Importance_of_topic|this importance scale]]. '''Importance must be regarded as a ''relative'' term.''' If importance values are applied within this project, these only reflect the perceived importance ''to this project'' and to the work groups the School falls under. An article judged to be "Top-Class" in one context may be only "Mid-Class" in another project. The criteria used for rating article priority are '''not''' meant to be an absolute or canonical view of how significant the topic is. Rather, they attempt to gauge the probability of the ''average'' reader of Wikipedia needing to look up the topic (and thus the immediate need to have a suitably well-written article on it). Importance assessments, especially of schools in the higher categories, are frequently reassessed and may go up or down in order to retain an appropriate balance within each country and within all the categories. Assessors are not experts on the schools in every country of the world, and will only make assessments based on the content of the existing article. Assessors can also check viewing stats for school articles using the [https://web.archive.org/web/20110923154537/http://stats.grok.se/ Wikipedia stats tool], though stats will only be used in combination with other factors.


<table border="0" align="right">
<table border="0" align="right">
<tr>{{Top-importance td|category=Top-importance school articles}} </tr>
<tr>{{impor|Top|category=school articles}} </tr>
<tr>{{High-importance td|category=High-importance school articles}}</tr>
<tr>{{impor|High|category=school articles}}</tr>
<tr>{{Mid-importance td|category=Mid-importance school articles}}</tr>
<tr>{{impor|Mid|category=school articles}}</tr>
<tr>{{Low-importance td|category=Low-importance school articles}}</tr>
<tr>{{impor|Low|category=school articles}}</tr>
<tr>{{NA-importance td}}</tr>
<tr>{{impor|NA|category=school articles}}</tr>
<tr>{{-importance td|category=Unassessed-importance school articles}}</tr>
<tr>{{impor|Unknown|category=school articles}}</tr>
</table>
</table>


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* '''Mid''' - adds articles to [[:Category:Mid-importance school articles]].
* '''Mid''' - adds articles to [[:Category:Mid-importance school articles]].
* '''Low''' - adds articles to [[:Category:Low-importance school articles]].
* '''Low''' - adds articles to [[:Category:Low-importance school articles]].
* '''NA''' - Not applicable, all categories, templates and disambiguation pages should be given this value.
* '''NA''' - Non-article, adds to [[:Category:NA-importance school articles]]. '''All categories, disambiguation pages, files, portals, project pages, and templates should be given this value.'''
* If left blank, the article will default as [[:Category:Unassessed-importance school articles]].
*'''???''' - If left blank, the article will be added by default to [[:Category:Unknown-importance school articles]].


====Article importance standards====
==== Article importance standards ====
Assessments should not, in general, leave this field blank. This guide acts as a general standard by which to measure WikiProject:Schools articles


Assessments should not, in general, leave this field blank. This guide acts as a general standard by which to measure WikiProject Schools articles
* '''Top importance'''. It is expected that at least one article from each country should be in this category. Countries with higher populations will necessarily have more schools of top importance. Top importance schools will usually have a long list of notable international alumni or important national alumni (eg, prime ministers, presidents, senior royalty, Nobel prize winners). They will often have received substantial national or international media coverage as evidenced by inclusion in TV programmes, books, etc. They will be the most notable schools in their particular country, and they are also likely to have articles in foreign-language Wikis.

* '''High importance'''. Such schools will usually have a long list of notable alumni. They are often amongst the oldest or highest performing schools in their particular country. They will have received substantial media coverage and multiple sources will be available to aid the expansion of the article. Schools which feature in other encyclopedias such as ''Microsoft Encarta'' or ''Encylopedia Britannica'' are included in this category if they are not already of top importance.
* '''Top-importance''' - It is expected that at least one article from each country should be in this category. Countries with higher populations will necessarily have more schools of top-importance. Top importance schools will usually have a long list of notable international alumni or important national alumni (e.g., prime ministers, presidents, senior royalty, Nobel prize winners). They will often have received substantial national or international media coverage as evidenced by inclusion in TV programmes, books, e.t.c. They will be the most notable schools in their particular country, and they are also likely to have articles in foreign-language Wikis.
* '''Mid importance'''. Such schools will have a few elements of more general national interest (eg, one or two particularly noteworthy alumni).
* '''High-importance''' - Such schools will usually have a long list of notable alumni. They are often amongst the oldest or highest performing schools in their particular country. They will have received substantial media coverage and multiple sources will be available to aid the expansion of the article. Schools which feature in other encyclopedias such as ''Microsoft Encarta'' or ''Encylopedia Britannica'' are included in this category if they are not already of top importance.
* '''Low importance'''. Low importance schools are of vital interest to their communities but have no national or international recognition or importance. Nearly all primary/elementary schools and middle schools will fall into this category, as will the majority of high schools/secondary schools.
* '''Mid-importance''' - Such schools will have a few elements of more general national interest (e.g. a few particularly noteworthy and important alumni or significant awards).
* '''???''' This is the default setting and should also be used for articles which have been assessed but have not had their importance established.
* '''Low-importance''' - Low importance schools are of vital interest to their communities but have no national or international recognition or importance. Nearly all primary/elementary schools and middle schools will fall into this category, as will the majority of high/secondary schools.
* '''???''' - This is the default setting and should also be used for articles which have been assessed but have not had their importance established.

=== School age ===


===School age===
School ages are considered in relative terms within countries. For example a school founded in the eighteenth century is often young in European terms. For further reference see:
School ages are considered in relative terms within countries. For example a school founded in the eighteenth century is often young in European terms. For further reference see:
* [[:Category:Educational institutions by year of establishment]]
* [[:Category:Educational institutions by year of establishment]]
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== Categories ==
== Categories ==
WikiProject Schools
<categorytree>WikiProject Schools articles</categorytree>


{{category tree|WikiProject Schools articles}}
===[[Wikipedia:Version_1.0_Editorial_Team/WikiProject_Schools_articles_by_quality_log|Assessment Change Log]]===


*[[Wikipedia:Version_1.0_Editorial_Team/WikiProject_Schools_articles_by_quality_log|Assessment change log]]
==Assessment requests==

== Assessment requests ==
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* Only a small group of editors watch this list, and as a result, response times to assessment requests can vary from instant to over a week.
* If you aim for an article to be promoted to GA, A, or FA class, please consider requesting a [[Wikipedia:Peer review|peer review]] as well, so the article can be exposed to closer scrutiny from a broader group of editors.
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===List===
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*[[Knox Academy]] - I've done some work to improve referencing/tone/content (and added an infobox), taking into account some important historical context and some recent events that were widely covered in the media. August 4th, 2019. <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/185.73.150.97|185.73.150.97]] ([[User talk:185.73.150.97#top|talk]]) </small>
*[[Elizabeth College, Guernsey]] - This has been a GA nominee for some time, but I think (and correct me if this isn't the correct use of this page) it should at least be reviewed by some Project Schools editors to reassess its status. It's currently a C-class article, but since that rating was assigned, I have done a large amount of work on the article. <span style="font-family:courier new;">[[User:Formulaonewiki|'''<span style="font-family:courier new;colour:black;">Formulaone</span>''']][[User talk:Formulaonewiki|'''<span style="font-family:courier new;colour:black;">wiki</span>''']]</span> 17:40, 26 October 2019 (UTC)
<s>*[[Hillel Day School]] - it used to be a redirect to locality, I just did a major rewrite. The talk page still shows "This article has been rated as Redirect-Class". I appreciate someone to assess the article. Will welcome your suggestions. Best regards, [[User:Yymmff|Yymmff]] ([[User talk:Yymmff|talk]]) 02:29, 20 November 2019 (UTC)</s> {{tick}} Done by RogueScholar on 22 November 2019. [[User:Yamfri|Yamfri]] ([[User talk:Yamfri|talk]]) 20:26, 20 December 2020 (UTC)


<s>*[[Edmund Burke School]] - page has been expanded and rewritten, a new assessment would be appreciated [[User:Bleubsdorf|Bleubsdorf]] ([[User talk:Bleubsdorf|talk]]) 10:55, 2 July 2020 (UTC) Change to Start.</s>{{tick}}'''Done'''
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*<s>[[Joliet Catholic Academy]] stub assessed (no importance assessment), article expanded, now has references and cites. [[User:LonelyBeacon|LonelyBeacon]] ([[User talk:LonelyBeacon|talk]]) 14:26, 8 July 2008 (UTC)</s>
*[[St George's School, Harpenden]] - page has been rapidly expanded recently, including History and Alumni. [[User:Creativerobot12345|Creativerobot12345]] ([[User talk:Creativerobot12345|talk]]) 13:45, 20 July 2020 (UTC) No change.{{tick}}'''Done'''
:*Upgraded from stub to start. Should be reviewed by a more qualifed reviewer as it probably is C-class. Still needs additional references. [[User:Dbiel|Dbiel]] <sup>([[User talk:Dbiel|Talk]])</sup> 05:42, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
*[[The Vanguard School (Colorado)]] - I rewrote the article and I feel it needs a reassessment. It can't possibly still be stub-class after this, right? {{tick}} Done-[[User:ClemRutter|ClemRutter]] ([[User talk:ClemRutter|talk]]) 10:10, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
*[[Iceland School of Energy]] - New to editing, and trying to update the Wikipedia for my school. Upon doing so it was flagged for having a COI. Can someone please review it, and provide feedback? Thank you. [[User:LaurentiuAnton|LaurentiuAnton]] ([[User talk:LaurentiuAnton|talk]]) 12:56, 10 September 2020 (UTC)
::*Given it C-class. [[User:Camaron|Camaron | Chris]] <small>[[User talk:Camaron|(talk)]]</small> 15:03, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
*[[User:Geracruzcolusa|Geracruzcolusa]] ([[User talk:Geracruzcolusa|talk]]) 06:38, 4 September 2020 (UTC) {{tick}} Done- for the moment. Interested in an thoughts on the standard I used.[[User:ClemRutter|ClemRutter]] ([[User talk:ClemRutter|talk]]) 15:02, 4 September 2020 (UTC)
*<s>[[Bridlewood Community Elementary School]] assessed start/low when it had minimal citations/references and needed slight wikification. Much improved now. At least C, possibly B in my opinion. --[[User:Patar knight|Patar knight]] - <sup>[[User talk:Patar knight|chat]]</sup>/<sub>[[Special:Contributions/Patar knight|contributions]]</sub> 21:26, 8 July 2008 (UTC)</s> Done. [[User:Camaron|Camaron | Chris]] <small>[[User talk:Camaron|(talk)]]</small> 15:18, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
*<s>[[Carmel High School (Mundelein, Illinois)]] - listed as stub/low -- there has been significant cleanup and a great deal of referencing. [[User:LonelyBeacon|LonelyBeacon]] ([[User talk:LonelyBeacon|talk]]) 22:27, 8 July 2008 (UTC)</s> See September 2008 assessments. [[User:GO-PCHS-NJROTC|<font color="red" face="Comic Sans MS">GO-PCHS-NJROTC</font>]] <sup>[[User talk:GO-PCHS-NJROTC|<font color="black" face="Comic Sans MS">(Messages)</font>]]</sup> 20:45, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
*[[Reedsburg Area High School]] - Has been significantly expanded on by several editors, and I would like an outside perspective on the current status of this article. Thanks. [[User:JackFromReedsburg|JackFromReedsburg]] ([[User talk:JackFromReedsburg|talk]]) 21:50, 11 October 2020 (UTC) {{tick}} Done-[[User:ClemRutter|ClemRutter]] ([[User talk:ClemRutter|talk]]) 10:58, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
*[[List of Isfahan schools]] [[User:Baratiiman|Baratiiman]] ([[User talk:Baratiiman|talk]]) 17:07, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
*<s>[[Fenwick High School (Oak Park, Illinois)]] - currently start/medium - I've done little work on it, but this is ''not'' a start. I recently corrected the article name. Also, having looked at list of alumni which is long, varied, and has many notable persons (note in government service and business), this ''may'' be eligible for "high" importance. [[User:LonelyBeacon|LonelyBeacon]] ([[User talk:LonelyBeacon|talk]]) 22:35, 12 July 2008 (UTC)</s> Done! [[User:Camaron|Camaron | Chris]] <small>[[User talk:Camaron|(talk)]]</small> 16:42, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
*:Could the assessing editor(s) also advise on whether that title is appropriate or whether [[List of schools in Isfahan]] would be better? Thank you. —'''[[User:C.Fred|C.Fred]]''' ([[User_talk:C.Fred|talk]]) 18:59, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
*<s>[[De La Salle Institute]] - never assessed; likely at least medium importance, maybe as high as "C"; recently underwent major cleanup; already has two pictures. [[User:LonelyBeacon|LonelyBeacon]] ([[User talk:LonelyBeacon|talk]]) 06:08, 14 July 2008 (UTC)</s> Done! [[User:Camaron|Camaron | Chris]] <small>[[User talk:Camaron|(talk)]]</small> 17:02, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
*:: Hi {{U|C.Fred}}, I have moved this back to draft following the cut-and-paste move to a different title, circumventing the AFC process. As for title, "List of schools in" would be the appropriate format, which follows the [[:Category:Lists of schools by country|other list pages]]. [[User:Steven (Editor)|Steven (Editor)]] ([[User talk:Steven (Editor)|talk]]) 20:52, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
*<s>[[Emerson Preparatory School]] rated long ago would like an update. It has been almost completely revised since last assessment [[User:Yum299|Yum299]] ([[User talk:Yum299|talk]]) 18:22, 20 July 2008 (UTC)</s> Done! [[User:Camaron|Camaron | Chris]] <small>[[User talk:Camaron|(talk)]]</small> 17:51, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
*[[High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China]] - Has been significantly revamped and expanded by several editors, would like to have it reassessed. Thanks. [[User:Foreverj2222|Foreverj2222]] ([[User talk:Foreverj2222|talk]]) 21:44, 21 April 2021 (UTC)
*<s>[[Deerfield High School (Illinois)]] - was never even tagged for WikiProject Schools, and has never been assessed, but has been peer reviewed. already has pictures. Might already be a C. [[User:LonelyBeacon|LonelyBeacon]] ([[User talk:LonelyBeacon|talk]]) 19:20, 25 July 2008 (UTC</s>) See July 2008 assessments. '''(B/Mid)''' [[User:Calebrw|Calebrw]] ([[User talk:Calebrw|talk]]) 21:00, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
*[[Forest Hills Eastern High School]] has been revamped and had a significant amount of information added to it so I would like for it to be reassesed. I'm a bit new to the wikipedia process/standards for articles so if someone could please go through it and leave some suggestions as well as helping identify COI issues it would be greatly appreciated. --[[User:Sirryan2002|Sirryan2002]] ([[User talk:Sirryan2002|talk]]) 17:00, 4 June 2021 (UTC)
*<s>[[Maine West High School]] - assessed mid/start in Oct, 07. Since then pictures, logo, and much referencing and cleanup. Almost certainly a C ... might, maybe, possibly a "B". [[User:LonelyBeacon|LonelyBeacon]] ([[User talk:LonelyBeacon|talk]]) 16:29, 4 August 2008 (UTC)</S>
*<s>[[Bishop Ramsey School]] Almost quintupled in size -[[Special:Contributions/78.147.232.155|78.147.232.155]] ([[User talk:78.147.232.155|talk]]) 18:25, 15 June 2021 (UTC)</s> I've removed the additions, which were a copy/paste from the school's website; as it stands the article appears to be correctly assessed. [[User:Wham2001|Wham2001]] ([[User talk:Wham2001|talk]]) 20:21, 15 June 2021 (UTC)
:*Looks like a possible B class to me; but would like someone with more experience to review it. I am going to change the rating from Start to C class, as it has definately moved pass start class. [[User:Dbiel|Dbiel]] <sup>([[User talk:Dbiel|Talk]])</sup> 06:41, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
*[[Hathaway Academy]] has been completely overhauled and I have added history, a headteachers list and some other things. I would greatly appreciate a reassessment as the article is clearly no longer Stub Class and has been expanded significantly since its previous assessment made over 12 years ago. [[User:ThatRandomGuy1|ThatRandomGuy1]] ([[User talk:ThatRandomGuy1|talk]]) 01:32, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
:**C class is fine. A few content gaps need to be filled for B Class. Have put comments on the school's talk page. [[User:Dahliarose|Dahliarose]] ([[User talk:Dahliarose|talk]]) 23:18, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
*[[John Dewey Academy of Learning]] has been completely overhauled several times throughout the years (mostly by me), and has been something of a passion project. I've worked especially hard recently to revamp the page, and add photos and data that I've acquired over the years. I would really appreciate a review, as I think it's moved a bit past stub! [[User:Foxtrot620|Foxtrot620]] ([[User talk:Foxtrot620|talk]]) 08:06, 10 December 2021 (UTC)
*<s>[[Ardingly College]] - only assessed 1 month ago, so forgive me for requesting another assessment so soon, however I believe that I have significantly improved the article since then to the point where I am confident that the article is at least B-class.</s> [[User:Flaming Ferrari|<b><font color="orange">Flaming Ferrari</font></b>]] <font color="orange">([[User talk:Flaming Ferrari|<b><font color="orange">talk</font></b>]])</font> 04:59, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
:*Looks like B class to me or possible GA class candidate; but I would like someone with more experience to actually rate it. [[User:Dbiel|Dbiel]] <sup>([[User talk:Dbiel|Talk]])</sup> 06:41, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
*[[Teacher strikes in the United States]] I recently created this page and would like it looked at for importance rating [[User:Delphinium1|Delphinium1]] ([[User talk:Delphinium1|talk]]) 15:06, 17 December 2021 (UTC)
:**The B rating is sound. There is still some more work to be done to advance to GA status. In particular, the history section could do with expansion. [[User:Dahliarose|Dahliarose]] ([[User talk:Dahliarose|talk]]) 13:08, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
*[[Atlantic College]] Last assessed almost a decade ago, and the article has been significantly added to and improved since then. Would appreciate a re-assessment, and any suggestions on how to further improve the page. [[User:dotx3|Dotx3]] ([[User talk:Dotx3|talk]]) 00:00, 27 December 2021 (UTC)
*<s>[[Flower Mound High School]] - currently unassessed in importance by Schools, the vandalism has been removed and some of the suggestions by the tagger have already been taken care of; more will be within the next 72 hrs. [[Special:Contributions/71.252.253.19|71.252.253.19]] ([[User talk:71.252.253.19|talk]]) 09:25, 6 August 2008 (UTC)</s>
*[[Valor Christian High School]] Put a lot of time in to document some elements of the school. [[User:descantador94|descantador94]] ([[User talk:descantador94|talk]]) 00:00, 31 January 2022 (UTC)
*<s>[[Wesley College, Melbourne]] I believe it needs a rating boost (from 'b' to 'ga' and from 'low' to atleast a 'mid', as significant editing and improvements have been made since the last time it was rated. External sources have been added and the overall article has been expanded. [[User:Sheepunderscore|Sheepunderscore]] ([[User talk:Sheepunderscore|talk]]) 08:13, 16 August 2008 (UTC)</s>
**Yes, you've done some good work, but restoring contested content that has been removed is not a good idea. Neither is ignoring the copyvio warning about this page on your talk page. We '''cannot''' host material form the school's copyrighted page. [[User:Meters|Meters]] ([[User talk:Meters|talk]]) 08:17, 31 January 2022 (UTC)
*[[The Jean and Samuel Frankel Jewish Academy of Metropolitan Detroit]] - completely rewritten, please have a look. Will appreciate a grade and advise. [[User:Yamfri|Yamfri]] ([[User talk:Yamfri|talk]]) 03:52, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
*<s>[[St. John's Jesuit High School and Academy]] - I wasn't involved in this article, I just noticed it randomly, but I think its quality should be upgraded. [[User:Ilikepie2221|<font face="Segoe Print" color="#6B4226">Pie is good</font>]] [[User talk:Ilikepie2221|<font face="Segoe Script" color="#78AB46"><small><sup>(Apple is the best)</sup></small></font>]] 15:01, 16 August 2008 (UTC)</s>
*:✅Done: Now C class [[User:PaulGamerBoy360|😎😎PaulGamerBoy360😎😎]] ([[User talk:PaulGamerBoy360|talk]]) 23:51, 29 October 2023 (UTC)
*<s>[[The Petersfield School]] - Has been improved a lot since last assessment, I would like an outside opinion on a new class as I think it is beyond Stub-class by now.</s> [[User:Camaron|Camaron | Chris]] <small>[[User talk:Camaron|(talk)]]</small> 20:29, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
*[[Merewether High School]] Significantly expanded the article, particularly the lede, and curriculum section. I intend to expand the article further in the future, but I believe the present article has satisfied enough criteria to be upgraded to at least a C-level article. [[User:ZCJigglypuff|ZCJigglypuff]] ([[User talk:ZCJigglypuff|talk]]) 02:31, 5 March 2022 (UTC)
:Upgraded to start class and review left on talk page. [[User:Dahliarose|Dahliarose]] ([[User talk:Dahliarose|talk]]) 12:47, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
*:✅Done: Now C class [[User:PaulGamerBoy360|😎😎PaulGamerBoy360😎😎]] ([[User talk:PaulGamerBoy360|talk]]) 23:50, 29 October 2023 (UTC)
*<s>[[Catholic High School, Singapore]] - Prone to constant vandalism, but I have cleared up the vandalism and added additional citations. [[Special:Contributions/218.186.13.2|218.186.13.2]] ([[User talk:218.186.13.2|talk]]) 09:13, 21 August 2008 (UTC)</s>
*[[Pocomoke High School]] - Added Information and References I hope it can at least be a C-Class Article. [[User:SkyeWolf369|SkyeWolf369]] ([[User talk:SkyeWolf369|talk]]) 13:53, 22 March 2022 (UTC)
*<s>[[Port Charlotte High School]] - It is currently rated as a C because of (formerly) unreferenced information. Since 99% of the unreferenced information is now referenced, I think it should be at least a B; I think it could possibly qualify for a GA if an article review is conducted. :) [[User:GO-PCHS-NJROTC|<font color="red" face="Comic Sans MS">GO-PCHS-NJROTC</font>]] <sup>[[User talk:GO-PCHS-NJROTC|<font color="black" face="Comic Sans MS">(Messages)</font>]]</sup> 20:40, 29 August 2008 (UTC)</s>
*:❌Not Done: Does not Qualify for C-class. [[User:PaulGamerBoy360|😎😎PaulGamerBoy360😎😎]] ([[User talk:PaulGamerBoy360|talk]]) 23:48, 29 October 2023 (UTC)
*<s>[[Queen Elizabeth's Mercian School]] - just need checking as the previous is rly old. </s> {{User:ATMarsden/Templates/Sign/Signature}} 16:41, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
*[[Princeton Day School]] - Given some fairly substantial issues that have yet to be addressed, I feel the article would be more accurately listed as C-Class. –[[User:Noahfgodard|Noahfgodard]] ([[User talk:Noahfgodard|talk]]) 01:00, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
*<s>[[Chicago Vocational Career Academy]] - Currently rated stub/???; I did a little work upgrading this article. It might be a "C" now, but I am really interested in its importance. There are about a half dozen notable alumni, two of whom are very famous. The history is also rather interesting given its status during and after WWII. Certainly a "Mid", IMO, but just maybe a longshot at a "high" with alumni + history. [[User:LonelyBeacon|LonelyBeacon]] ([[User talk:LonelyBeacon|talk]]) 18:52, 15 September 2008 (UTC)</s>
*:✅Done: Now C class [[User:PaulGamerBoy360|😎😎PaulGamerBoy360😎😎]] ([[User talk:PaulGamerBoy360|talk]]) 23:47, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

*[[Academy for Mathematics, Science, and Engineering]] - The article has been significantly improved, expanded, and has the appropriate references. A reassesment would be appreciated! [[User:BetterCallSaulKripke|BetterCallSaulKripke]] ([[User talk:BetterCallSaulKripke|talk]]) 02:53, 20 May 2022 (UTC)BetterCallSaulKripke
*<s>[[Lake Elsinore Unified School District]] ("assessment request" is currently unassessed, has been updated recently.[[User:DavidPickett|DavidPickett]] ([[User talk:DavidPickett|talk]]) 18:02, 16 September 2008 (UTC)</s>
*:✅Done: Now C class [[User:PaulGamerBoy360|😎😎PaulGamerBoy360😎😎]] ([[User talk:PaulGamerBoy360|talk]]) 21:40, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

*[[Box Hill School]] - I believe this article was last reviewed in 2007, and was graded as low importance and stub quality. I believe neither of these assessments to be accurate today. I have personally largely extended this article, though since its last review it had been already significantly edited by others. Though there is still more to be done I believe it to be in need of a review. Many thanks, [[User:Grosseteste|Grosseteste]] ([[User talk:Grosseteste|talk]]) 12:59, 11 August 2022 (UTC)
*<s>[[Loyola College in Maryland]]
*:✅Done: Now Start Class [[User:PaulGamerBoy360|😎😎PaulGamerBoy360😎😎]] ([[User talk:PaulGamerBoy360|talk]]) 21:39, 29 October 2023 (UTC)
[[User:Interzil|Interzil]] ([[User talk:Interzil|talk]]) 02:45, 17 September 2008 (UTC)</s> Removing WPSchools: post-secondary; WPUni has been added. --[[User:Jh12|Jh12]] ([[User talk:Jh12|talk]]) 13:20, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
*[[William Blount High School]] - I do not believe this article has been previously reviewed by this project. I have substantially expanded it, and I think it is ready for review. Thank you in advance for your time and assistance. [[User:Scutarius|Scutarius]] 17:17, 25 October 2022 (UTC)

*:✅Done: Now Start Class [[User:PaulGamerBoy360|😎😎PaulGamerBoy360😎😎]] ([[User talk:PaulGamerBoy360|talk]]) 21:37, 29 October 2023 (UTC)
* [[Oasis Academy Coulsdon]] - about three times original lenth, vastly updated and now has reliable sources. [[User:The Flying Spaghetti Monster|<font color="orange">'''''The Flying '''''</font>]][[User_talk:The Flying Spaghetti Monster|<font color="red">'''''Spaghetti Monster!'''''</font>]] 20:51, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
*[[Charterhouse School]] - I have made some alterations to the article but I would like to know what needs to be improved. I am very new and am trying to improve my school’s article to a GA rating, so any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much.

[[User:Bigbrain132|Bigbrain132]] ([[User talk:Bigbrain132|talk]]) 00:55, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
*<s>[[Trabuco Hills High School]] - Numerous updates and now has sources. Also updated and added to infobox, awards, and API rankings sections. --[[User:Rmahoney01|Rmahoney01]] ([[User talk:Rmahoney01|talk]]) 14:16, 26 September 2008 (UTC)</s>
:Do NOT edit your own school, Not only is it a conflict of interest, but can be dangerous to you, who knows who might want to do harm to you, by editing your own school you are putting yourself in danger. [[User:PaulGamerBoy360|😎😎PaulGamerBoy360😎😎]] ([[User talk:PaulGamerBoy360|talk]]) 21:35, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

* [[List of grammar schools in England]] - Requesting re-evaluation of importance. [[User:Kanguole|Kanguole]] ([[User talk:Kanguole|talk]]) 00:29, 27 September 2008 (UTC)
*[[Finneytown Secondary Campus]] I expanded this article from its previous state and I no longer think that the article is of a stub quality. [[User:Ukraineball91|Ukraineball91]] ([[User talk:Ukraineball91|talk]]) 02:36, 29 March 2023 (UTC)
*:✅Done: Now Start Class [[User:PaulGamerBoy360|😎😎PaulGamerBoy360😎😎]] ([[User talk:PaulGamerBoy360|talk]]) 21:33, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

*[[Wallace Hall (Thornhill)]] - This article has been extensively rewritten over the past few months, as well as hugely expanded with all necessary references. Another assessment would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! [[User:Kalumbus|Kalumbus]] ([[User talk:Kalumbus|talk]]) 18:24, 17 October 2023 (UTC)
All assessed/reassessed Start/High, but requesting second opinions on these schools. --[[User:Jh12|Jh12]] ([[User talk:Jh12|talk]]) 01:37, 27 September 2008 (UTC):
*:✅Done: Now Class C [[User:PaulGamerBoy360|😎😎PaulGamerBoy360😎😎]] ([[User talk:PaulGamerBoy360|talk]]) 03:09, 29 October 2023 (UTC)
* [[Sultan Abdul Hamid College]]
*[[The Derryfield School]] - This article has been extensively expanded, and its current stub-class assessment was automatically added. Another assessment would be appreciated. [[User:That334|That334]] ([[User talk:That334|talk]]) 16:33, 9 February 2024 (UTC)
* [[Penang Free School]]
*:✅Done: Now Start Class, with more sources it would easily become a C-Class Article. I Would Suggest: School Digger, US News & World Report (Education), NCES, Great-Schools, & Niche. [[User:PaulGamerBoy360|😎😎PaulGamerBoy360😎😎]] ([[User talk:PaulGamerBoy360|talk]]) 14:46, 12 February 2024 (UTC)
* [[Ananda College]]
* [[South African College Schools]] - Oldest school in South Africa, number 85 best high school in Africa according to the [http://www.africaalmanac.com/top20highschools.html Almanac]
* [[International School of Geneva]] - One of the first true [[international school]]s; International Baccalaureate (IB) program was founded here.
* [[St Peter's College, Adelaide]]
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* [[American School for the Deaf]] - Should be Mid-High? --[[User:Jh12|Jh12]] ([[User talk:Jh12|talk]]) 11:36, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

==Assessment summaries==
''Leave a short summary here to explain the ratings and/or to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the article:''
* For assessments before July 2008 please visit the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Schools/Assessment/Archive|Assessment Archive]]
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=== July 2008 ===
* [[Raffles Junior College]] '''(C/Mid)''' Upgrading to C-class. (See May-June for initial assesment.) Good references in first portion, but needed more in the rest of the article. Citation style needs correction to proper <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Citation|Citation]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki> format. The article is well orgainzed.
* [[Pep flags]] '''(Start/low)''' A lot of work is needed. References are a must. [[User:Calebrw|Calebrw]] ([[User talk:Calebrw|talk]]) 18:48, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
* [[The King's School, Ely]] '''(B/Mid)''' This article looks solid so far. Quite a few references. Is there a disambigious page you can link to for all schools called The King's School? That goes at the top in a hatbox. The references should be put into proper <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Citation]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki> format for GA requirement. See [[Wikipedia:Good article criteria|Criteria for good articles]] for more information. If possible, increase the number of cited alums and more third-party references. [[User:Calebrw|Calebrw]] ([[User talk:Calebrw|talk]]) 02:18, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
* [[International Academy]] '''(B\High)''' Great additions with references, but they should all be put in the proper format. I have done a far bit of that as examples. Is the student handbook available online? If so, please reference it correctly, if not, please expand the reference. The news section needs expansion: one sentence is too little. Keep up the good work. — [[User:Calebrw|Calebrw]] ([[User talk:Calebrw|talk]]) 02:49, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
* [[Big Walnut High School]] '''(No change: Start/low)''' A large assessment on the article's talk page, please see that. [[User:Calebrw|Calebrw]] ([[User talk:Calebrw|talk]]) 22:42, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
* [[Notre Dame High School for Boys]] '''(C/Low)''' A solid little article. Good mix of third-party refs. If possible, please convert those into the proper format. This is just a short distance from B-Class. Pictures or images would be nice. If possible take one and upload it to Wikimedia Commons. Keep up the good work and view the [[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Assessment/B-Class criteria|B-Class criteria]] for more. — [[User:Calebrw|Calebrw]] ([[User talk:Calebrw|talk]]) 22:53, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
* [[The King's School, Ely]] '''(B/High)''' much better than when I first saw it. Refs are nearly all 3rd party. I have raised it to high, based on its age. There should I think be a longer opening section to go for GA and there needs to be 3rd party ref for every section and any challengable fact. Good that there is anti view e.g. the drugs story. Could be more detail. I have advised that they ask here for final assistance of a peer review before going again for GA status. [[User:Victuallers|Victuallers]] ([[User talk:Victuallers|talk]]) 16:03, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
** I did an extensive review at: [[Talk:The_King%27s_School%2C_Ely#Pre-GA_Assessment]] Supports your comments. I would agree with the High rating. [[User:Calebrw|Calebrw]] ([[User talk:Calebrw|talk]]) 18:55, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
* [[Tampines Junior College]] '''(Start / Low)''' '''Requested'''. Practically devoid of references. All content needs to be [[WP:V|verifiable]]. [[User:Alanbly|Adam McCormick]] ([[User talk:Alanbly|talk]]) 01:44, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
Note: I will be helping to assess a few article here and there, but I probably won't write the summaries here unless I rate the articles at B-class or Mid-importance and higher. --[[User:Jh12|Jh12]] ([[User talk:Jh12|talk]]) 17:26, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
* [[Sammamish High School]] '''(B / Mid)''' I am rating this article as a B because it is pretty well organized and referenced. It will need further expansion, including a history section. I have told them to consider reviewing other similarly rated schools for ideas, and putting in for a [[Wikipedia:Peer review|peer review]] as the article develops. I am assigning a mid-importance due to its consistent Newsweek ranking. --[[User:Jh12|Jh12]] ([[User talk:Jh12|talk]]) 17:26, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
* [[Thomasschule zu Leipzig]] '''(Stub/Top)''' With its status as one of the oldest grammar schools in Europe and the impressive collection of alumni and teachers (Bach and Wagner) I agree that this school merits a top importance rating. The article needs a lot of expansion and many more references. [[User:Dahliarose|Dahliarose]] ([[User talk:Dahliarose|talk]]) 13:20, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* [[Rossall School]] '''(B/High)''' Following a re-assessment request on my talk page I have now upgraded this school to high importance because of its pioneering status in a number of fields. It is the first school in the UK to have a combined cadet force, one of the first to offer the [[International Baccalaureate]], and has the unusual privilege of being the home of a science and astronomy centre. There is also a unique game of hockey named after the school. This is an excellent page which is close to being a good article. There are two sections consisting mainly of lists (the campus section and school terms) which would be best converted to prose. These sections are also lacking in references. The school terms section could probably be trimmed as most of it is of a somewhat trivial nature and is really only of interest to people at the school. [[User:Dahliarose|Dahliarose]] ([[User talk:Dahliarose|talk]]) 23:16, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
* [[Westtown School]] '''(Start/Mid)''' This article needs lacks any references. In particular, the claim that it is the "second oldest continuously operating co-educational boarding school in the United States" needs to be sourced. Due to the alumni listed and the age of the school, I am currently placing it at Mid importance. Without citations, however, it is impossible to verify the content in the article. --[[User:Jh12|Jh12]] ([[User talk:Jh12|talk]]) 14:14, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
* [[Taipei First Girls' High School]] '''(Start/Top)''' I am placing [[Taipei First Girls' High School]] as Top importance as the most prestigious girls' school in [[Republic of China|Taiwan]] (ROC). It's typically paired with the top boy's high school "Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School". Feel free to reduce it to high; an article describing last years' entrance examination cutoffs for the two schools is here: [http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/2007/05/28/110759/Students-finish.htm] --[[User:Jh12|Jh12]] ([[User talk:Jh12|talk]]) 20:53, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
* [[National Tainan First Senior High School]] '''(Stub/High)''' I am also placing National Tainan First Senior High School as High importance. It's also a pretty well known school; the list of alumni on its Chinese Wikipedia page is extensive, but just from a western perspective it has prominent alumni in the form of the last Taiwanese President [[Chen Shui-bian]] and [[Ang Lee]]. --[[User:Jh12|Jh12]] ([[User talk:Jh12|talk]]) 20:53, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
* [[Deerfield High School (Illinois)]] '''(B/Mid)''' Needs many more refs, but still has quite a few as of now. Good pictures. [[User:Calebrw|Calebrw]] ([[User talk:Calebrw|talk]]) 21:00, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
* [[St Michael's Grammar School]] '''(B/Low)''' This article has decent size and organization, but needs more referencing. --[[User:Jh12|Jh12]] ([[User talk:Jh12|talk]]) 13:01, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
* [[Ligon Middle School]] '''(Start/Low)''' Not yet a C. Needs some work on the references, should be in proper format, and used again, see <nowiki><ref name="example"></nowiki>. Also, Phone and fax numbers should not be included. See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Schools/Article_guidelines#What_not_to_include]] The Lockdowns don't seem to be that encyclopedic. My middle school had a couple of bomb threats one year, but I'm not going to go add them to the page. Also, Courses should be changed to Curriculum and "Clubs/Sports Teams/Councils" should be put in its own section called "Extracurricular activities" and the Chapters section should be expand with an explanation of what chapters are. [[User:Calebrw|Calebrw]] ([[User talk:Calebrw|talk]]) 13:37, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
* [[Florida Virtual School]] '''(Mid)''' I changed to Mid because of the historical implications of being on of the first, if not the first online high schools in the USA. If you would like to change the class of this article from start, please do what is listed in the To-Do section of the articles talk page. [[User:Calebrw|Calebrw]] ([[User talk:Calebrw|talk]]) 13:47, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
* [[Port Charlotte High School]] '''(C/low)''' Normally, this would be B, but based on the sheer number of citations needed, I'm rating C. [[User:Calebrw|Calebrw]] ([[User talk:Calebrw|talk]]) 14:28, 29 July 2008 (UTC)


=== August 2008 ===
== Assessment summaries ==
*I have assessed the following six regional accreditation organizations for American primary and secondary schools recognized by the [[United States Department of Education]] as Mid importance (note:[[Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities]] now accredits post-secondary only). --[[User:Jh12|Jh12]] ([[User talk:Jh12|talk]]) 17:11, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
*[[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools]] '''(Stub/Mid)'''
*[[Northwest Association of Accredited Schools]] '''(Stub/Mid)'''
*[[New England Association of Schools and Colleges]] '''(Stub/Mid)'''
*[[North Central Association of Colleges and Schools]] '''(Stub/Mid)'''
*[[Western Association of Schools and Colleges]] '''(Stub/Mid)'''
*[[Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools]] '''(Start/Mid)'''
* [[Wetherby School]] '''(Start/Mid)''' Not quite sure how important a pre-prepatory school can ever be (for ages 4-8), but this one is definitely more important based on its alumni. I'm not sure I would place it at higher than mid, however, since it's not even a preparatory school. --[[User:Jh12|Jh12]] ([[User talk:Jh12|talk]]) 17:18, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
* [[University of Chicago Laboratory Schools]] '''(Start/High)''' Badly under-referenced article for a school of potentially high importance. Was founded by [[John Dewey]], and is supposed to be an important school in the [[progressivism|progressive]] education movement in the United States. --[[User:Jh12|Jh12]] ([[User talk:Jh12|talk]]) 21:04, 10 August 2008 (UTC)
*[[Engineering and Science Education Program]] delete WPSchools - this is not a school article, it is about a curriculum [[User:Dbiel|Dbiel]] <sup>([[User talk:Dbiel|Talk]])</sup> 01:55, 28 August 2008 (UTC)


Up until February 2010 assessment summaries were placed in this section. However, to make assessing articles easier this practice has ended with old assessments now [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Schools/Assessment/Archive|archived]]. At present assessments should be placed on the respective article's talk page (see [[#Process]]).
=== September 2008 ===
*[[Upper Canada College]] '''(B/Top)''' I am assessing this as a Top importance school from Canada. It has referencing problems that are blocking it from GA status, but I believe it is worthy of High-Top importances. --[[User:Jh12|Jh12]] ([[User talk:Jh12|talk]]) 17:38, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
*[[Loyola Jesuit College]] '''(Start/Mid)''' Needs additional references and expansion. Assessing as Mid importance for now. --[[User:Jh12|Jh12]] ([[User talk:Jh12|talk]]) 19:11, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
*[[Carmel High School (Mundelein, Illinois)]] '''(C/Low)''' This article has seen great improvement since it was last rated as stub class. For a B, GA, A, or FA, this article needs expansion and more references. [[User:GO-PCHS-NJROTC|<font color="red" face="Comic Sans MS">GO-PCHS-NJROTC</font>]] <sup>[[User talk:GO-PCHS-NJROTC|<font color="black" face="Comic Sans MS">(Messages)</font>]]</sup> 20:47, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
*[[Towson High School]] '''(B/Mid)''' A pretty good article actually; appears to be well-sourced, but may need expansion and even more referencing. Around B/C class; giving B due to good organization/images. I normally assess Newsweek sub 125 as Low, but assessed Mid due to Newsweek #240 in 2008, Blue Ribbon 2002, alumni including [[Michael Phelps]]: his attendance of Towson is well-sourced on the Michael Phelps page. --[[User:Jh12|Jh12]] ([[User talk:Jh12|talk]]) 22:00, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
*[[Townsend Harris High School]] '''(Start/High)''' The current form of the school: #45 by US News and World Report, is actually a Mid importance school. The article, however, includes history of its previous incarnation (Townsend Harris Hall), the school of three Nobel Laureates, six Pulitzer Prize Winners, and two Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. --[[User:Jh12|Jh12]] ([[User talk:Jh12|talk]]) 07:30, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
*[[Fenwick High School (Oak Park, Illinois)]] '''(B / High)''' The peer review at [[Wikipedia:Peer review/Fenwick High School (Oak Park, Illinois)/archive1]] contains plenty of advice in improving the article. Overall, the article seems to be meet the standards for B-class and is on its way to GA. Additional hints I can give is to make sure the article uses appropriate cite templates such as {{tl|cite web}}, expand the lead a bit more, ensure the article is fully compliant with the [[WP:MOS]], and to investigate the copyright of the logo more as the licence's accuracy is a bit suspicious. I am giving the article high importance for its alumni, long history, notable teachers, and achievements. [[User:Camaron|Camaron | Chris]] <small>[[User talk:Camaron|(talk)]]</small> 16:40, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
*[[Stonyhurst College]] With approval, I believe current GA nominee Stonyhurst College should be changed to Top importance due to its literary significance. --[[User:Jh12|Jh12]] ([[User talk:Jh12|talk]]) 18:14, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
:*I personally think the current high importance rating is about right. Even though I live in the UK, I'd never actually heard of the school before Wikipedia, whereas everyone has heard of Eton, Harrow, Winchester, Rugby, etc. What do other UK editors think? [[User:Dahliarose|Dahliarose]] ([[User talk:Dahliarose|talk]]) 12:33, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
:*Well the article has a very long history and the alumni is very extensive, so top importance does not sound unreasonable. However, I also had never heard of it before the article was brought to my attention. [[User:Camaron|Camaron | Chris]] <small>[[User talk:Camaron|(talk)]]</small> 18:01, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
:*It depends how many English schools we want to make top importance. If Stonyhurst is top then [[Ampleforth College]] would also have to be top, as it's by far the better-known Catholic school. There are many other important English schools with long histories that would probably have better claims for top importance such as [[Marlborough College]], [[Charterhouse School]], [[Radley College]] and [[St Paul's School (London)]]. Stonyhurst has a particularly well written and referenced article, which I suspect conflates its seeming importance. [[User:Dahliarose|Dahliarose]] ([[User talk:Dahliarose|talk]]) 20:14, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
::*Yeah, I can where you are coming from there. A lot of those articles linked are not of that good quality compared to this one, so there importance is more difficult to recognise. We also want to keep the distribution of top importance articles reasonably balanced around the world, though some countries will always have a quite a lot more than others. There are currently 28 individual school top importance articles, of which 5 of them (17%) are in England. I was interested to discover that there are only 6 in the USA by comparison, despite the fact the country is a lot bigger in population and land mass (I think the lack of history for a lot of the schools there is a cause). So from this area there is certainly no more demand for any Top importance England school articles, though it would be good to have one from another part of the UK such as Scotland. Also, I will add that out of the currently listed top importance England school articles I heard of three of them before coming to Wikipedia, I had never heard of any of the above before now. [[User:Camaron|Camaron | Chris]] <small>[[User talk:Camaron|(talk)]]</small> 20:53, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
:::*There is possibly an argument for a greater proportion of English schools in the list as our public schools (in the English sense) were so influential in the rest of the world, and schools in India, Australia and elsewhere modelled themselves on our system. However, there is still a lot of work to be done identifying the top importance school articles. Perhaps we can do a review when (if?) all the importance ratings have been added. I think we need the Americans to identify their top importance schools. There should surely be many more top American schools than have currently been identified. There's only one school from Africa and not a single South American school on the list at present. I did do all the Scottish schools a while back, and made [[Gordonstoun]] top importance. I did wonder about [[Fettes College]] but the article was very poor and the rating didn't seem justified on the existing content. I'd heard of all the English schools on the list, though I'd not heard of Stonyhurst. However, I don't think I could have named a single American school before discovering Wikipedia. [[User:Dahliarose|Dahliarose]] ([[User talk:Dahliarose|talk]]) 23:00, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
::::*I can help with adding more Top importance American schools. Most will essentially be the private and private boarding schools around New England: the ones I've heard of, the ones identified by the [http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/info-COLLEGE0711-sort.html Wall Street Journal], and from the [http://toolserver.org/~cbm/release-data/2008-9-13/HTML/WikiProject_Schools.1.html Selection Bot results]. I have to admit, I only knew two British secondary schools before Wikipedia: Eton College (which I've seen in person) and Stonyhurst, because I read a biography on J.R.R. Tolkien. But reading your discussion, it looks like High for Stonyhurst is fine. Placing a few of the other UK schools as Top is not a problem for me, however, because there are so many schools with established histories. Some of the top scoring public schools in the US, mostly magnets like [[Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology]], are less than 50 years old. In regards to African schools, the page [http://www.africaalmanac.com/top20highschools.html Africa Almanac] could be useful --[[User:Jh12|Jh12]] ([[User talk:Jh12|talk]]) 07:23, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
::::*I missed that there was a Scottish school on the list; it is good to have at least one non-England UK school there. [[User:Camaron|Camaron | Chris]] <small>[[User talk:Camaron|(talk)]]</small> 17:36, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
*[[Assumption High School (Louisiana)]] '''(Stub / Low)''' Still at Stub level: too many lists currently, and not enough references. Have added some advice at the [[Talk:Assumption High School (Louisiana)|talk page]] --[[User:Jh12|Jh12]] ([[User talk:Jh12|talk]]) 18:26, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
*[[Royal College, Colombo]] '''(C/Top)''' A substantial article but only two references. A prestigious school in Sri Lanka with a lengthy list of prominent alumni including two prime ministers and a sultan. [[User:Dahliarose|Dahliarose]] ([[User talk:Dahliarose|talk]]) 23:15, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
*[[St Patrick's High School, Karachi]] '''(Start / Top)''' Reassessing from Mid to Top importance. School from Pakistan educated both the former and present Presidents of Pakistan, two Prime Ministers of Pakistan, and others. Currently borderline Start-C level; a bit too much of it perhaps is uncited to place as C. --[[User:Jh12|Jh12]] ([[User talk:Jh12|talk]]) 07:02, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
* [[Victoria Institution]] '''(Start/High)'''. Re-assessment of this Malaysian school after being picked up by the selection bot. Changed from mid to high importance on the strength of the alumni which include the Sultan of Brunei. Probably a top importance school but the article is completely lacking in references and it is difficult to judge based on the existing content.
* [[Raffles Institution]] '''(B/Top)''' The oldest school in Singapore with a president and a prime minister amongst its alumni. Lots of books have been written about the school. Another one picked up by the bot. Bafflingly it was previously assessed as low importance. Now upgraded to top. [[User:Dahliarose|Dahliarose]] ([[User talk:Dahliarose|talk]]) 12:04, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
*[[Hwa Chong Institution]] '''(C/high)'''. Another prestigious school in Singapore picked up by the bot. It was previously assessed as B/low. I've downgraded it to a C because of the lack of references and the large amount of trivia and copyvio (school songs). I've bumped it up to high. If references can be provided to back up the article then this will probably be top importance. [[User:Dahliarose|Dahliarose]] ([[User talk:Dahliarose|talk]]) 12:04, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
* [[Middle School]] '''(Start/Top)''' Selected for inclusion in the next Wikipedia DVD release. Upgraded to top importance to bring into line with the other key terminology articles (high school, secondary school, etc.). An embarrassingly poor article at present with many unreferenced sections. [[User:Dahliarose|Dahliarose]] ([[User talk:Dahliarose|talk]]) 12:04, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
* [[Auckland Grammar School]] '''(B/Top)''' Selected for inclusion in the next Wikipedia DVD release. A top boys' school in New Zealand, and one of the largest schools in the country. The alumni include [[Russell Crowe]] and a former president of the [[United Nations]]. The school's international importance is testified by the astonishing number of articles on the school in foreign language Wikis. Upgraded from high to top importance.
* [[Geelong Grammar School]] '''(C/High)'''. Another school picked up by the bot. It is a prestigious Australian school. The alumni include Kerry Packer, a prime minister and a former King of Malaysia. Prince Charles also spent some time at the school. The school is easily high importance. I wonder if it merits top importance. Would an Australian editor like to comment?[[User:Dahliarose|Dahliarose]] ([[User talk:Dahliarose|talk]]) 12:30, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
:*I've left this as high importance for now. The alumni are poorly sourced, so perhaps it can be reviewed and possibly upgraded when the referencing has been improved. [[User:Dahliarose|Dahliarose]] ([[User talk:Dahliarose|talk]]) 08:19, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
* [[Kunstakademie Düsseldorf]] '''(Stub/High)''' An important German arts academy with distinguished alumni including [[Joseph Beuys]], [[Günter Grass]] and [[Paul Klee]]. A poor unreferenced article - deserves better. There are other related articles which could probably be merged. [[User:Dahliarose|Dahliarose]] ([[User talk:Dahliarose|talk]]) 14:12, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
* [[Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires]] '''(Start/Top)''' Upgraded from start/mid. A prestigious school in Argentina with two Nobel prize winners, four Argentinian presidents and [[Lalo Schiffrin]] amongst its alumni. A poor article devoid of references. The school deserves much better. [[User:Dahliarose|Dahliarose]] ([[User talk:Dahliarose|talk]]) 14:38, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
* [[Milton Academy]] '''(Start/High)''' Reassessing from Low to High importance due to [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Schools/Archive_14#Newsweek.2FWSJ_ranking_and_automatic_minimum_importance|WSJ ranking]] and alumni including Nobel-prize winner T. S. Eliot, presidential candidate [[Robert F. Kennedy]], and Pulitzer-prize winner [[David Lindsay-Abaire]]. Needs much better referencing and some clarification/cleanup. --[[User:Jh12|Jh12]] ([[User talk:Jh12|talk]]) 04:14, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
* [[Flower Mound High School]] '''(C/Low)''' I have changed the class to C-Class. The article has moved past start class rating but seems to be short of B class. It is fairly well organized. The athletic section using subsections for each sport needs to be expanded or the subsection removed and changed to a list format. Other short sections need to be expanded or combined. Issues related to the various tags on the article need to be addressed. I would like someone else with more experience to review my assessment. [[User:Dbiel|Dbiel]] <sup>([[User talk:Dbiel|Talk]])</sup> 01:44, 7 August 2008 (UTC)}}
**Not really one of the most experienced assessors, but I agree with C/Low. It's cleaned up even more since its assessment and is closer to B, but I'd like to see more citations and a bit more cleanup. Fine arts still needs cleanup and more refs. Art, Jaguar Band, Academic Decathlon, Debate have no references and all include rankings/awards. --[[User:Jh12|Jh12]] ([[User talk:Jh12|talk]]) 02:52, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
* [[Wesley College, Melbourne]] '''(B/High)''' First GA attempt failed on Sept. 4, but it looks even closer now. Assessing High importance due to [[List of alumni of Wesley College, Melbourne|list of alumni]] and relative to [[Wesley_College,_Melbourne#cite_note-5|Who's Who rankings]]. Scotch College and Melbourne High are currently Top, so the rest of the boy's schools will probably be High. --[[User:Jh12|Jh12]] ([[User talk:Jh12|talk]]) 02:52, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
* [[Catholic High School, Singapore]] '''(C/Mid)''' Upgrading Start -> C-class. Has been cleaned up since it was last tagged and assessed. Now has some references, but still needs significantly more for B-class. --[[User:Jh12|Jh12]] ([[User talk:Jh12|talk]]) 21:44, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
* [[Port Charlotte High School]] '''(B/Low)''' Upgrading C -> B-class. Referencing has improved to satisfy criterion 1 of B-class, but could be improved in several areas before it is ready for GA. Suggestions have been added by myself and [[User:Eóin]] --[[User:Jh12|Jh12]] ([[User talk:Jh12|talk]]) 21:44, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
* [[Beverly Hills High School]] '''(B/High)''' Reassessing from Mid to High importance due to number of arts alumni and references in national press. Actually could be downgraded to C-class, but would probably be B if more of the external links were converted to proper references. --[[User:Jh12|Jh12]] ([[User talk:Jh12|talk]]) 12:56, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
* [[Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts]] '''(Start/High)''' Also reassessing from Mid to High. The sheer number of arts alumni associated with this school is around Top-importance level, but I would like to see at least a few more references. --[[User:Jh12|Jh12]] ([[User talk:Jh12|talk]]) 12:56, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
* [[Chicago Public Schools]] '''(Start/High)''' Reassessing from Mid to High importance: third largest school district in the United States behind [[New York City Department of Education|New York NYCDOE]] and [[Los Angeles Unified School District|Los Angeles LAUSD]] [http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d07/tables/dt07_087.asp]
* [[St. John's Jesuit High School and Academy]] '''(C/Mid)''' Upgraded from Start to C-Class. Article should be reviewed by a more qualified reviewer as it maybe B-Class. Article could use some additional references. Set importance to mid. [[User:Dbiel|Dbiel]] <sup>([[User talk:Dbiel|Talk]])</sup> 05:32, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
::I agree with C-class; needs far more references. --[[User:Jh12|Jh12]] ([[User talk:Jh12|talk]]) 13:21, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
* [[Lake Elsinore Unified School District]] '''(C/Low)''' Looks pretty good, but would like to see more references and expansion for B-class. --[[User:Jh12|Jh12]] ([[User talk:Jh12|talk]]) 13:21, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
* [[Chicago Vocational Career Academy]] '''(B/Mid)''' I believe this article is sufficiently referenced and organized to meet all aspects of the B-class criteria. Importance is a highly subjective measure, but given the alumni and unique history I would place this article as solidly Mid-importance. --[[User:Jh12|Jh12]] ([[User talk:Jh12|talk]]) 08:31, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
* [[Groton School]] '''(Start/Top)''' Upgrading to Top imporance: Number 12 in the world on the [http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/info-COLLEGE0711-sort.html US WSJ list]; alumni includes Franklin D. Roosevelt and much of both his family and Teddy Roosevelt's family, along with many other senators, representatives, etc. --[[User:Jh12|Jh12]] ([[User talk:Jh12|talk]]) 12:42, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
* [[The Blake School (Minneapolis, Minnesota)]] '''(B/High)''' Upgrading from Low to High. Would actually call this a C-class now. Currently almost questionable High but it is on the WSJ list, has some notable alumni, and I will assume even more information will be revealed over time. --[[User:Jh12|Jh12]] ([[User talk:Jh12|talk]]) 13:08, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
* [[Kent Place School]] '''(Start/High)''' High only because of WSJ reference and two alumni: can be changed to Mid at any time. Note that the class-size of such private schools are around 50-60, so that may explain the low output. --[[User:Jh12|Jh12]] ([[User talk:Jh12|talk]]) 13:35, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
* [[Bergen katedralskole]] '''(Start/Top)''' Upgraded from high to top importance. The article has developed well since I last assessed it and now has an impressive collection of alumni which includes two prime ministers. The school was founded in 1153 by a Pope. This is one of two Norwegian schools which are now of top importance, the other being [[Oslo katedralskole]] which is of a similar age and has an equally impressive collection of alumni. [[User:Dahliarose|Dahliarose]] ([[User talk:Dahliarose|talk]]) 19:25, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
* [[Saint Ann's School (New York City)]] '''(Start/High)''' from ? importance - Borderline Stub-Start: another WSJ New York private school. Lists ~30 notable alumni with Wikipedia articles, but that's basically the entire content of the article. --[[User:Jh12|Jh12]] ([[User talk:Jh12|talk]]) 04:52, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
* [[Brearley School]] '''(C/High)''' from (Start/?) - WSJ all-girls private school. References have been added since first assessment. Lists 17 notable alumni, including the physician [[Virginia Kneeland Frantz|Virginia Frantz]], but needs more references for that section and two more minor ones. --[[User:Jh12|Jh12]] ([[User talk:Jh12|talk]]) 04:52, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
* [[Chapin School (Manhattan)]] '''(Start/High)''' from ? importance - Another WSJ all-girls private school. Lists 13 notable alumni with Wikipedia articles, including the dowager [[Queen Noor of Jordan|Queen of Jordan]], but doesn't have any content aside from a History and Notable alumni section. --[[User:Jh12|Jh12]] ([[User talk:Jh12|talk]]) 04:52, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
* Three changes were made to Australian boys' schools on the [[Scotch_College,_Melbourne#endnote_anone|Who's Who rankings]]:
1. [[Scotch College, Melbourne]] Top<br>
2. [[Melbourne Grammar School]] High (previously unassessed)<br>
3. [[Melbourne High School (Victoria)]] Top<br>
4. [[Geelong Grammar School]] High<br>
5. [[Sydney Boys High School]] High<br>
6. [[Wesley College, Melbourne]] High<br>
7. [[Sydney Church of England Grammar School]] High (previously Mid)<br>
8. [[Fort Street High School]] High<br>
9. [[North Sydney Boys High School]] High (previously unassessed)<br>
10. [[Sydney Grammar School]] Top<br>
--[[User:Jh12|Jh12]] ([[User talk:Jh12|talk]]) 20:20, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
* I'm uncertain about the following changes for the girls' [[Presbyterian_Ladies%27_College,_Melbourne#endnote_anone|Who's Who rankings]], and will wait a bit to make them (last number is a quick count of alumni with Wikipedia pages):
1. [[Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne]] High (previously unassessed) 21<br>
2. [[SCEGGS Darlinghurst]] High (previously unassessed) 12<br>
3. [[Methodist Ladies' College, Melbourne]] High (previously unassessed) 14<br>
4. [[Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney]] High 18<br>
5. [[Melbourne Girls Grammar School]] Mid (previously unassessed) 4<br>
6. [[Mac.Robertson Girls' High School]] Mid 5<br>
7. [[North Sydney Girls High School]] High (previously unassessed) 9<br>
8. [[Sydney Girls High School]] High (previously Mid) 15<br>
9. [[MLC School]] Mid (previously unassessed) 8<br>
10. [[University High School, Melbourne]] High (previously Low) 40<br>
--[[User:Jh12|Jh12]] ([[User talk:Jh12|talk]]) 20:51, 26 September 2008 (UTC)


== Article completions ==
*[[Trabuco Hills High School]] '''(C/Low)''' - Upgrading to C, but needs far more references and some clarification. Have left advice on talk page: personal estimate is it needs about 35 more refs/double references. --[[User:Jh12|Jh12]] ([[User talk:Jh12|talk]]) 11:51, 27 September 2008 (UTC)


There is a backlog of 3,117 articles with no assessment at all at [[:Category:Unassessed school articles]] (24 February 2018). The backlog at [[:Category:Unknown-importance school articles]] is increasing, with 13,954 articles in this category (24 February 2018), compared to 13,000 in July 2010 and 12,600 in March 2011. ''Verified: [[User:EyeTripleE|EyeTripleE]] ([[User talk:EyeTripleE|talk]]) 19:15, 14 October 2015 (UTC)'
==Assessment team==
:Updated: [[User:ClemRutter|ClemRutter]] ([[User talk:ClemRutter|talk]]) 10:51, 24 February 2018 (UTC)
An alphabetical list of those of us who assess articles for the project (For individual contributions see above):


Finished assessing all of the unassessed articles, will work on unknown-importances next. [[User:ChillyBlanket|ChillyBlanket]] ([[User talk:ChillyBlanket|talk]]) 00:45, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
===Apprentices===
Assessors who are new to assessing school articles; anyone can add themselves to this list if they wish to assess school articles. These users should summarise all their assessments in the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Schools/Assessment#Assessment summaries|assessment summaries]] section to allow feedback to be given easily.


== Assessment team ==
* [[User:Cdlw93|Cdlw93]]
* [[User:Dbiel|Dbiel]]
* [[User:GO-PCHS-NJROTC|GO-PCHS-NJROTC]]
* [[User:Legoktm|Legoktm]]
* [[User:Marlith|Marlith]]
* [[User:Nimur|Nimur]]


An alphabetical list of those of us who are active within the Assesssment Department of WikiProject Schools {{As of|October 2023}}:
===Experienced===
Assessors who are experienced on assessing school articles; users should only be added to this list if there is [[Wikipedia:Consensus|consensus]] in the assessment team that they have the experience necessary. These users do not need to summarise their assessments in the assessment summaries section unless it involves granting an article a quality status higher than C-Class, or an importance status higher than Mid. However, any assessment made by this group of assessors can still be contested or queried by any user.


* [[User:Alanbly|Adam McCormick]]
* [[User:ChillyBlanket|ChillyBlanket]]
* [[User:Calebrw|Calebrw]]
* [[User:Camaron|Camaron | Chris]]
* [[User:Dahliarose|Dahliarose]]
* [[User:Dahliarose|Dahliarose]]
* [[User:Five Years|Five Years]]
* [[User:EyeTripleE|EyeTripleE]]
* [[User:Jh12|Jh12]]
* [[User:Glanis|Glanis]]
* [[User:Loopla|Loopla]]
* [[User:LonelyBeacon|LonelyBeacon]]
* [[User:PaulGamerBoy360|PaulGamerBoy360]] (Mostly U.S., Canada, & UK)
* [[User:Nikki311|Nikki311]]
* [[User:Victuallers|Victuallers]]


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Welcome to the assessment department of WikiProject Schools! This department focuses on assessing the quality of Wikipedia's School articles. While much of the work is done in conjunction with the WP:1.0 program, the article ratings are also used within the project itself to aid in recognizing excellent contributions and identifying topics in need of further work. Ratings are done in a distributed fashion through parameters in the {{WikiProject Schools}} project banner; this causes the articles to be placed in the appropriate sub-categories.

Frequently asked questions[edit]

How can I get my article rated?
Please list it in the section for assessment requests below.
Who can assess articles?
Any member of the Schools WikiProject is free to add—or change—the rating of an article. However, please review WP:COI before rating an article you are heavily involved in.
What if I don't agree with a rating?
You can list it in the section for assessment requests below, and someone will take a look at it. Alternately, you can ask any member of the project to rate the article again.
Aren't the ratings subjective?
Yes, they are, but it's the best system we've been able to devise; if you have a better idea, please don't hesitate to let us know!

If you have any other questions not listed here, please feel free to ask them on the discussion page for this department.

Instructions[edit]

An article's assessment is generated from the class and importance parameters in the {{WikiProject Schools}} project banner on its talk page:

{{WikiProject Schools|class=|importance=}}

If the article already has an infobox, add the line: needs-infobox=no. By adding "info=<text of assessment>" this template will generates a boilerplate assessment text.

Process[edit]

  1. Tag an article related to this project (or look at a tagged article).
  2. Read the article and analyze it.
  3. Place your assessment in the {{WikiProject Schools}} banner on the articles talk page (according to the scales below).
  4. Unless the reasoning for an assessment is self-evident, such as assessing a very short article as Stub-class and Low-importance, please place a summary of your assessment on the article's talk page. This should include a rationale for your choice of ratings, and possibly suggestions for future contributors on how to improve the article's quality rating. If the assessment is likely to be controversial you may wish to leave a note about it on the main project talk page.

Quality scale[edit]

An article's quality assessment is generated from the class parameter in the {{WikiProject Schools}} project banner on its talk page: {{WikiProject Schools|class=???}}

The following values may be used for the class parameter to describe the quality of the article (see Wikipedia:Content assessment for assessment criteria):

FA (for featured articles only; adds articles to Category:FA-Class school articles)  FA
A (adds articles to Category:A-Class school articles)  A
GA (for good articles only; adds articles to Category:GA-Class school articles)  GA
B (adds articles to Category:B-Class school articles) B
C (adds articles to Category:C-Class school articles) C
Start (adds articles to Category:Start-Class school articles) Start
Stub (adds articles to Category:Stub-Class school articles) Stub
FL (for featured lists only; adds articles to Category:FL-Class school articles)  FL
List (adds articles to Category:List-Class school articles) List

For non-standard grades and non-mainspace content, the following values may be used for the class parameter:

Category (for categories; adds pages to Category:Category-Class school articles) Category
Disambig (for disambiguation pages; adds pages to Category:Disambig-Class school articles) Disambig
Draft (for drafts; adds pages to Category:Draft-Class school articles) Draft
FM (for featured media only; adds pages to Category:FM-Class school articles)  FM
File (for files and timed text; adds pages to Category:File-Class school articles) File
Portal (for portal pages; adds pages to Category:Portal-Class school articles) Portal
Project (for project pages; adds pages to Category:Project-Class school articles) Project
Redirect (for redirect pages; adds pages to Category:Redirect-Class school articles) Redirect
Template (for templates and modules; adds pages to Category:Template-Class school articles) Template
NA (for any other pages where assessment is unnecessary; adds pages to Category:NA-Class school articles) NA
??? (articles for which a valid class has not yet been provided are listed in Category:Unassessed school articles) ???

Note: You should not assign any GA, A, FA or FL grades arbitrarily. These grades must pass through official Wikipedia channels and undergo a peer review process.

Examples[edit]

Class Criteria Reader's experience Editor's experience Examples
FA
The article has obtained Featured article status.
More detailed criteria
The article must meet the featured article criteria:

A featured article exemplifies Wikipedia's very best work and is distinguished by professional standards of writing, presentation, and sourcing. In addition to meeting the policies regarding content for all Wikipedia articles, it has the following attributes.

  1. It is:
    1. well-written: its prose is engaging and of a professional standard;
    2. comprehensive: it neglects no major facts or details and places the subject in context;
    3. well-researched: it is a thorough and representative survey of the relevant literature; claims are verifiable against high-quality reliable sources and are supported by inline citations where appropriate;
    4. neutral: it presents views fairly and without bias;
    5. stable: it is not subject to ongoing edit wars and its content does not change significantly from day to day, except in response to the featured article process; and
    6. compliant with Wikipedia's copyright policy and free of plagiarism or too-close paraphrasing.
  2. It follows the style guidelines, including the provision of:
    1. a lead: a concise lead section that summarizes the topic and prepares the reader for the detail in the subsequent sections;
    2. appropriate structure: a substantial but not overwhelming system of hierarchical section headings; and
    3. consistent citations: where required by criterion 1c, consistently formatted inline citations using footnotes—see citing sources for suggestions on formatting references. Citation templates are not required.
  3. Media. It has images and other media, where appropriate, with succinct captions and acceptable copyright status. Images follow the image use policy. Non-free images or media must satisfy the criteria for inclusion of non-free content and be labeled accordingly.
  4. Length. It stays focused on the main topic without going into unnecessary detail and uses summary style where appropriate.
Professional, outstanding, and thorough; a definitive source for encyclopedic information. No further content additions should be necessary unless new information becomes available; further improvements to the prose quality are often possible. Plano Senior High School
(as of July 2008)
A
The article is well organized and is essentially complete, having been reviewed by impartial reviewers from a WikiProject or elsewhere, as described here.
More detailed criteria
 A

Provides a well-written, clear and complete description of the topic, as described in Wikipedia:Article development. It should be of a length suitable for the subject, appropriately structured, and be well referenced by a broad array of reliable sources. It should be well illustrated, with no copyright problems. Only minor style issues and other details need to be addressed before submission as a featured article candidate. See the A-Class assessment departments of some of the larger WikiProjects (e.g. WikiProject Military history).

Very useful to readers. A fairly complete treatment of the subject. A non-expert in the subject matter would typically find nothing wanting. Expert knowledge may be needed to tweak the article, and style issues may need addressing. Peer-review may help. Lethbridge Collegiate Institute
(as of June 2008)
GA
The article has obtained Good article status.
More detailed criteria
The article must meet the good article criteria:

A good article is:

  1. Well-written:
    1. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct; and
    2. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.
  2. Verifiable with no original research:
    1. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline;
    2. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose);
    3. it contains no original research; and
    4. it contains no copyright violations or plagiarism.
  3. Broad in its coverage:
    1. it addresses the main aspects of the topic; and
    2. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).
  4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.
  5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.
  6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
    1. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content; and
    2. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.
Useful to nearly all readers, with no obvious problems; approaching (although not equalling) the quality of a professional encyclopedia. Some editing by subject and style experts is helpful; comparison with an existing featured article on a similar topic may highlight areas where content is weak or missing. Carlton le Willows Academy (as of June 2019)
B
The article is mostly complete and without major issues, but requires some further work to reach Good Article standards. B-Class articles should meet the six B-Class criteria:
More detailed criteria
  1. The article is suitably referenced, with inline citations. It has reliable sources, and any important or controversial material which is likely to be challenged is cited. Any format of inline citation is acceptable: the use of <ref> tags and citation templates such as {{cite web}} is optional.
  2. The article reasonably covers the topic, and does not contain obvious omissions or inaccuracies. It contains a large proportion of the material necessary for an A-Class article, although some sections may need expansion, and some less important topics may be missing.
  3. The article has a defined structure. Content should be organized into groups of related material, including a lead section and all the sections that can reasonably be included in an article of its kind.
  4. The article is reasonably well-written. The prose contains no major grammatical errors and flows sensibly, but does not need to be of the standard of featured articles. The Manual of Style does not need to be followed rigorously.
  5. The article contains supporting materials where appropriate. Illustrations are encouraged, though not required. Diagrams, an infobox etc. should be included where they are relevant and useful to the content.
  6. The article presents its content in an appropriately understandable way. It is written with as broad an audience in mind as possible. The article should not assume unnecessary technical background and technical terms should be explained or avoided where possible.
No reader should be left wanting, although the content may not be complete enough to satisfy a serious student or researcher. A few aspects of content and style need to be addressed, and expert knowledge is increasingly needed. The inclusion of supporting materials should also be considered if practical, and the article checked for general compliance with the manual of style. Institut Le Rosey
(as of July 2008)
C
The article is substantial, but is still missing important content or contains a lot of irrelevant material. The article should have some references to reliable sources, but may still have significant issues or require substantial cleanup.
More detailed criteria
The article is better developed in style, structure and quality than Start-Class, but fails one or more of the criteria for B-Class. It may have some gaps or missing elements; need editing for clarity, balance or flow; or contain policy violations such as bias or trivia. Articles on fictional topics are likely to be marked as C-Class if they are written from an in-universe perspective.
Useful to a casual reader, but would not provide a complete picture for even a moderately detailed study. Considerable editing is needed to close gaps in content and address cleanup issues. Nagle Catholic College, Geraldton
(as of May 2017)
Start
An article that is developing, but which is quite incomplete and, most notably, lacks adequate reliable sources.
More detailed criteria
The article has a usable amount of good content, but it is weak in many areas, usually in referencing. Quality of the prose may be distinctly unencyclopedic, and MoS compliance non-existent; but the article should satisfy fundamental content policies such as notability and BLP, and provide enough sources to establish verifiability. No Start-Class article should be in any danger of being speedily deleted.
Provides some meaningful content, but the majority of readers will need more. Provision of references to reliable sources should be prioritised; the article will also need substantial improvements in content and organisation. Black Forest Academy
(as of July 2008)
Stub
A very basic description of the topic.
More detailed criteria
The article is either a very short article or a rough collection of information that will need much work to become a meaningful article. It is usually very short, but can be of any length if the material is irrelevant or incomprehensible.
Provides very little meaningful content; may be little more than a dictionary definition Any editing or additional material can be helpful. The provision of meaningful content should be a priority. The Grange School, Aylesbury
(as of July 2008)
FL
The article has obtained Featured list status.
More detailed criteria
The article must meet the featured list criteria:
  1. Prose. It features professional standards of writing.
  2. Lead. It has an engaging lead that introduces the subject and defines the scope and inclusion criteria.
  3. Comprehensiveness.
  4. Structure. It is easy to navigate and includes, where helpful, section headings and table sort facilities.
  5. Style. It complies with the Manual of Style and its supplementary pages.
  6. Stability. It is not the subject of ongoing edit wars and its content does not change significantly from day to day, except in response to the featured list process.
Professional standard; it comprehensively covers the defined scope, usually providing a complete set of items, and has annotations that provide useful and appropriate information about those items. No further content additions should be necessary unless new information becomes available. List of schools in Northland, New Zealand
(as of June 2008)
List
Meets the criteria of a stand-alone list, which is an article that contains primarily a list, usually consisting of links to articles in a particular subject area. There is no set format for a list, but its organization should be logical and useful to the reader. Lists should be lists of live links to Wikipedia articles, appropriately named and organized. List of schools in Victoria, Australia
(as of August 2011)

Importance scale[edit]

School article statistics

This list is generated automatically by a bot approximately every 3 days.

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School articles are rated on this importance scale. Importance must be regarded as a relative term. If importance values are applied within this project, these only reflect the perceived importance to this project and to the work groups the School falls under. An article judged to be "Top-Class" in one context may be only "Mid-Class" in another project. The criteria used for rating article priority are not meant to be an absolute or canonical view of how significant the topic is. Rather, they attempt to gauge the probability of the average reader of Wikipedia needing to look up the topic (and thus the immediate need to have a suitably well-written article on it). Importance assessments, especially of schools in the higher categories, are frequently reassessed and may go up or down in order to retain an appropriate balance within each country and within all the categories. Assessors are not experts on the schools in every country of the world, and will only make assessments based on the content of the existing article. Assessors can also check viewing stats for school articles using the Wikipedia stats tool, though stats will only be used in combination with other factors.

 Top 
 High 
 Mid 
 Low 
 NA 
 ??? 

The following values may be used for importance assessments:

Article importance standards[edit]

Assessments should not, in general, leave this field blank. This guide acts as a general standard by which to measure WikiProject Schools articles

  • Top-importance - It is expected that at least one article from each country should be in this category. Countries with higher populations will necessarily have more schools of top-importance. Top importance schools will usually have a long list of notable international alumni or important national alumni (e.g., prime ministers, presidents, senior royalty, Nobel prize winners). They will often have received substantial national or international media coverage as evidenced by inclusion in TV programmes, books, e.t.c. They will be the most notable schools in their particular country, and they are also likely to have articles in foreign-language Wikis.
  • High-importance - Such schools will usually have a long list of notable alumni. They are often amongst the oldest or highest performing schools in their particular country. They will have received substantial media coverage and multiple sources will be available to aid the expansion of the article. Schools which feature in other encyclopedias such as Microsoft Encarta or Encylopedia Britannica are included in this category if they are not already of top importance.
  • Mid-importance - Such schools will have a few elements of more general national interest (e.g. a few particularly noteworthy and important alumni or significant awards).
  • Low-importance - Low importance schools are of vital interest to their communities but have no national or international recognition or importance. Nearly all primary/elementary schools and middle schools will fall into this category, as will the majority of high/secondary schools.
  • ??? - This is the default setting and should also be used for articles which have been assessed but have not had their importance established.

School age[edit]

School ages are considered in relative terms within countries. For example a school founded in the eighteenth century is often young in European terms. For further reference see:

Categories[edit]

Click on "►" below to display subcategories:

Assessment requests[edit]

If you have made significant changes to an article and would like an outside opinion on a new rating for it, please feel free to list it below. If you assess an article, please strike it off using <s>Strike-through text</s> so that other editors will not waste time going there too. Old and fulfilled requests are periodically removed from the list.

Please note:

  • Only a small group of editors watch this list, and as a result, response times to assessment requests can vary from instant to over a week.
  • If you aim for an article to be promoted to GA, A, or FA class, please consider requesting a peer review as well, so the article can be exposed to closer scrutiny from a broader group of editors.
  • The assessment request process is not intended to replace the Wikipedia:Good article nominations and Wikipedia:Featured article candidates processes.

List[edit]

Add requests to the bottom of this list, please also sign your request by adding four tildes (~~~~):

  • Knox Academy - I've done some work to improve referencing/tone/content (and added an infobox), taking into account some important historical context and some recent events that were widely covered in the media. August 4th, 2019. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 185.73.150.97 (talk)
  • Elizabeth College, Guernsey - This has been a GA nominee for some time, but I think (and correct me if this isn't the correct use of this page) it should at least be reviewed by some Project Schools editors to reassess its status. It's currently a C-class article, but since that rating was assigned, I have done a large amount of work on the article. Formulaonewiki 17:40, 26 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

*Hillel Day School - it used to be a redirect to locality, I just did a major rewrite. The talk page still shows "This article has been rated as Redirect-Class". I appreciate someone to assess the article. Will welcome your suggestions. Best regards, Yymmff (talk) 02:29, 20 November 2019 (UTC) checkY Done by RogueScholar on 22 November 2019. Yamfri (talk) 20:26, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

*Edmund Burke School - page has been expanded and rewritten, a new assessment would be appreciated Bleubsdorf (talk) 10:55, 2 July 2020 (UTC) Change to Start.checkYDone[reply]

Bigbrain132 (talk) 00:55, 8 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Do NOT edit your own school, Not only is it a conflict of interest, but can be dangerous to you, who knows who might want to do harm to you, by editing your own school you are putting yourself in danger. 😎😎PaulGamerBoy360😎😎 (talk) 21:35, 29 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Assessment summaries[edit]

Up until February 2010 assessment summaries were placed in this section. However, to make assessing articles easier this practice has ended with old assessments now archived. At present assessments should be placed on the respective article's talk page (see #Process).

Article completions[edit]

There is a backlog of 3,117 articles with no assessment at all at Category:Unassessed school articles (24 February 2018). The backlog at Category:Unknown-importance school articles is increasing, with 13,954 articles in this category (24 February 2018), compared to 13,000 in July 2010 and 12,600 in March 2011. Verified: EyeTripleE (talk) 19:15, 14 October 2015 (UTC)'[reply]

Updated: ClemRutter (talk) 10:51, 24 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Finished assessing all of the unassessed articles, will work on unknown-importances next. ChillyBlanket (talk) 00:45, 22 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Assessment team[edit]

An alphabetical list of those of us who are active within the Assesssment Department of WikiProject Schools As of October 2023: