Looking for data on HIGH SCHOOL accreditation, anybody have a USDoJ list?

Ideally I'll walk away with a list of all the legit ones because this issue comes to my attention all the time when dealing with abusive boarding schools. Thanks so much for your time!

 

Whats the US DOJ have to do with highschools? Most US public highschools have no Accredidation anyways.

 

Although most American high schools are regionally accredited, a large number of them are not. My brief research shows that only 57% of American high schools are regionally accredited, and many states do not require any accreditation for high schools.

 

I'm sorry ricky but I still don't understand what you're looking for and how it might be relevant to the DoJ. If you give us more information we can probably help.

 

Dallas ISD dropped its SACS/CASI accreditation.

E.g., "...district high schools will rely solely on a new state accreditation for the stamp of approval graduates need to be accepted at most colleges and universities."

DISD dropping its SACS accreditation | Dallas ISD Blog | dallasnews.com

And …“For example, Plano ISD doesn't participate in SACS. Neither does Arlington ISD. Only seven of Houston ISD's 39 high schools are SACS accredited, and I've never heard of kids from any of these districts not getting into college because of it.”

"The state SACS director acknowledged that "more" public schools are dropping out of the accreditation program. For some reason, this isn't much of a priority anymore," Sherman said."

 

Sorry for the excessive delay in getting back to all of you. I'm terribly embarrassed, somehow I got confused and posted the wrong acronym (I don't know what is wrong with me) I meant the Department of Education (DoE, *facepalm @ self*). They are the ones who list the government approved accreditation groups for colleges, right?

The reason I'm asking is because a lot of the abusive residential treatment facilities out there (essentially boarding schools for the purpose of this conversation) supposedly issue bogus degrees and have little or no education provided to "students" (more like inmates). I don't really know a lot about the phenomena but I was hoping there would be a cut and dried way parents could determine if a school had a legit academic program.

Based on the results here, it's looking dubious.

Thanks for your replies, I'm awfully sorry for not proof-reading (or proof-thinking) my original post!

 

I think you're making a mistake by equating residential treatment facilities with boarding schools. The boarding schools in my area are upper crust prep schools. Virtually 100% of the kids coming out of these schools go on to college.

 

Ditto. I think we're proximal Kizmet, as the only place I'd consider a residential treatment facility is my home on any Sunday morning after the kids and friends leave.

 

@Kizmet: those boarding schools aren't the abusive ones, of course. Residential treatment for teens legally must essentially be a boarding school or else at least pretend. That's why I included the caveat "for the purposes of this conversation". Of course not all boarding schools are suspect, it's the ones aimed at "troubled teens" that tend to have issues. Definitely not trying to lump them all into the same category.

So, sorry for going about this so poorly, I will try and return to the intended question: does anybody have a list of accreditation bodies recognized by the United States government? Thanks

 

Our old friend Tom Nixon wrote the book:

Best Online High Schools

 

First of all, that information can be available depending on what area or state the academic program is. Find out if the boarding school is licensed and accredited by checking with the department of education for the state in which the school resides. The listings they have are probably updated according to new programs having been accredited as of present. Most probably a christian boarding school might be a more encouraging school to check out since it's focused on molding your kid's positive values and character.
Tour the school as well, it is one way you can find out while you observe the living conditions for students. Ask the teachers about their methodologies. Teachers and staff at specialized boarding schools should want to motivate students using effective but legit teaching methods. Look for these words in the school's mission statement, probably ask random students there as well, it shouldn't be a problem to be able to talk to respondents there if the boarding school doesn't have any issues in hiding.
Find out if anyone has sued or investigated the school for child abuse or child neglect. Review the student-teacher ratios, their academic program and graduation ratio. Ask to talk to a parent of a student who attends the school and ask them about their experience with the school and how the school keeps the parents involved and be informed of their child's progress. These are probably just the most sensible thing that any concerned parent would do to ensure their kid's safety against illegitimate schools.

 

In addition to the post above, You might find this link from the US Department of Education helpful - College Accreditation in the United States-- Pg 6
Goodluck!