The Best (and Worst) Pop Cult High Schools

WORST
THE CONSTANCE BILLARD SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
THE ST. JUDE SCHOOL FOR BOYS
Gossip Girl
These aren't so much centers of academia as they are glamorous pit stops on the gold plated road to an Ivy League college. Sure, the students wear uniforms (the length of those skirts and the untucked shirts would never fly at a real private school) and occasionally mention homework. But do these kids go to class? Or, more likely, do they sit in desks updating their Blackberrys for the latest gossip from their favorite blogger? Still, the strict new headmistress, Queen Bee Blair, and the threat of internet slander make school for these kids a high-tuition hell. — Gretchen Hansen

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