Illinois Has 14 Of The Top High Schools In U.S. — Including No. 1

AURORA, IL — Illinois Math and Science Academy in Aurora is Illinois' best public high school for 2019, according to a new set of rankings released by Niche.com this week. It's also the top public high school in the country, according to the list.

The rankings were released as part of Niche’s 2019 K-12 rankings. Along with IMSA, three other Illinois high schools — Walter Payton College Prep, Northside College Preparatory High School and Adlai E. Stevenson High School — made the top 10.

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Here are the 14 Illinois schools that made the top 100 in Niche's list, plus their rank. (Get Patched In: Subscribe to free daily email, news alerts, Facebook fun and more from Patch)

1. Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Aurora
3. Walter Payton College Prep, Chicago
8. Northside College Preparatory High School, Chicago
9. Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire
14. Whitney M. Young Magnet High School, Chicago
38. New Trier Township High School, Winnetka
44. Jones College Prep High School, Chicago
47. Vernon Hills High School, Vernon Hills
61. Hinsdale Central High School, Hinsdale
66. Libertyville High School, Libertyville
68. Lane Tech College Prep High School, Chicago
71. Glenbrook South High School, Glenview
95. Neuqua Valley High School, Naperville
99. Naperville Central High School, Naperville

To arrive at these rankings, Niche looked at data from the U.S. Department of Education as well as test scores, college data and ratings collected from Niche users. (You can read more about the methodology here.)

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