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Stevenson High School Ranked as Best Suburban High School in State
U.S. News and World Report released its annual best high schools list Monday.
The Best High School rankings placed Adlai E. Stevenson High School as the fifth best high school in the state and Buffalo Grove High School as the 16th best high school in Illinois. Stevenson received the highest rankings among all suburban schools in the annual list.
>>> 2015 Rankings for Buffalo Grove, Adlai Stevenson
"The U.S. News rankings include data on more than 21,000 public high schools in 50 states and the District of Columbia," states U.S. News & World Report. "Schools were awarded gold, silver or bronze medals based on their performance on state assessments, their graduation rates and how well they prepare students for college."
The report includes information about curriculum, test scores and student demographics.
In the state, Northside College Preparatory High School came in first. The No. 1 high school in the U.S. rankings is the School for the Talented and Gifted in Dallas, Texas.
Top 25 Illinois High Schools
State ranking (national ranking)
- 1 (39) Northside College Preparatory High School, Chicago
- 2 (41) Payton College Preparatory High School, Chicago
- 3 (120) Young Magnet High School, Chicago
- 4 (130) Jones College Prep High School, Chicago
- 5 (166) Adlai E Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire
- 6 (172) Lane Technical High School, Chicago
- 7 (229) Deerfield High School, Deerfield
- 8 (234) Phoenix Military Academy High School, Chicago
- 9 (272) Lindblom Math and Science Acad High School, Chicago
- 10 (356) Hinsdale Central High School, Hinsdale
- 11 (362) Prospect High School, Mount Prospect
- 12 (444) John Hersey High School, Arlington Heights
- 13 (452) Evanston Twp High School, Evanston
- 14 (455) Lincoln Park High School, Chicago
- 15 (478) Glenbrook South High School, Glenview
- 16 (531) Buffalo Grove High School, Buffalo Grove
- 17 (548) Highland Park High School, Highland Park
- 18 (554) Libertyville High School, Libertyville
- 19 (580) Lake Forest High School, Lake Forest
- 20 (585) Brooks College Prep Academy High School, Chicago
- 21 (588) Vernon Hills High School, Vernon Hills
- 22 (642) New Trier Township High School Winnetka, Winnetka
- 23 (652) Rolling Meadows High School, Rolling Meadows
- 24 (661) Riverside Brookfield Twp High School, Riverside
- 25 (690) St. Charles North High School, St. Charles
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