Marquette Manor Baptist Academy Among Top 10 Private Schools in Illinois

Marquette Manor Baptist Academy was ranked No. 10 of the state’s top 100 private high schools in a recent report from Niche.com.

The methodology ranks 3,880 private high schools on factors of academics, student culture and diversity, and survey responses from current students, parents, alumni and administrators.

The factors were chosen to ”represent a healthy balance between statistical rigor and practical relevance in the ranking,” according to the website. For instance, a high ranking in Academics indicates that students are very happy with the quality of the education they are receiving, perform well on standardized testing and leave the school prepared for college and career-ready.

Academics account for 60 percent of the school’s Niche “grade,” with 30 percent to the student culture and diversity, and 10 percent to survey responses.

Marquette Manor Baptist Academy received an overall grade of A-. The school scored a B in the academics category and an A+ for student culture and diversity.

Read more commentary and find out more about the methodology at Niche.com.
See what other schools finished in the top 100.

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