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ETHS Among Top High Schools in Illinois: U.S. News
Annual ranking includes school as one of only 17 to earn a gold rating.
Evanston Township High School was ranked as the 15th best high school in Illinois in the annual U.S. News & World Report rankings released Tuesday.
Schools nationwide are evaluated based on overall student performance on state assessments, Advanced Placement tests and International Baccalaureate exams. The ranking also takes into account how well schools educate black, Hispanic and economically disadvantaged students. In Illinois, U.S. News & World Report looked at 677 schools and ETHS was one of only 17 to receive a gold ranking.
In evaluating ETHS, the report showed 67 percent of its students proficient in reading and 66 percent in mathematics. The school’s national rank was 456. Its college readiness index was 53.9.
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According to the report, Illinois has many schools ranked in 2015 among the U.S. News Best High Schools, including 17 gold medal schools, 69 silver medal schools and 91 bronze medal schools.
On the North Shore, Evanston was joined in the Top 15 by Stevenson (5th), Deerfield (7th) and Highland Park (8th) high schools.
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