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Highland Park Ranked 17th Best High School in State on U.S. News 2016 List
The high school dropped 9 spots from its rating on the 2015 list.
Highland Park dropped nine spots from its ranking of eighth on the magazine's 2015 list. Overall, the high school was 548th in the nation this year, down from its 313 national ranking in 2015.
How Other North Shore Schools Ranked:
- Stevenson Named State's Best Suburban High School on U.S. News 2016 List
- Deerfield Ranked 7th Best High School in State on U.S. News 2016 List
- ETHS Ranked Among Top Illinois High Schools by U.S. News and World Report
- Glenbrook South Ranked 15th Best High School in State on U.S. News 2016 List
- Lake Forest Ranked 19th Best High School in State on U.S. News 2016 List
- New Trier Ranked 22nd Best High School in State on U.S. News 2016 List
Deerfield High School, which also is in Township High School District 113 with Highland Park, was ranked seventh in the state and 229th among the 500 best schools across the country. This is the second consecutive year Deerfield has held the No. 7 spot on the magazine's best in state list.
Fourteen other Illinois high schools cracked the top 500. The No. 1 high school in the U.S. rankings is the School for the Talented and Gifted in Dallas, Texas.
RELATED: 25 Best Illinois High Schools: U.S. News Rankings 2016
Nine Chicago high schools rank in the top 25 for Illinois, along with 16 suburban high schools. The No. 1 high school in the state is Northside College Prep, ranked 39th in the United States, followed closely by Walter Payton College Prep, ranked 41st in the country.
The highest ranked suburban school is Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, ranked 166th in the nation.
"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
Top 20 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
More Info
Best Illinois High Schools List
U.S. News & World Report National Rankings 2016
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