Libertyville High Extracurriculars Ranked Among Best in State, Nation

From drama club to the football team, some suburban high schools go above and beyond when it comes to extracurriculars.

Recently released 2016 Best Schools rankings by Niche.com examined extracurriculars at 100 schools in Illinois and determined which programs were the best. Niche.com took into account the number of sports offered, the participation rates of students in athletics, as well as student and parent reviews, in an attempt to measure the quality of extracurricular. You can view the full methodology for the rankings here.

And here is a look at the top 25 schools with the best extracurriculars:

1. Glenbrook South High School, Glenview (also ranked No. 1 in the nation)
2. Libertyville High School, Libertyville (ranked No. 4 in the nation)
3. Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire (ranked No. 5 in the nation)
4. Glenwood High School, Chatham
5. Vernon Hills High School, Vernon Hills
6. Deerfield High School, Deerfield
7. Glenbrook North High School, Northbrook
8. Glenbard West High School, Glen Ellyn
9. New Trier Township High School, Winnetka
10. John Hersey High School, Arlington Heights
11. Lincoln Way West High School, New Lenox
12. University High School, Normal
13. East Leyden High School, Franklin Park
14. Niles North High School, Skokie
15. Evanston Township High School, Evanston
16. Lake Forest High School, Lake Forest
17. West Leyden High School, Northlake
18. William Fremd High School, Palatine
19. Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Flossmoor
20. Barrington High School, Barrington
21. Niles West High School, Skokie
22. Lincoln-Way North High School, Frankfort Square
23. North High School, Downers Grove
24. Prospect High School, Mount Prospect
25. Highland Park High School, Highland Park

More Niche.com Best Schools rankings can be found here.