Naperville High Schools Rank Among Best in State: U.S. News

Photo: Neuqua Valley High School

Three Naperville schools were in the top 50 performing Illinois schools, according to annual rankings published Tuesday by U.S. News and World Report.

Neuqua Valley High School came in at No. 27, while Naperville Central High School and Naperville North High School came in at Nos. 38 and 41, respectively. Compared to national rankings, the schools came in 645, 850 and 945.

The 2015 U.S. News and World Report Best High Schools rankings are based on data collected from more than 21,000 public U.S. high schools from 50 states and the District of Columbia. The rankings are designed to capture how well high schools educate all of their students and prepare them for college-level work, the U.S. News website said.

Schools 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, according to U.S. News.

Once the college readiness factor was computed, U.S. News designated the 6,517 highest-scoring schools as gold, silver or bronze; the top 500 schools received gold medals and the next 2,027 received silver.

Nequa Valley High School

State Rank: 27

National Rank: 645

Medal Awarded: Silver

Proficient in Reading: 82 percent

Proficient in Math: 84 percent

College Readiness Index (based on AP/IB participation, max value is 100): 47.9

Student-Teacher Ratio: 17:1

Naperville Central High School

State Rank: 38

National Rank: 850

Medal Awarded: Silver

Proficient in Reading: 83 percent

Proficient in Math: 81 percent

College Readiness Index (based on AP/IB participation, max value is 100): 42.8

Student-Teacher Ratio: 10:1

Naperville North High School

State Rank: 42

National Rank: 945

Medal Awarded: Silver

Proficient in Reading: 81 percent

Proficient in Math: 79 percent

College Readiness Index (based on AP/IB participation, max value is 100): 40.6

Student-Teacher Ratio: 11:1

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