All three Naperville School District 203 high schools as well as Waubonsie Valley High School in Indian Prairie School District 204 are among the best in the state, according to annual rankings published Tuesday by U.S. News and World Report.
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Neuqua Valley, Naperville North and Naperville Central High Schools join Waubonsie Valley on the list. Neuqua Valley ranked 23rd; Naperville North 33rd; Naperville Central 35th and Waubonsie Valley ranked 46th out of 667 public high schools in Illinois.
The 2013 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 49 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, a press release from U.S. News 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 all factors were considered, U.S. News designated the 4,805 highest-scoring schools as gold, silver or bronze; the top 500 schools received gold medals and the next 1,790 received silver.
Four Chicago public schools made the top four high schools in Illinois, followed by Deerfield High School at No. 5. Hinsdale Central was ranked No. 8, Neuqua Valley in Naperville was No. 23, York High School in Elmhurst was No. 29, Wheaton Warrenville South was No. 32, Naperville North was No. 33, Glenbard South in Glen Ellyn was No. 34 and Naperville Central was No. 35.
Neuqua Valley High School
State Rank: 23
National Rank: 563
Medal Awarded: Silver
Proficient in Reading: 80 percent
Proficient in Math: 85 percent
College Readiness Index (based on AP/IB participation, max value is 100): 43.6
Student-Teacher Ratio: 17:1 (near Illinois average)
Naperville Central High School
State Rank: 35
National Rank: 919
Medal Awarded: Silver
Proficient in Reading: 78 percent
Proficient in Math: 82 percent
College Readiness Index (based on AP/IB participation, max value is 100): 34.2
Student-Teacher Ratio: 16:1 (near Illinois average)
Naperville North High School
State Rank: 33
National Rank: 874
Medal Awarded: Silver
Proficient in Reading: 77 percent
Proficient in Math: 78 percent
College Readiness Index (based on AP/IB participation, max value is 100): 35.3
Student-Teacher Ratio: 17:1 (near Illinois average)
Waubonsie Valley High School
State Rank: 46
National Rank: 1,127
Medal Awarded: Silver
Proficient in Reading: 72 percent
Proficient in Math: 68 percent
College Readiness Index (based on AP/IB participation, max value is 100): 30.5
Student-Teacher Ratio: 16:1 (near Illinois average)