GLENVIEW, IL — In all, 673 Illinois public high schools ranked as among the best in the country for quality education, according to a report released Tuesday from U.S. News & World Report. Glenbrook South High School made it into the top 100 high schools in the state.
- AP participation rate is 62 percent
- Total minority enrollment is 43 percent
- Student to teacher ratio is 14:1
- Graduation rate is 95 percent
- Mathematics proficiency is 58 percent
- Reading proficiency is 59 percent
- Science proficiency is 73 percent
In the list, Illinois ranks 24th among U.S. states and the District of Columbia. Among the 673 of ranked schools, 37 are in the top 5 percent nationally, 159 were in the top 25 percent.
State-by-state performance is based solely on which states have the largest proportion of schools in the top 25 percent.