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Lake Zurich, Stevenson High Schools Ranked Among Best in Illinois
Lake Zurich High School was ranked ranked No. 41, and Stevenson High School was ranked No. 6 of all high schools in Illinois in the U.S. News and World Report ranking of public high schools.
Lake Zurich High School is ranked No. 41 in Illinois on this year’s list of best public high schools in the country from U.S. News and World Report. Stevenson High School took the No. 6 spot in the rankings.
U.S. News created the rankings based on a list of more than 21,000 public high schools in 49 states and the District of Columbia, according to a press release from U.S. News. Schools are evaluated based on overall student performance on state tests, Advanced Placement tests and International Baccalaureate exams; rankings also take into account how well students educate black, Hispanic and economically disadvantaged students, according to the release.
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The rankings are designed to capture how well high schools educate all of their students and prepare them for college-level work, according to U.S. News.
Editor's note: The numbers of schools' rankings were changed at 1:20 p.m. to correct an error.
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