St. Charles High Schools Ranked Among Best In Nation

St. Charles IL

26 April, 2022

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ST. CHARLES, IL — St. Charles North and East high schools have been ranked among the best high schools in the U.S., according to a new national ranking by U.S. News and World Report. This year's list of best high schools evaluated more than 17,800 schools nationwide, including 724 in Illinois. St. Charles North High School came in as the 29th best high school in the state and 689th in the national rankings. Meanwhile, St. Charles East High School was ranked as the 6oth best high school in the state and 1,322nd in the U.S. "The District is proud that our schools ranked well in the US News and World Report that recognizes our students' achievements and our staff members' hard work and dedication to academic excellence," Carol Smith, District 303 director of communications and community relations, told Patch in an email response. The 2022 ranking of best high schools is intended to show how well the nation's public schools serve all students, regardless of achievement level, by teaching them basic skills and preparing them for college-level work, according to a news release from U.S. News. Families can also use the rankings to see how schools compare at the national, state and local levels on factors such as graduation rates and college readiness. While thousands of schools were evaluated, these Illinois schools were ranked among the top 100, according to U.S. News: Payton College Preparatory High SchoolNorthside College Preparatory High SchoolJones College Prep High SchoolYoung Magnet High SchoolLane Technical High School This year, the top 15 schools nationally are in 14 different states. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia, was ranked No. 1 in the nation, as well as among magnet schools. Here are the top 10 schools in this year's national Best High Schools ranking: Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology - Alexandria, Virginia Academic Magnet High School - North Charleston, South Carolina Signature School - Evansville, Indiana School for Advanced Studies - Miami, Florida Payton College Preparatory High School - Chicago, Illinois The Davidson Academy of Nevada - Reno, Nevada Central Magnet School - Murfreesboro, Tennessee The School for the Talented and Gifted - Dallas, Texas Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology - Lawrenceville, Georgia Julia R. Masterman Secondary School - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania This year's schools were ranked on six measures: college readiness, college curriculum breadth, state assessment performance, state assessment proficiency, reading and math proficiency, reading and math performance, underserved student performance and graduation rates. The data used in this year's ranking is from the 2019-20 academic school year. U.S. News adjusted its calculation of these measures to account for the impact COVID-19 had on schools in the 2019-20 school year. Since most states closed schools for in-person instruction starting in March 2020 — typically just before most states conduct assessments — the U.S. Department of Education granted waivers allowing all states to forgo state testing for the 2019-20 school year. To account for this, U.S. News relied on past assessment data from thethree prior ranking years. Researchers also incorporated state science assessment data from the 2018-19 school year. Read more about the Best High Schools methodology. In addition to the national rankings, U.S. News also published rankings at the state, metro area and school district levels. Only metro areas and school districts with three or more high schools were included in these subrankings. Signature School in Indiana is at the top of the list for charter schools, and Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Virginia is the No. 1 magnet school. The Davidson Academy of Nevada is the top STEM school.