St. Charles North High School ranked 26th in U.S. News and World Report’s latest ranking of best high schools in the state, according to its 2020 list.
The School District 303 school ranked the highest among Elgin-area high schools, based on such factors as state assessments, college readiness exams and graduation rates. The 2020 list included 17,792 schools nationwide and 677 schools in Illinois, according to media report.
St. Charles North was also ranked No. 611 in the nation. According to the U.S. News data, 98% of its students graduated, 67% took at least one AP exam and 56% passed at least one AP exam.
St. Charles East High School was 57th in the state (1,407 in the U.S.), according to the list. Geneva High School ranked 77 (1,661 in the U.S.) and Batavia High School came in at 81st (1,764 in the country).
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Bartlett High School just missed the top 100 in the 2020 list, ranking 103rd in the state (2,696 in the U.S.), the report said. It was the highest-ranked District U-46 school.
Jacobs High School in Algonquin was the highest-ranked school in District 300 school, coming in at 107 (2,926 in the U.S.), according to the list.
Burlington Central High School, the lone high school in District 301, placing 129th in the state and No. 3,703 in the U.S.
Payton College Preparatory High School in Chicago was the top-ranked school in Illinois, data showed. It was No. 9 on the national list.