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GBN Ranked No. 19 High School in the State
Nearby Deerfield High School and Highland Park High School rang in at No. 7 and No. 12, respectively.
Glenbrook North High School came in 19th place among Illinois high schools in this year's ranking from U.S. News & World Report. The list was released as part of the Best High School rankings, now in its fourth edition, according to the Huffington Post.
The rankings were drawn from a pool of 22,000 public high schools in 49 states as well as the District of Columbia, and methodology included test scores, state assessments and college-level coursework, such as AP or IB programs.
For student/teacher ratio, scored 13:1. For college readiness, the report noted that GBN is above the Illinois average, with 49 percent of students taking AP tests and 46 percent passing those tests.
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In Illinois, Northside College Preparatory High School took the top spot, followed by Walter Payton College Preparatory High School and Jones College Prep. Nearby Deerfield High School was ranked No. 7; Highland Park was ranked No. 12; New Trier High School was ranked No. 13; Lake Forest High School was ranked No. 15 and Evanston Township High School was ranked No. 17.
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