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Grayslake Central, North Make Newsweek's 'Best High Schools' List

The magazine's 2013 rankings came out Monday and included both Grayslake District 127 schools.

Newsweek came out with its annual high school rankings Monday and included both Grayslake Central and Grayslake North High Schools.

For its rankings, Newsweek sent out a survey to more than 5,000 high schools in the U.S., with about 2,500 schools responding in 2013. You can see the details about the other ranked high schools by clicking on the markers in the interactive map above.

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The survey scores were then weighted and calculated using several criteria including on-time graduation and college acceptance rates. In addition, instead of averaging the number of courses offered, this year Newsweek considered the percentage of students enrolled in AP, IB or Advance International Certificate courses. The final scores then determined Newsweek’s final rankings.

Grayslake North ranked at No. 650, while Grayslake Central ranked at No. 1109, out of the top 2,000 schools. Newsweek listed a variety of data for each school, including:

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  • Grayslake North's graduation rate is 95 percent, and the average ACT score is 22.4. The average AP score at North is 4.
  • Grayslake Central's graduation rate is 93 percent, and the average ACT score is 22.8. The average AP score at Central is 3.5.

You can read more about Newsweek's methodology here.


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