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New Trier Ranked No. 13 in Listing of State's Best High Schools

Nearby Deerfield High School and Highland Park High School rang in at No. 7 and No. 12 respectively.

New Trier High School comes in 13th place for top Illinois high schools, according to U.S. News & World Report. The rankings were 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 New Trier is above the Illinois average, with 53 percent of students taking AP tests and 50 percent passing AP 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; Lake Forest High School was ranked No. 15; Evanston Township High School was ranked No. 17; and Glenbrook North High School was ranked No. 19.

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