2024 'Best' High School List: Where Does Deerfield Rank?

DEERFIELD, IL — In all, 673 Illinois public high schools ranked as among the best in the country for quality education, according to a report released Tuesday from U.S. News & World Report. Deerfield High School made it into the top 100 high schools in the state.

According to the list, Deerfield High is the No. 16 best high school in Illinois, and ranked 428 in the United States.

Here are a few other notes regarding Deerfield's ranking:

• AP participation rate is 60 percent
• Total minority enrollment is 17 percent
• Student to teacher ratio is 12:1
• Graduation rate is 97 percent
• Mathematics proficiency is 70 percent
• Reading proficiency is 68 percent
• Science proficiency is 69 percent

In the 2024 Best High Schools list, Illinois ranks 24th among U.S. states and the District of Columbia. Among the 673 of ranked Illinois schools, 37 are in the top 5 percent nationally, 159 were in the top 25 percent.

State-by-state performance is based solely on which states have the largest proportion of schools in the top 25 percent.

The top high schools have students who score exceptionally high on math, reading and science assessments, as well strong performance among under-served students. High school graduation rates and college readiness among graduates are also measured.

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