96 CHICAGO | SEPTEMBER 2019
1 Northside College Preparatory High School (S) North Park 1,061 98 94 85 96
2 Noble–Pritzker College Preparatory High School (C) Hermosa 985 46 56 85 93
3 Walter Payton College Preparatory High School (S) Near North Side 1,073 99 98 76 96
4 Whitney M. Young Magnet High School (S) Near West Side 2,157 90 89 77 95
5 William Jones College Preparatory High School (S) South Loop 1,861 91 91 74 95
6 Albert G. Lane Technical High School (S) Lake View 4,429 87 86 69 94
7 John Hancock College Preparatory High School (S) West Elsdon 967 50 52 78 82
8 Noble–Noble Street College Preparatory High School (C) Noble Square 652 37 52 79 94
9 George Westinghouse College Preparatory HS (S) East Garfield Park 1,192 41 45 82 98
10 Noble–Noble Academy (C) Goose Island 489 43 51 67 93
11 Noble–Muchin College Preparatory High School (C) Loop 956 40 47 73 93
12 Robert Lindblom Math and Science Academy (S) West Englewood 1,325 57 52 71 98
13 Noble–ITW David Speer Academy (C) Hanson Park 1,014 32 52 63 92
14 Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy (S) Roseland 962 63 55 62 83
15 Noble–UIC College Preparatory High School (C) Near West Side 939 37 47 73 88
16 Phoenix Military Academy (S) Near West Side 532 25 28 80 100
17 Noble–Chicago Bulls College Preparatory High School (C) Near West Side 1,136 29 44 66 92
18 Noble–Golder College Preparatory High School (C) West Town 662 32 42 60 89
19 Chicago Math and Science Academy (C) Rogers Park 596 33 45 61 74
20 Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School (S) Back of the Yards 1,064 23 32 69 99
21 Eric Solorio Academy (S) Gage Park 1,195 25 34 73 84
22 Noble–Rauner College Preparatory High School (C) West Town 633 35 36 78 81
23 Roald Amundsen High School Ravenswood 1,227 33 33 68 89
24 Friedrich Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center (S) North Park 1,726 32 41 66 93
25 Lincoln Park High School (S) Lincoln Park 2,113 53 54 65 90
26 CICS–Northtown Academy (C) Pulaski Park 917 24 20 89 95
27 Kenwood Academy Kenwood 1,756 41 37 83 92
28 Noble–Baker College Preparatory High School (C) South Chicago 365 17 29 70 77
29 Noble–Rowe Clark Math & Science Academy (C) East Garfield Park 461 20 17 73 87
30 Infinity Math, Science & Technology High School (S) Little Village 417 16 25 61 90
31 Marine Leadership Academy (S) Logan Square 867 8 14 77 94
32 George Washington Carver Military Academy (S) Riverdale 479 17 11 69 97
33 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. College Preparatory HS (S) North Kenwood 599 34 30 54 92
34 Gurdon S. Hubbard High School West Lawn 1,778 15 13 67 91
35 Noble–Gary Comer College Preparatory High School (C) Grand Crossing 1,096 21 21 59 88
36 World Language High School Little Village 354 18 16 65 77
37 Hyman G. Rickover Naval Academy (S) Edgewater 555 17 15 66 93
38 Noble–Butler College Preparatory High School (C) Pullman 647 16 16 56 96
39 Charles Allen Prosser Career Academy (S) Hanson Park 1,395 17 18 59 91
40 Acero–Major Hector P. Garcia MD Campus (C) Archer Heights 600 17 16 50 95
(S) SELECTIVE ENROLLMENT SCHOOL (C) CHARTER SCHOOL * Figures do not reflect low-income adjustmentTOP HIGH SCHOOLS EnrollmentSAT reading attainment %SAT math attainment %5EssentialsGraduation rate
JOVIANNE KATIE
OJEDA DEGILLO
Sophomore
After a classmate who
was struggling with
alcohol abuse got
suspended for drink-
ing in school, Degillo
worked with student
activist groups and
experts from Lurie
Children’s Hospital to
help create a new stu-
dent code of conduct,
recently adopted by
the school board, that
emphasizes support
over sanctions.
“I hope a lot of stu-
dents get the help
they deserve.”
JULIENNE AU
Math teacher
Au has led the school’s
math team to 10
straight citywide
championships. What
may be most remark-
able about this is
her effort to recruit
students who aren’t
natural math whizzes
but want an outlet for
strategic and creative
thinking. Au recalls a
sophomore who had
“zero experience” in
math competitions.
“He’s since become
one of our stars.”
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TEACHER AND STUDENT PROFILES BY KIM BELLWARE, ANNE FORD, AND ALISON GOLDMANCHICAGO
PHOTOGRAPHY: (AU) ROOT STUDIOS; (DEGILLO) JESUS PALACIOS