2015 - 2016 PARCC: Chicago Suburbs High School Rankings

[GoCUBS1]

In my experience -

Tests kids try to do well on, so will give a more accurate picture of school performance/ranking:
- ACT, PSAT, SAT (used for college/scholarship)
- MAP/NWEA, Cogat (used for class placement)

Tests kids often blow off and schools may under support (e.g. teachers/parents telling kids it's a joke) OR over support (e.g. lots of test prep/student prizes), so will give an inaccurate picture:
- PARRC, ISAT, Prairie Achievement

[holl1ngsworth]

Originally Posted by My Kind Of Town

Better off using average ACT scores in the meantime. 2014 scores are still relevant as these scores rarely see drastic changes year over year.

Wheaton North High School -- Chicago Tribune 2014 Illinois School Report Cards

And here are the top composite ACT scores from 2014:

1 New Trier Twp 27.4
2 Hinsdale Central High School 27
3 Deerfield High School 26.9
4 Adlai E Stevenson High School 26.4
5 Lake Forest High School 26.3
6 Glenbrook North High School 26.1
7 Libertyville High School 25.6
8 Highland Park High School 25.3
9 Naperville Central High School 25.2
10 Wm Fremd High School 25.1
11 Glenbrook South High School 25
-- Naperville North High School 25
-- Neuqua Valley High School 25
-- Barrington High School 25
12 John Hersey High School 24.8
13 Vernon Hills High School 24.7
14 Prospect High School 24.5
15 Wheaton North High School 24.2
-- Maine South High School 24.2
-- Lake Zurich High School 24.2
-- Geneva Community High School 24.2
16 York Comm High School 24
17 Oak Park & River Forest High Sch 23.9
-- Lyons Twp High Sch 23.9
18 St Charles North High School 23.8
19 Waubonsie Valley High School 23.7
20 Comm H S Dist 99 - North H S 23.5
21 Glenbard West High School 23.4
22 Buffalo Grove High School 23.2
-- Wheaton Warrenville South H S 23.2
-- Metea Valley High School 23.2
-- Lincoln-Way East High School 23.2
23 Batavia Sr High School 23.1

Most of the same names at or near the top.

[My Kind Of Town]

Originally Posted by holl1ngsworth

And here are the top composite ACT scores from 2014:

1 New Trier Twp 27.4
2 Hinsdale Central High School 27
3 Deerfield High School 26.9
4 Adlai E Stevenson High School 26.4
5 Lake Forest High School 26.3
6 Glenbrook North High School 26.1
7 Libertyville High School 25.6
8 Highland Park High School 25.3
9 Naperville Central High School 25.2
10 Wm Fremd High School 25.1
11 Glenbrook South High School 25
-- Naperville North High School 25
-- Neuqua Valley High School 25
-- Barrington High School 25
12 John Hersey High School 24.8
13 Vernon Hills High School 24.7
14 Prospect High School 24.5
15 Wheaton North High School 24.2
-- Maine South High School 24.2
-- Lake Zurich High School 24.2
-- Geneva Community High School 24.2
16 York Comm High School 24
17 Oak Park & River Forest High Sch 23.9
-- Lyons Twp High Sch 23.9
18 St Charles North High School 23.8
19 Waubonsie Valley High School 23.7
20 Comm H S Dist 99 - North H S 23.5
21 Glenbard West High School 23.4
22 Buffalo Grove High School 23.2
-- Wheaton Warrenville South H S 23.2
-- Metea Valley High School 23.2
-- Lincoln-Way East High School 23.2
23 Batavia Sr High School 23.1

Most of the same names at or near the top.

But not really. Check out PARCC scores for Deerfield and Lake Forest High for example. PARCC data for New Trier not even available. Hard to use PARCC scores in any meaningful way.

[holl1ngsworth]

Originally Posted by My Kind Of Town

But not really. Check out PARCC scores for Deerfield and Lake Forest High for example. PARCC data for New Trier not even available. Hard to use PARCC scores in any meaningful way.

New Trier PARCC data:

NEW TRIER TOWNSHIP H S NORTHFIELD | Academic Progress

[My Kind Of Town]

Originally Posted by holl1ngsworth

New Trier PARCC data:

NEW TRIER TOWNSHIP H S NORTHFIELD | Academic Progress

Missed it. However, hard for me to imagine New Trier testing so far below a school like Naperville Central. NC is an excellent school but not of the same caliber of New Trier. And what about Deerfield and Lake Forest? They score below Lisle, Conant, Lockport, etc? Doesn't make sense as a useful source of school performance/quality.

[GoCUBS1]

Originally Posted by My Kind Of Town

But not really. Check out PARCC scores for Deerfield and Lake Forest High for example. PARCC data for New Trier not even available. Hard to use PARCC scores in any meaningful way.

Exactly... Lake Forest and Deerfield jumped right out. And our school is #40 on PARCC, yet #11 on ACT ranking with a 25 composite ACT. Coupled with the fact I (and other parents) know how hard our student body tried on the PARCC, I'm not concerned about the ranking.

I almost laughed when I opened the test result envelopes, especially for my daughter who especially bombed it (on purpose) yet is consistently in top 1% on all other natl tests. She thought that was hilarious.

[wjj]

Originally Posted by holl1ngsworth

Until next year's SAT scores are released, this is the only mandated measuring stick available.

Oh come on. This is nonsense. Glenbrook South next to last? Lake Forest in the bottom 5? Deerfield and Barrington and Buffalo Grove in the bottom half? This is useless information.

[GoCUBS1]

Originally Posted by wjj

Oh come on. This is nonsense. Glenbrook South next to last? Lake Forest in the bottom 5? Deerfield and Barrington and Buffalo Grove in the bottom half? This is useless information.

Ok, I just showed this PARCC ranking to 6 high schoolers watching the Cubs game at our house and they think it's hilarious their school scored so badly. They feel they should really take credit for this spectacular failure. I feel like I should be mad at them, but I just can't - Cubs are up! At least they're in good company with some other pretty good suburban high schools that bombed it.