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Niles North, West Unranked by U.S. News

U.S. News and World Report's annual high school rankings are out and School District 219 is unranked.

For the third straight year, District 219's Niles North and Niles West high school were unranked in U.S. News and World Report's annual high school rankings. The magazine released their data on Monday. 

The number one high school in Illinois is Northside College Preparatory High School in Chicago, according to U.S. News and World Report's annual rankings. The best suburban school: Adlai E. Stevenson in Lincolnshire, coming in at number five.

Despite having the second highest cost per pupil in the state, Niles North and Niles West remained unranked by the magazine for the third straight year. 

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According to the data, Niles North has a "college readiness" rating of 29.6 out of a possible 100 (unchanged from last year). Its neighbor, Niles West, has a 28.1. In contrast, the number one ranked school has a 92.1 college readiness rating, the magazine said.

In regards to arithmetic and reading, both schools shared the same score with 2.7 for math and 2.6 for reading, according to ranking data. The information suggests that about  60 percent of D219 students are proficient in both subjects while 40 percent are not.

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Meanwhile, numerous media outlets have pointed out flaws in the magazine's rankings. The New Republic reports that the rankings are "corrupting" the school system. In 2007, Niles North was awarded with having the best fine arts program in the country. In 2011, the school's science team won ISTA's Excellence in Science award.

You can view all the high school rankings here.

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