Schools

Poll: Are High School Rankings a Fair Measure of Success?

A recent ranking of the best schools in the state by U.S. News & World Report did not include Glenbrook South.

Last week, Patch shared . The article struck a chord with readers, and remained our No. 1 most read story throughout the week.

Glenbrook South, typically included with neighbor schools like Glenbrook North (#19), New Trier (#13), Evanston Township (#17) and both Highland Park (#12) and Deerfield High Schools (#7)  on ‘best of’ lists like this, was not included.

When Patch reached out to Glenbrook South’s Director of Public Relations and Communications Karen Geddeis .

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Glenbrook South officials have reached out U.S. News & World Report directly, Geddeis said, and are awaiting a response.

“Glenbrook South is a great school,” she said. “Rankings such as this are one measure, of many, by which a school can assess if its strategies are effective in helping students succeed.”

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So Patch wants to know: Do you think ratings like this accurately reflect what's really going on at a school? Sound off in our poll, below in the comments or share with us on Facebook!

Editor's note: Patch talked to U.S. News & World Report's Director of data research for a closer look at how the magazie figures rankings and why GBS was not included. Stay tuned to Patch Wednesday for the full story. 


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