Top 100 Best STEM High Schools – Adlai E. Stevenson High School – US News & World Report – 46/100

Top 100 Best STEM High Schools – Adlai E. Stevenson High School – US News & World Report – 46/100


Top 100 Best STEM High Schools – Adlai E. Stevenson High School – US News & World Report – 46/100

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Adlai E. Stevenson High School

1 STEVENSON DR
LINCOLNSHIRE, IL 60069

Phone: (847) 415-4000

District: Adlai E Stevenson Hsd 125

Overview

Adlai E. Stevenson High School is ranked 6th within Illinois. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® course work and exams. The AP® participation rate at Adlai E. Stevenson High School is 69 percent. The student body makeup is 50 percent male and 50 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 27 percent. Adlai E. Stevenson High School is the only high school in the Adlai E Stevenson Hsd 125.

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Rankings / Awards

This details how this school compares to others based on U.S. News ranking criteria.

Medal Awarded Gold
National Rank
#185
State Rank
#6
STEM Rank
#46
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Students / Teachers

These counts and percentages of students and teachers are from data reported by schools to the government.

Total Enrollment 4,182
Total Minority Enrollment (% of total) 27%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total) N/A
Full-Time Teachers 256
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Test Scores

U.S. News calculates these values based on student performance on state exit exams and internationally available exams on college-level course work (AP®/IB exams).

Proficient in Reading 84%
Proficient in Math 89%
College Readiness Index 61.8
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School Data

School profile information is based on government data.

Grades Served 09 – 12
Setting Large Suburb
Charter School No
Magnet School No
Receives Title I Funding Yes
District

This information relates to high schools run by this school’s state operating agency. Many districts contain only one high school.

Total Schools 1
Total Students 4,182
Proficient in Reading (district average) 84%
Proficient in Math (district average) 89%
College Readiness (district average) 61.8

Total Enrollment 4,182
9th Grade 941 Students
10th Grade 1,035 Students
11th Grade 1,066 Students
12th Grade 1,140 Students
Student Diversity

This is the breakdown of ethnicity and gender of a school’s student body, based on data reported to the government.

Ethnicity/Race

Total Minority Enrollment (% of total) 27%
American Indian/Alaskan Native Enrollment (% of total) 0.3%
Asian Enrollment (% of total) 17%
Black Enrollment (% of total) 2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander (% of total) 0.3%
Hispanic Enrollment (% of total) 6%
White Enrollment (% of total) 73%
Two or More Races Enrollment (% of total) 2%
Gender

Male (% of total) 50%
Female (% of total) 50%
Economically Disadvantaged Students

These are the percentages of the school’s students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, based on data reported to the government.

Free Lunch Program (% of total) N/A
Reduced-Price Lunch Program (% of total) N/A
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total) N/A

Reading Proficiency Distribution

Reading proficiency is determined by student results on the school’s Prairie State Achievement Examination.

Total Students Tested N/A
Academic Warning 2%
Below Standard 14%
Meets the Standard 57%
Exceeds the Standard 27%
Math Proficiency Distribution

Math proficiency is determined by student results on the school’s Prairie State Achievement Examination.

Total Students Tested N/A
Academic Warning 1%
Below Standard 10%
Meets the Standard 52%
Exceeds the Standard 37%
Overall Student Performance

This measures overall student performance on state exams. The calculations by U.S. News were the first of two steps in determining which schools received at least a bronze medal.

State Test Performance Index 108.7
Risk-Adjusted Performance Index 35.9
Disadvantaged Student Performance

This measures the proficiency on state exams among typically underperforming subgroups. The calculations by U.S. News were the second of two steps in determining which schools received at least a bronze medal.

Percentage of Disadvantaged Students Who Are Proficient 76.8
Percentage of Non-Disadvantaged Students Who Are Proficient 87.0
Gap Between Disadvantaged and Non-Disadvantaged Students -10.1
Gap Between School and State Among Disadvantaged Students 47.8
College-Ready Student Performance

High school students take AP® and IB exams to earn college credit and demonstrate success at college-level course work. U.S. News calculated a College Readiness Index based on exam participation rates and percentages of students passing at least one exam. The Index determined which types of medals (gold, silver or bronze) were awarded to top-performing schools.

College Readiness Index 61.8
Exam Used for Index AP®
Advanced Placement® (AP®) Student Performance

Many U.S. higher educational institutions grant credits or advanced placement based on student performance on AP® exams. This shows this school’s student participation and performance on these exams if data were available. (N/A means no students participated.)

Participation Rate 69%
Participant Passing Rate 86%
Exams Per Test Taker 4.5
Exam Pass Rate 85%
Quality-Adjusted Participation Rate 59%
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker 4.4

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