Metea Valley Ranks Highest Among High Schools In Aurora, 26th In State

Emily Rosca
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AURORA, IL — Metea Valley High School was ranked the 26th top high school in Illinois and first among high schools located in Aurora by U.S. News and World Report.

This year's list of best high schools evaluated more than 17,800 schools nationwide, including 673 in Illinois.

The approximately 3,000-student high school, part of Indian Prairie School District 204, has an Advanced Placement participation rate of 67 percent, with 55 percent of students passing at least one AP exam, according to U.S. News.

Mathematics proficiency is 61 percent, reading proficiency is 59 percent, and science proficiency is 58 percent. The school's graduation rate is 96 percent, which U.S. News classified as "well above state median."

Nationwide, Metea Valley High School ranks No. 627.

Here is where other Aurora high schools rank in the state.

  • Waubonsie Valley High School: No. 53

  • West Aurora High School: No. 332

Within District 204, Neuqua Valley High School outranks Metea Valley for first place and also places 17th best statewide.

The report is intended to show how well the nation's public schools serve all students, regardless of achievement level, by teaching them basic skills and preparing them for college-level work, according to a news release from U.S. News.

The 2022 rankings used data from the 2019-20 school year, which was adjusted to compensate for the effects of COVID-19, according to U.S. News. Most schools closed before state testing in the spring of 2020, and federal education officials granted a waiver to skip testing that year, so U.S. News used assessment data from the prior three years.

The rankings aim to compare how well public schools prepare students for college-level work and teach students basic skills, according to the group.

In Illinois, the top five schools in the rankings were selective enrollment high schools in Chicago Public Schools, with the No. 6 school a selective enrollment suburban school — Proviso Math and Science Academy.

Among suburban public high schools that accept all residents, Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire was top-ranked, followed by Vernon Hills High School, Hinsdale Central High School, New Trier Township High School and Lake Forest High School.

Metea Valley Ranks Highest Among High Schools In Aurora, 26th In State originally appeared on the Aurora Patch