Placing 3rd in Illinois is Hinsdale Township High School District 86, which operates two schools serving the communities of Hinsdale and Darien. The district boasts a graduation rate of 95%, which is ten points higher than the state average, and 2019 graduates were awarded $11.7 million in scholarship money.

Not far behind is Community High School District 155 (#2), which encompasses 4 high schools serving several communities in McHenry County. Furthermore, 85% of district students went on to a 2 or 4-year college within 16 months of graduation. Lincoln-Way is an excellent district that continues to improve, hitting its highest graduation rate in history in the most recent school year (98%). The best school district in Illinois is Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210, which comprises three high schools in the communities of New Lenox and Frankfort. It should come as no surprise that all five of the best school districts in Illinois are located in this area. She also said that one of her primary concerns, if elected, would be getting students back into school during the upcoming school year.The suburbs of Chicago are home to some of the best public school districts in the country, characterized by high graduation rates and high rates of proficiency in math and language arts.

Natalia Alvarez Martinez did not respond to a request for an interview, but according to a post on the Warren Township D121 Board of Education Election Facebook page Martinez said that she is a mother of two children, one is a current Warren Township High School student, and the other is a graduate of the school. However I think that the disregard for the health and safety of students, staff and teachers was shortsighted at best.” “Don’t get me wrong, I think that the social-emotional learning aspect of students is incredibly impactful. “Sending students, teachers and staff back to school was frankly putting the community at risk, and yet voted unanimously to return to in-person learning,” Thomas said. One of his primary issues with how the district is functioning is that the district began to allow students, teachers and staff back into school too early, according to Thomas. Blake Thomas- Original Credit: News-Sun (Blake Thomas / HANDOUT)įirst-time candidate Blake Thomas first started considering joining the school board around 2015, when former District 121 Board of Education member Liz Biondi said she did not want the district to hire a gay superintendent, but he said he ultimately missed the deadline to be placed on the next ballot and his plate was “already pretty full.” The COVID-19 pandemic prompted him to again consider a run.

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