The ISBE said 29.7 percent of Wheeling High School students taking the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exam in 2016 passed, in comparison to the 23.6 percent passage rate in 2015.
Meanwhile, the school posted an average spending rate of $19,850 per pupil, above the state's average of $12,821.
The PARCC test is a state-mandated exam used to assess the school and student performance in several states nationwide.
The following table lists passage rates of area high schools.
School
Passage Rate
Vernon Hills High School
69.7%
Adlai E. Stevenson High School
67.0%
Libertyville High School
60.0%
Lake Zurich High School
48.3%
Highland Park High School
40.6%
Lakes Community High School
36.9%
Grayslake North High School
35.7%
Deerfield High School
35.5%
Barrington High School
35.3%
Buffalo Grove High School
35.2%
Grayslake Central High School
33.6%
Warren Jr/Sr High School
33.2%
Antioch Community High School
32.2%
Wheeling High School
29.7%
Lake Forest High School
25.9%
Warren Township High School
25.5%
Mundelein Consolidated High School
24.9%
Round Lake Senior High School
24.9%
Benton Consolidated High School
21.7%
Grant Community High School
20.6%
Zion-Benton Township High School
17.1%
New Tech High - Zion-Benton East
15.9%
Wauconda High School
14.0%
Cuba Senior High School
11.3%
Waukegan High School
9.7%
North Chicago Community High School
5.8%
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Deerfield High School• Deerfield High School• Lakes Community High School• Zion-Benton Township High School• Round Lake Senior High School• Grayslake Central High School• Grayslake North High School• Libertyville High School• Waukegan High School• Highland Park High School• Grant Community High School• Barrington High School• Stevenson High School• Wauconda High School• Vernon Hills High School• Warren Township High School• Antioch Community High School• North Chicago Community High School• Lake Zurich High School• Illinois State Board Of Education• Lake Forest High School
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