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The state of our public high schools

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Chicago Magazine recently surveyed 233 public schools in the Chicago area on everything from graduation rates to racial makeup to standardized test scores ... and both the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences and Morgan Park High School fared pretty well in several instances.

Attendance rates, for example, measure students' desire to be in school. Although the Chicago Public Schools system has 94% of the most poorly attended schools, attendance rates at both local high schools -- while not stellar -- are in the top third.

What's more impressive, though, is that both rank among the top 10 Chicago public high schools for average ACT scores: Boasting an average score of 20, they are bested by just nine other Chicago schools.

How do you think our local schools stack up?


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