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Lake Forest High School Ranked 12th Best in U.S. by Newsweek
Only Northside College Prep, in Chicago, ranked higher among Illinois schools.

Lake Forest High School is the 12th best school in the country, according to an analysis published by Newsweek.
The only Illinois school to rank higher is Northside College Prep, a selective enrollment school in Chicago, which ranked third.
Newsweek explains its methodology here, which takes into account graduation rate, SAT/ACT scores, counselor-to-student ratio, as well as other factors.
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LFHS earned accolades from the Daily Beast recently, as well, which ranked the school as the top Illinois high school on its national list. It came in at No. 52.
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