Newsweek High School Rankings Map: Downers Grove South at No. 1,448

On mobile? You can see interactive map here.

Newsweek has ranked Downers Grove South High School at No. 1,448 among high schools in the country, with a "Newsweek Score" of 2.8.

For its rankings, Newsweek sent out a survey to more than 5,000 high schools in the U.S., with about 2,500 schools responding in 2013. You can see the details about South's ranking, and every other ranked high school by clicking on the markers in the interactive map above.

The survey scores were then weighted and calculated using several criteria including on-time graduation and college acceptance rates. In addition, instead of averaging the number of courses offered, this year Newsweek considered the percentage of students enrolled in AP, IB or Advance International Certificate courses. The final scores then determined Newsweek’s final rankings.

You can read more about Newsweek's methodology here.

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