Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools congratulated CPS high schools that were named to U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of the Best High Schools in the country. The top five spots and 20 of the top 100 high schools in Illinois were CPS schools, with nine CPS schools ranking among the top 350 schools in the United States. The top-ranked CPS high schools include:

• Walter Payton College Preparatory High School: 1st in Illinois and 9th nationally

• Northside College Preparatory High School: 2nd in Illinois and 23rdnationally

• Lane Technical College Preparatory High School: 3rd in Illinois and 69th nationally

• Whitney M. Young Magnet High School: 4th in Illinois and 71stnationally

• Jones College Preparatory High School: 5th in Illinois and 91stnationally

• Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy: 8th in Illinois and 186th nationally

• Phoenix Military Academy High School: 9th in Illinois and 207thnationally

• Lindblom Math and Science Academy: 11th in Illinois and 272ndnationally

• Lincoln Park High School: 17th in Illinois and 320th nationally

A total of 20 CPS high schools were named among the top 100 across Illinois. The full list of the 2018 Best High Schools can be found at https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/national-rankings