The ISBE said 57.6 percent of New Trier Township H. S. Northfield students taking the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exam in 2016 passed, in comparison to the 69.1 percent passage rate in 2015.
Meanwhile, the school posted an average spending rate of $23,571 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
New Trier Township H. S. Northfield
57.6%
John Hersey High School
46.7%
Maine South High School
43.5%
William Fremd High School
41.0%
J. B. Conant High School
40.3%
Glenbrook North High School
39.9%
Lake Park High School
39.2%
Maine East High School
36.9%
Niles West High School
36.4%
Maine West High School
35.7%
Niles North High School
35.6%
Barrington High School
35.3%
Buffalo Grove High School
35.2%
Hoffman Estates High School
34.1%
Rolling Meadows High School
33.7%
Schaumburg High School
32.5%
Evanston Township High School
32.5%
Wheeling High School
29.7%
Bartlett High School
26.0%
Elk Grove High School
24.7%
Streamwood High School
21.5%
Palatine High School
20.8%
Glenbrook South High School
19.8%
Larkin High School
12.1%
Elgin High School
5.9%
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