Stevenson High School

Best High School in IL !!! My daughter had the best academic instruction and many advancement opportunities. Sports, orchestra, theater, clubs, charity events, and many more, all highly rated. There was a ton of social activities my daughter participated in - good for the resume. There was no bulling in first year of school. Great teachers (most of them). Intelligent kids. Very large school - 4K students. Superior college prep., so my daughter did not have problems in the first year of college at all. It's absolutely worth it, to pay high property taxes to be in Stevenson High School district. UPDATE: I recently signed up for Spanish classes myself, as part of PREP for adults at Stevenson, and enjoy it very much.

As an Alumni Class of 91, and a parent now, I realize what a gift a good high school is. A resident of Florida i see my child and all children here at a handicap. The schools here do not only fail to educate, they fail to prepare. I see 16 year old children that can't sign their name. Schools here dont teach cursive. I recently tutored a sophmore here who had no idea how to even begin to study for a test. These children have no textbooks or access to material taught in class. I helped him get a Bin a class he was failing with the use of Wikipedia. For 2 weeks we went over the practice exam he was given to study. The night before his exam his teacher texted all her students the answers to the review at 6 p.m. Her advice was stay up late and make sure you go over these answers 100 times. I consider this being set up for failure. So looking back I am blessed to come from a school willing to teach and prepare young adults. Don't take it for granted that all schools are equal. Be grateful to be a PATRIOT!!!!!!!!

We moved from NJ to Chicago for better school for my two High School boys. We did some research online and looked at US News reports and School Diggers and Great Schools... we nailed down to Adlai E Stevenson. We are so very happy with the school and its faculty and the facility it provides to prepare students to enter college. I cannot imagine how well this school works. Both our boys are getting better grades and are looking forward to come to school. They love the programs available at the school. When we first drove to the school for admission, my kids thought we were at an airport picking up someone. !!! When we entered the school, we all were in awe!!! From the Cleanliness to the state of the art classrooms to their ever boasting Music program and their apple filled computer room. They provide all kids an opportunity to succeed. It is really up to the kids to work hard and make the most of what this school has to offer. The best part of our experience is our guidance counselor. Ms. Scanio. She is the most helpful guidance I have ever met. Kudos to the entire school for making our children the best they can be.