U.S. News & World Report is not the only publication to publish rankings of Chicago area high schools this month. The recently published September issue of Chicago Magazine includes rankings of Chicago area public high schools. The magazine ranked OPRF sixth among public high schools in suburban Cook County.
Chicago Magazine based its ratings on data from the 2024-25 school year when the ACT exam was used for state mandated testing of high school juniors. The magazine’s rankings were based on six factors: proficiency and growth in English, Language Arts as measured by ACT results, proficiency and growth in math as measured by ACT results, consistent attendance and graduation rate.
In that data 79% of OPRF students were rated proficient in ELA while 71% were rated as proficient in math in 2024-25. In growth, measuring how much students learn in a year compared to comparable students, OPRF scored in the 59th percentile in ELA and the 53rd percentile in math compared to the state average. OPRF had a consistent attendance rate, the percentage of students who were in school for at least 90% of school days, of 81% and a graduation rate of 97%.
Chicago Magazine ranked Glenbrook North High School tops in suburban Cook County, followed by New Trier, Hersey, Prospect, Glenbrook South, and OPRF.