Cons HSD 230

The Cons HSD 230 school district in Illinois is home to three high-performing high schools: Carl Sandburg High School, Amos Alonzo Stagg High School, and Victor J Andrew High School. These schools consistently rank among the top high schools in the state, with Carl Sandburg High School and Victor J Andrew High School standing out as the top performers.

Carl Sandburg High School is a standout, consistently ranked among the top 107-76 high schools in Illinois over the past 3 years and maintaining a high 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts an impressive 94.9% 4-year graduation rate, well above the district and state averages, and has the lowest dropout rate at 0.6% among the three schools. Academically, Carl Sandburg outperforms the district and state in test scores, with 33.4% proficiency in SAT Math and 40.1% in SAT ELA.

Victor J Andrew High School is another top performer, ranked 133rd out of 697 Illinois high schools in the 2023-2024 school year. The school achieves a remarkable 96.1% 4-year graduation rate, the highest among the three schools, and maintains a low 0.8% dropout rate. Additionally, Victor J Andrew has the lowest chronic absenteeism rate at 14.9%. While the schools have relatively similar per-student spending and student-teacher ratios, the data suggests that factors such as curriculum, teaching methods, and student demographics may contribute to the performance differences observed among the three high schools.