14. Whitney M. Young Magnet High School
This school in Chicago, Illinois, has an average SAT score of 1330 and an average ACT score of 30. It has a student enrollment of 2,153 in grades 7-12. The student-teacher ratio is 19:1. Proficiency in mathematics is 92%, and proficiency in reading is 91%. The average graduation rate is 96%. When the school opened in 1975, it was the first public magnet high school in Chicago. It has a tradition of academic excellence and ethnic and cultural diversity. It offers a rigorous college preparatory curriculum. The Academic Center for grades 7 and 8 and the Magnet High School program for grades 9-12 both require a special application and entrance testing. The school draws students from throughout Chicago.
The curriculum emphasizes preparation in all core subjects and offers a total of 266 courses, including 29 AP classes and 88 Honors classes. The school offers students the opportunity to take college courses while still in high school through partnerships with University of Illinois, Chicago, and Loyola University.