No. 5: North Shore Country Day School
Small class sizes mean participation (and extracurriculars) are essential.
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No. 6: St. Ignatius College Prep
This city school, where parents are often alums, has the holy trinity of religion, academics, and diversity.
No. 2: Latin School of Chicago
The nearly 130-year-old school is a place where tradition meets modernity.
No. 4: Lake Forest Academy
This North Shore boarding school has an international outlook.
No. 9: Rochelle Zell Jewish High School
This north suburban school provides a balanced blend of religious and traditional education.
No. 3: Francis W. Parker School
This North Side school invites (and instructs) students to think outside the box.
No. 10: Loyola Academy
A modern Catholic instruction: This North Shore school celebrates Mass daily and has an entrepreneurship program.
No. 8: Morgan Park Academy
The proud South Side institution also goes big off-campus.
Best Private Schools
We ranked the 10 top-performing high schools—and crunched crucial data on all 95 in the area.
No. 1: University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
The mother ship of progressive education puts focus on diversity and civics (with some famous names sprinkled in).