Academics
In 2011, Hononegah had an average composite ACT score of 21.0, and graduated 88.0% of its senior class. Hononegah has not made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test used in Illinois to fulfill the mandates of the federal No Child Left Behind Act. The school overall did not meet minimum expectations in reading or mathematics.
In 2008, the Chicago Sun-Times listed Hononegah as the 50th best public high school in the state of Illinois based on average scores on the PSAE, and one of the ten best outside of the Chicago area.
In 2010, Newsweek announced that Hononegah qualified for the magazine’s 2011 list of the nation’s top high schools. Over the past three years Hononegah has increased the amount of advanced placement tests its students are taking.
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