Academics
In 2010, Vernon Hills had a mean composite ACT score of 24.7, and graduated 95.9% of its senior class. The average class size is 20.3. Vernon Hills has made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievements Examination, a state test part of the No Child Left Behind Act.
The faculty consists of 111 teachers, of whom 97 hold a masters degree or beyond.
In 2009, Newsweek released a list of the best high schools in America. Vernon Hills High School was ranked 638th nation-wide and 14th state-wide.
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“Our first line of defense in raising children with values is modeling good behavior ourselves. This is critical. How will our kids learn tolerance for others if our hearts are filled with hate? Learn compassion if we are indifferent? Perceive academics as important if soccer practice is a higher priority than homework?”
—Fred G. Gosman (20th century)
“Almost all scholarly research carries practical and political implications. Better that we should spell these out ourselves than leave that task to people with a vested interest in stressing only some of the implications and falsifying others. The idea that academics should remain “above the fray” only gives ideologues license to misuse our work.”
—Stephanie Coontz (b. 1944)