Academics
In 2009, Dunlap High School made Adequate Yearly Progress, with 78% of students meeting standards, on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test that is part of the No Child Left Behind Act. The school's average high school graduation rate between 1999-2009 was 98%.
Dunlap High School received a silver medal from U.S. News and World Report in 2010 as one of the nation's best high schools. The silver medal is awarded to high schools with a college readiness index of at least 20, but that are not ranked in the top 100 nationally (gold medal). DHS is ranked 17th in the state of Illinois.
The enrollment of DHS increased from 647 to 1200 (65%) in the period 1999-2011.
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