Hinsdale High School Teachers Association

From Patch:

Hinsdale Central High School was rated the 69th best high school in the U.S. by Newsweek in the 2011 edition of the magazine’s annual “America’s Best High Schools” feature.

The local school was the No. 3-ranked Illinois high school. Only Northside College Prep in Chicago (No. 24 nationwide) and Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy in Aurora (No. 37 nationwide) placed ahead of Hinsdale Central.

Newsweek changed their ranking criteria this year to include a wide variety of student achievement factors such as graduation rate, matriculation rate, AP tests taken, AP scores, ACT/SAT scores and AP courses offered. Other Illinois schools ranked in the top 100 were Stevenson High School and Glenbrook North High School. Illinois schools breaking the top 200 were Prospect, New Trier, Riverside-Brookfield, and Maine South.

Principal McGrory had a good explanation for yet another example of Central’s continuation of District 86’s Tradition of Excellence:

When asked why he thinks Hinsdale Central is a top school in the U.S., McGrory said it has a “dynamic” that makes for good students.

“We put such a high value on hiring the best teachers out there,” the principal said. “The community puts such a high value on education and they’re willing to support it, and then the expectation that the community has and the school has for the children really creates an environment that allows the students to succeed.”