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Young Adult Program → The Academy at Forest View → Newcomer Center → Rolling Meadows High School → Prospect High School → Elk Grove High School → Maine West High School → John Hersey High School →At a glance
- Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- Gifted & talented program
- AP rigor: Bottom 47% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 33% by test-taker volume
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How Vanguard School compares for families
Solid mid-tier academic profile.
- ▸ LocallyIL sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Young Adult Program, The Academy at Forest View, Newcomer Center and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 33% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $14,355/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
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Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young Adult Program Arlington Heights |
Public | 0.0 | — | — |
| The Academy at Forest View Arlington Heights |
Public | 0.0 | — | — |
| Newcomer Center Arlington Heights |
Public | 0.0 | — | — |
| Rolling Meadows High School Rolling Meadows |
Public | 2.5 | 1,956 | -5.2% |
| Prospect High School Mt Prospect |
Public | 2.6 | 2,245 | -0.1% |
| Elk Grove High School Elk Grove Village |
Public | 2.7 | 1,906 | -4.7% |
| Maine West High School Des Plaines |
Public | 3.9 | 1,857 | -7.4% |
| John Hersey High School Arlington Heights |
Public | 4.0 | 2,040 | -0.4% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantVanguard School is a public high school in Arlington Heights, IL.
33 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 33% of U.S. high schools.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.
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