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Lemont High School Wins Bright Red Apple Award for Educational Excellence
Only 79 of 868 Illinois school districts—less than 10 percent—earned the distinction in 2012.
has once again been named a recipient of SchoolSearch's Bright Red Apple Award for educational excellence.
Only 79 of 868 Illinois school districts—less than 10 percent—were cited as Bright Red Apple Winners this year. Only 20 of those 79 winners were high school districts.
All school districts in Illinois were considered for the award, whose criteria is based on the following family-favored, objective factors:
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- Academic performance
- Pupil/teacher ration
- Operating expenditure per pupil
- Educational level of teachers
- Average teacher salary
Bridge Red Apple award winners ranked high in all five categories. The award is based on data collected from the Illinois State Report Card.
SchoolSearch is an educational research and consulting firm that publishes online rankings of school systems. It provides comparative school district information for corporations, school districts, home builders, libraries, real estate professionals, legislators and relocating families.
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