Adlai E Stevenson High School

This school used to be good, but over the last decade, it has taken a terrible turn. Students will tell you that they do NOT feel prepared for college. Teachers are not allowed to grade effort, participation, or homework and they must give students second and third chances on assessments. As a result, Students are developing bad habits. They do not try their best, they wait to the last minute, they do not do the homework or pay attention in class. Attendance is atrocious with students skipping class with impunity. Even students who get caught cheating on a test are given a second chance to take the test. All of this goofy grading stresses students out. Those students who do care about their grades feel it is unfair and also find it frustrating that they don't know what their grade is all semester. There have been multiple suicides over the last several years. Admin refuses to listen to teacher concerns. Many veteran teachers are stepping down from the roles as club sponsors and coaches and even retiring early. Check the 5 essentials data and the School satisfaction survey data and you will see these sad trends reflected there.

Terrific setting and preparation for college, very competitive, diversity abundant and the student is setting own goals..Go MKG!