Addison Trail and Willowbrook receive strong college readiness ratings from GreatSchools

District 88 is pleased to share Addison Trail and Willowbrook have received positive rankings from GreatSchools and are considered to be “performing above average compared to public and charter schools in Illinois with the same grade levels.”

According to www.greatschools.org, Willowbrook earned a College Readiness Rating of 9/10 and outperforms 86% of similar schools in Illinois, and Addison Trail earned a College Readiness Rating of 8/10 and outperforms 77% of similar schools in Illinois. This metric measures how many students take Advanced Placement (AP) classes and graduate on time, as well as student performance on college entrance exams (ACT or SAT) compared to public and charter schools in Illinois with the same grade levels.

GreatSchools analyzes College Prep, College Success, AP Courses and demographics from sources that include government-collected data, the Illinois State Board of Education, the Illinois 5Essentials Survey and Civil Rights Data Collection.

“These GreatSchools ratings reflect the hard work and dedication of all of our partners – including our Board of Education, staff members, parents/guardians, students and community members,” said Dr. Jean Barbanente, District 88 Superintendent. “It takes all of us working together to meet our mission and vision, and we greatly appreciate everyone’s continued collaboration and support to achieve tremendous accomplishments such as this and to build futures for our pupils.”

For more information, go to www.greatschools.org.