America's Best High Schools 2009

lllinois
Best Overall Academic Performance: Northside College Preparatory High SchoolTown: ChicagoGreatSchools rating: 10/10
Best Low Income: Brooks College Prep Academy High SchoolTown: ChicagoGreatSchools rating: 9/10
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Best Improved: Warsaw Senior High SchoolTown: WarsawGreatSchools rating: 6/10
Pennsylvania
Best Overall Academic Performance: Julia R. Masterman Secondary SchoolTown: PhiladelphiaGreatSchools rating: 10/10
Best Low Income: Windber Area High SchoolTown: WindberGreatSchools rating: 8/10
Best Improved: Shenango High SchoolTown: New CastleGreatSchools rating: 8/10
Ohio
Best Overall Academic Performance: Walnut Hills High SchoolTown: CincinnatiGreatSchools rating: 10/10
Best Low Income: Wadsworth High SchoolTown: WadsworthGreatSchools rating: 9/10
Best Improved: Life Skills Center of Col Se HTown: ColumbusGreatSchools rating: 2/10
Michigan
Best Overall Academic Performance: Huron High SchoolTown: Ann ArborGreatSchools rating: 9/10
Best Low Income: Whittemore-Prescott Area High SchoolTown: WhittemoreGreatSchools rating: 4/10
Best Improved: Harbor Springs High SchoolTown: Harbor SpringsGreatSchools rating: 10/10
Georgia*
Best Overall Academic Performance: Davidson Magnet SchoolTown: AugustaGreatSchools rating: 10/10
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Best Low Income: Southside High SchoolTown: AtlantaGreatSchools rating: 6/10
*GreatSchools did not have sufficient data to come up with a “Best Improved” school.
North Carolina
Best Overall Academic Performance: Green Hope High SchoolTown: CaryGreatSchools rating: 9/10
Best Low Income: Monroe High SchoolTown: MonroeGreatSchools rating: 7/10
Best Improved: Independence High SchoolTown: CharlotteGreatSchools rating: 7/10
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