Adlai E Stevenson High School

Excellent, they have a partnership with parents. Actually listen to parents and go a long way to building trust.

Mrs. Shannon Mauro has been the greatest support to me throughout these past 4 years. I and my parents truly feel she is sincere in wanting me to do my very best. Having a disability in my Speech and learning, my communication & understanding of my lessons has been hindered by it. Her sincerity, compassion and most of all patience with me in my lessons has help me earn a high GPA which I strive to maintain. I am thankful that I have had Mrs. Shannon Mauro among my other teachers and the great TA..Emma Degan, who all also give me encouragement to achieve my best in all my classes. I thank you all and wil never forget you for all that you have done for me.

We have been amazed with the environment and guidance provided by the staff at Stevenson High School. The opportunities and challenges provided by the school to our elder daughter is really unique. As a parent I wish we had attended a similar high school.

A case of the good with the not so good. Great resources overall and they do a decent job with trying to manage the size (perhaps the largest school in Illinois) so kids don t get lost. There are some faculty that are very accessible and good for the kids. While the kids at the edges of the bell curve (gifted and the not so gifted) get lots of attention and do well, if you aren t in one of those two groups, i.e. the above average students, you pretty much gets shafted in this school. The chase for AP classes (by the administration)and grades at the high end(by students, parents and their co-facilitators in the faculty) put those who don t do either and are just interested in learning are at an extreme disadvantage. I say this as a parent of 3 graduates who are also now college graduates. In short, good school and certainly worth attending but not as good as the school administration thinks it is as they chase high ratings for the school instead of focusing on the all the students equally.