Valley View School District 365U high schools, Romeoville HS, and Bolingbrook HS, are among the high schools across the United States identified in the 2024 U.S. News & World Report Annual Rankings of America’s Best High Schools. Romeoville HS ranks 107th in the state of Illinois and Bolingbrook HS is ranks 127th. Those rankings place both schools among the top 17% of the 721 high schools in Illinois.
”Romeoville High School’s steady improvement in these rankings reflects our everyday emphasis on continuous improvement and the unwavering support from the community and district administration,” said Romeoville HS Principal Derek Kinder. “In addition to creating an environment of continuous improvement for students, I have to recognize the work being done in our elementary and middle schools to prepare students for the next level. Our RHS staff constantly looks for ways to improve their practices and processes to best support our students and their families with whatever comes their way.”
Romeoville HS ranks fourth and Bolingbrook HS ranks fifth among the member schools of the Southwest Prairie Conference. In addition to VVSD’s two high schools, the SPC members are Joliet Central, Joliet West, Minooka, Oswego, Oswego East, Plainfield Central, Plainfield East, Plainfield North, Plainfield South, and Yorkville. (Bolingbrook HS moves to the SPC from the Southwestern Suburban Conference beginning with the 2024-25 school year.)
“We are pleased that Bolingbrook High School is again being recognized among the top high schools in Illinois,” said Bolingbrook HS Principal Dr. Jason Pascavage. “In addition to this being a deserved recognition for our students and staff, the US News ranking should also be a point of pride for our entire community that supports VVSD’s mission to prepare students to be college, career and life ready.”
Both schools are ranked in the Top 130 among Illinois High Schools for the fourth year in a row. Since the 2020 Rankings, Romeoville HS’s ranking has improved 41 places, while Bolingbrook HS’s ranking has improved 39 places.