Woodlands Academy Named #1 Best Catholic, Best All-Girls High School in Illinois

Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart in Lake Forest has been named the 2016 #1 best Catholic and #1 best all-girls high school in Illinois by an independent research company.

Niche, a website for researching K-12 schools, scored Woodlands Academy highly on a variety of factors. These include SAT/ACT scores, student-teacher ratios, the quality of colleges students consider, and reviews from students and parents.

"This honor reflects the hard work our faculty and staff do each day toward our main focus, providing our students an outstanding education," said Head of School Meg Steele.

Statistical data used in this ranking was obtained from the U.S. Department of Education and then analyzed by Niche to create the rankings.

For the full list of 2016 rankings, methodologies and data sources, visit https://k12.niche.com/rankings

Founded in 1858, Woodlands Academy is an independent Catholic college preparatory day and boarding high school for young women. It's part of a worldwide network of Sacred Heart Schools that spans the United States and 40 other countries. A nonprofit, Woodlands Academy's identity is rooted in Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat's desire to inspire young hearts and minds to excel, to lead lives of integrity and to serve. For more information about Woodlands Academy, please visit www.woodlandsacademy.org