http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/location/Illinois/Chicago/What-school-districts-have-the-best-reputation-in-or-around-Chicago GreatSchools en-us drjohnson Maduck4-I'm sorry your were annoyed by my assessment of Chicago public schools. But please note that half of my reference was"But it has many many exceptions which can be difficult ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/location/Illinois/Chicago/What-school-districts-have-the-best-reputation-in-or-around-Chicago?cpage=1#comment_497669 5100.497669 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:07:06 -0700 maduck4 Dr Johnson may be right about the suburbs but as a Chicagoan I am really annoyed by his 'portrayal of the chicago schools being terrible. I have four sons all ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/location/Illinois/Chicago/What-school-districts-have-the-best-reputation-in-or-around-Chicago?cpage=1#comment_496882 5100.496882 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:54:12 -0700 ultrafelicity Unfortunately, drjohnson's answer stinks of the truth about Chicago's public school's. The suburbs and private are your best answer. I figure that if you are on this website you are ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/location/Illinois/Chicago/What-school-districts-have-the-best-reputation-in-or-around-Chicago?cpage=1#comment_256456 5100.256456 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:40:52 -0700 drjohnson In general, the districts with the best reputations are the suburban districts to the north & northwest and quite a few to the west. This can be misleading however, because ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/location/Illinois/Chicago/What-school-districts-have-the-best-reputation-in-or-around-Chicago?cpage=1#comment_247003 5100.247003 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:01:40 -0700 Starwww Elementary Schools:http://www.schooldigger.com/go/IL/schoolrank.aspx?level=1Middle Schools :http://www.schooldigger.com/go/IL/schoolrank.aspx?level=2Highschools:http://www.schooldigger.com/go/IL/schoolrank.aspx?level=3these sites give the rankins of the schools. While all schools have problems some tend to do well than others. http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/location/Illinois/Chicago/What-school-districts-have-the-best-reputation-in-or-around-Chicago?cpage=1#comment_246927 5100.246927 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:31:03 -0700