© 2024 Peoria Public Radio
A joint service of Bradley University and Illinois State University
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Richwoods Rated in "Elite 10%" of STEM Schools Nationwide

Courtesy Peoria Public Schools District 150
Richwoods High School

Richwoods High School was rated in the top 10 percent of STEM schools in the country by Newsweek magazine.

Richwoods has over 50 Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, CTE and dual credit courses. Most of those programs have a heavy focus on science, technology, engineering, and math. 

"It's a tremendous honor and positive attention is always great in education," said Richwoods High School principal Brett Elliott. 

Elliott says Richwoods has also enrolled 516 minority students into their STEM programs in the past three years. They are historically underrepresented in those fields. 

Newsweek's ranking was done in conjunction with STEM.org using data collected from 2015-2019. 

Tim is the News Director at WCBU Peoria Public Radio.