Woodlands Academy schedules exam for incoming freshmen

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The Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart Class of 2031 Entrance Exam will be held on Saturday, Dec. 5, at 8:00 a.m. This exam, available to current eighth-grade students entering their freshman year next fall, is offered at no cost. Registration opens Nov. 13 at woodlandsacademy.org/exam.

Woodlands Academy has been named the #1 Best Catholic High School and the #1 Best All-Girls High School in Illinois, according to the 2027 rankings by Niche, an independent research company. And, for the eighth year in a row, it has received an overall grade of A+ in this year's Niche report, affirming its top-tier faith-based education of young women.

Woodlands has also earned recognition from the U.S. Department of Education as a National Blue Ribbon School in 2020 and again in 2025. In addition, it is an inaugural recipient of the newly established Illinois Governor's Blue Ribbon Schools award.

Founded in Chicago in 1858 and located in Lake Forest since 1904, Woodlands is part of a worldwide network of Sacred Heart Schools spanning the United States and 40 other countries across six continents.