Activities Office and Counseling Department were also moved to section near the Student Commons. In the summer of 2022, more construction was completed. A new entrance on Grant Street known as the Grant Street Plaza replaced the old entrance to the old pool. A new band practice room was constructed. The multipurpose room from the 2021-2022 school year was converted to a gymnastics gym. The Student Cafeteria was also completely redone, with new floors and tables, as well as creating a new system of lunch lines. The basement of the school, where Career and Technical Education was taught, also received renovation, giving it wider spaces for woodworking, metalworking, and robotics classes. Academics In 2021, Hinsdale Central High School was rated the 52nd best public high school in the U.S. and ranked #7 in Illinois-based high schools by Newsweek Magazine's annual “America’s Best High Schools” feature. The Class of 2017 average SAT score was 1218, 8th in the state of Illinois. Hinsdale Central students are well-prepared for success, and flourishing in a challenging environment with a 13:1 student-to-teacher ratio. Student life Athletics The school competes within the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), and has won at least 106 state championships to date. Current sports include boys' and girls' lacrosse, basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and water polo. In addition, the school has boys; baseball, football, and wrestling teams and girls' badminton and softball teams. Furthermore, while not sponsored by the IHSA, the school also sponsors girls' lacrosse, and a boys' hockey team (known as the "Ice Devils"). At the State level, Hinsdale Central holds more top four finishes in all combined sports than any high school in Illinois, with the sole exception of New Trier High School. Hinsdale Central has finished in the top four in several IHSA sponsored state championship series. Among them: [ Hinsdale Central Athletic Records at IHSA.org ] Badminton (girls) - State Champions (2007-2008; 2nd (2003-2004); 3rd (2000-2001) Basketball (boys) - State Champions (1908-1909); 3rd (1909-1910); 4th (1907-1908) Basketball (girls) - State Champions (2001-2002) Cross country (girls) - State Champions (2006-2007); 4th (2005-2006) Golf (boys) - State Champions (1945-1946, 1953-1954, 1960-1961); 2nd (1961-1962); 3rd (1952-1953, 1962-1963, 1963-1964, 1972-1973, 1978-1979) Golf (girls) - 2nd (2006-2007); 4th (1987-1988, 2003-2004) Gymnastics (boys) - State Champions (1969-1970, 1970-1971, 1971-1972, 1972-1973, 1974-1975, 1975-1976, 1990-1991, 1993-1994, 1994-1995); 2nd (1968-1969, 1973-1974, 1991-1992, 1998-1999, 2005-2006); 3rd (1987-1988,