Best High Schools in Illinois

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the SAT test scores by the Illinois State Board of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, October 30, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 697)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
170015302517	371	Lewistown Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	15205 N State 100 Hwy	Lewistown	61542	Fulton County	Lewistown CUSD 97	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 547-2288	268	23	11.6	53.7%	256 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$14,598			$1,337			$13,261	43.3	36.4	458	87
174231004261	372	Sterling High School	Public	9-12	1608 4th Ave	Sterling	61081	Whiteside County	Sterling CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(815) 625-6800	996	54	18.5	51.6%	514 (51.6%)	23 (2.3%)	384 (38.6%)	11 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.2%)	$12,393			$1,218			$11,175	43.1	50.2	325	47
170993006138	373	Solorio Academy High School	Public	9-12	5400 S St Louis Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-9070	1,264	83	15.2	90.7%	12 (0.9%)	15 (1.2%)	1,223 (96.8%)	6 (0.5%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$17,732			$3,316			$14,416	42.8	37.4	449	76
174044004071	374	West Chicago Community High School	Public	9-12	326 Joliet St	West Chicago	60185	DuPage County	Chsd 94	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 876-6200	2,074	137	15.1		418 (20.2%)	48 (2.3%)	1,479 (71.3%)	83 (4.0%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	43 (2.1%)	$19,014			$1,726			$17,287	42.8	55.9	268	106
171276001530	375	Du Quoin High School	Public	9-12	500 E South St	Du Quoin	62832	Perry County	Du Quoin CUSD 300	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(618) 542-4744	445	34	13	45.6%	380 (85.4%)	24 (5.4%)	11 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	$13,523			$1,204			$12,318	42.7	48.6	352	23
170010905366	376	Ridgeview High School	Public	9-12	202 E Wood St	Colfax	61728	McLean County	Ridgeview CUSD 19	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 723-2951	169	13	13	28.4%	147 (87.0%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.5%)	$24,215			$1,022			$23,193	42.7	25.7	526	150
172230002498	377	Lebanon High School	Public	6-12	200 W Schuetz St	Lebanon	62254	St. Clair County	Lebanon CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 537-4423	236	25	9.2	42.4%	164 (69.5%)	41 (17.4%)	9 (3.8%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.6%)	$20,069			$3,074			$16,995	42.6	66.7	189	188
172565002775	378	Mendota Township High School	Public	9-12	2300 W Main St	Mendota	61342	LaSalle County	Mendota Township HSD 280	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 539-7446	484	36	13.3	54.8%	252 (52.1%)	7 (1.4%)	172 (35.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.3%)	$18,168			$784			$17,385	42.4	52.7	296	82
173327003446	379	Reavis High School	Public	9-12	6034 W 77th St	Burbank	60459	Cook County	Reavis Township HSD 220	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 599-7200	1,961	111	17.6	66.6%	550 (28.0%)	27 (1.4%)	1,290 (65.8%)	44 (2.2%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (2.3%)	$20,431			$1,157			$19,274	42.4	50.1	328	51
174263004284	380	Wilmington High School	Public	9-12	209 Wildcat Ct	Wilmington	60481	Will County	Wilmington CUSD 209U	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 926-1752	432	30	14.4	42.1%	347 (80.3%)	4 (0.9%)	70 (16.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$17,649			$2,804			$14,846	42.3	67.2	184	196

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on SAT Mathematics, SAT English Language Arts test scores released by the Illinois State Board of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 30, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Illinois State Board of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Illinois State Board of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.