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)
170993006285	680	Chicago Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	11816 S Indiana Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 536-9098	252	9	28	95.6%	0 (0.0%)	246 (97.6%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$31,322			$4,164			$27,158	9.7	15.2	601	79
170993006076	680	Chicago Technology Academy High School	Public	9-12	1301 W 14th St	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-7755	371	29	12.7	92.7%	3 (0.8%)	317 (85.4%)	47 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$24,697			$2,326			$22,371	9.7	8.8	661	19
170993005789	680	Douglass Academy High School	Public	9-12	543 N Waller Ave	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6176	37	9	4.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	36 (97.3%)	1 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$93,787			$18,380			$75,407	9.7			(n/a)
170993000851	680	Harlan Community Academy High School	Public	9-12	9652 S Michigan Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-5400	255	20	12.7	92.2%	0 (0.0%)	240 (94.1%)	13 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$34,817			$5,766			$29,051	9.7	8.4	671	9
170993006241	680	Legal Prep Academy Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4319 W Washington Blvd	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 922-7800	213	18	11.8	86.9%	0 (0.0%)	209 (98.1%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$28,240			$553			$27,687	9.7	10.1	641	39
170993000972	680	Marshall Metropolitan High School	Public	9-12	3250 W Adams St	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6455	229	25	9.1	90.8%	0 (0.0%)	214 (93.4%)	13 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$36,883			$7,686			$29,197	9.7	7.8	686	6
170993005075	680	Raby High School	Public	9-12	3545 W Fulton Blvd	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6755	164	30	5.4	95.7%	2 (1.2%)	140 (85.4%)	21 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$46,655			$8,544			$38,112	9.7	7.3	692	12
170993005793	680	School of Social Justice High School	Public	9-12	3120 S Kostner Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-4300	312	28	11.1	96.5%	2 (0.6%)	59 (18.9%)	250 (80.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,880			$4,421			$18,459	9.7	8.6	669	11
173664005069	680	South Fork Junior Senior High School	Public	6-12	612 Dial Street	Kincaid	62540	Christian County	South Fork School District 14	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 237-4333	136	10	13.5	46.3%	120 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.9%)	$16,217			$2,578			$13,640	9.7	21.8	554	126
170993005677	680	Spry Community Links High School	Public	9-12	2400 S Marshall Blvd	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-1997	60	19	3.2	90.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$60,752			$13,816			$46,935	9.7	12.1	617	63

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.