Best High Schools in Illinois

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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)
170993006238	641	IJLA Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2570 S Blue Island	Chicago	60608	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 890-8060	67	0		71.6%	2 (3.0%)	3 (4.5%)	61 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,385			$567			$24,818	12	10	642	1
170993006494	642	Noble St Charter-Johnson Colg Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	6350 S Stewart Ave	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(312) 348-1888	477	32	14.9	90.8%	2 (0.4%)	453 (95.0%)	19 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$25,532			$2,612			$22,920	11.9	9.6	649	7
170993001061	643	Phillips Academy High School	Public	9-12	244 E Pershing Rd	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-1603	494	36	13.7	90.7%	4 (0.8%)	463 (93.7%)	17 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	$25,609			$4,547			$21,062	11.7	9.3	654	11
170993000943	644	Chicago Vocational Career Academy High School	Public	9-12	2100 E 87th St	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-6100	660	56	11.7	84.8%	4 (0.6%)	621 (94.1%)	27 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$27,879			$5,542			$22,337	11.7	9.4	651	7
170993006770	645	Art in Motion Charter School	Public, Charter	7-12	7415 S East End Ave	Chicago	60649	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 820-9426	544	24	22.4	97.4%	0 (0.0%)	523 (96.1%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$9,233			$248			$8,985	11.7			(n/a)
170140403080	645	Odin Attendance Center 9-12	Public	9-12	102 S Merritt St	Odin	62870	Marion County	Odin PSD 722	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 740-4183	71	10	7.4	91.5%	60 (84.5%)	3 (4.2%)	4 (5.6%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.2%)	$16,417			$1,236			$15,181	11.7	17.2	580	65
170993006473	647	ASPIRA Charter - Early College Pr	Public, Charter	9-12	3986 W Barry Ave	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 252-0970	263	6	43.8	90.1%	3 (1.1%)	8 (3.0%)	251 (95.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,016			$249			$25,767	11.7	12.8	612	35
170993005884	647	Urban Prep Charter Academy Englewood High School	Public, Charter	9-12	6201 S Stewart Ave	Chicago	60621	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-9724	99	7	14.1	91.9%	0 (0.0%)	96 (97.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$32,106			$751			$31,355	11.7	13.8	605	42
170993006503	649	Perspectives Charter - Joslin Campus	Public, Charter	6-12	1930 S Archer Ave	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(312) 225-7400	334	0		93.4%	2 (0.6%)	323 (96.7%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$2,681			$247			$2,434	11.6	8.7	667	18
170993005076	650	Clark Academy Prep Magnet High School	Public	9-12	5101 W Harrison St	Chicago	60644	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-6250	411	35	11.7	99.3%	1 (0.2%)	391 (95.1%)	16 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$28,061			$5,112			$22,949	11.6	8.2	678	28

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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.
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Educational resources:

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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.