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)
170993006223	561	Goode STEM Academy High School	Public	9-12	7651 S Homan Ave	Chicago	60652	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-7875	979	62	15.7	79.3%	5 (0.5%)	303 (30.9%)	667 (68.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	$19,319			$3,843			$15,476	18.6	10.9	627	66
174224004246	562	North Greene Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	546 N Main St	White Hall	62092	Greene County	North Greene CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 374-2131	370	35	10.5	52.2%	353 (95.4%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	$13,254			$1,164			$12,090	18.6	27.1	515	47
170031905597	563	West Central High School	Public	9-12	1514 US Route 34	Biggsville	61418	Henderson County	West Central CUSD 235	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 627-2377	206	17	11.8	62.1%	188 (91.3%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)	$16,462			$783			$15,679	18.5	28.2	508	55
170993001189	564	Washington G High School	Public	9-12	3535 E 114th St	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-5725	1,553	102	15.3	85.4%	52 (3.3%)	138 (8.9%)	1,346 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	8 (0.5%)	$16,306			$2,822			$13,484	18.4	17.5	577	13
173291003406	565	Proviso East High School	Public	9-12	807 S 1st Ave	Maywood	60153	Cook County	Proviso Township HSD 209	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 344-7000	1,703	92	18.4	21.7%	46 (2.7%)	649 (38.1%)	968 (56.8%)	5 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (1.6%)	$21,801			$3,933			$17,868	18.3	11.8	620	55
170993000920	566	Thomas Kelly College Preparatory	Public	9-12	4136 S California Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-4900	1,862	127	14.7	94.8%	29 (1.6%)	64 (3.4%)	1,563 (83.9%)	199 (10.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.3%)	$18,819			$3,479			$15,340	18.2	20.3	566
173451003600	567	Rockford East High School	Public	9-12	2929 Charles St	Rockford	61108	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 229-2100	1,708	100	17	74.9%	451 (26.4%)	529 (31.0%)	496 (29.0%)	95 (5.6%)	8 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	128 (7.5%)	$16,570			$1,257			$15,313	18.2	22.1	553	14
173342003458	568	Rich Township High School	Public	9-12	3600 W 203rd St	Olympia Fields	60461	Cook County	Rich Township HSD 227	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 679-5600	2,396	181	13.2	60.2%	31 (1.3%)	2,015 (84.1%)	270 (11.3%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (3.1%)	$35,002			$2,333			$32,670	18.2	15.1	603	35
170993006478	569	YCCS-Olive Harvey Mid College High School	Public, Charter	9-12	10001 S Woodlawn Ave	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 291-6517	136	7	19.4	85.3%	1 (0.7%)	111 (81.6%)	23 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$20,300			$1,183			$19,117	18.1	8.7	665	96
170396000083	570	Arcola High School	Public	7-12	351 W Washington St	Arcola	61910	Douglas County	Arcola CUSD 306	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 268-4962	291	27	10.7	55.3%	144 (49.5%)	6 (2.1%)	138 (47.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$16,121			$499			$15,622	18	42.5	406	164

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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.