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)
170468000143	541	East High School	Public	9-12	500 Tomcat Ln	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 299-8000	4,019	214	18.7	66.1%	78 (1.9%)	272 (6.8%)	3,578 (89.0%)	28 (0.7%)	17 (0.4%)	2 (0.0%)	44 (1.1%)	$16,932			$2,630			$14,302	21	21.4	559	18
174389005993	542	New Technical High - Zion-Benton East	Public	9-12	1634 23rd St	Zion	60099	Lake County	Zion-Benton Township HSD 126	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 731-9803	414	25	16.5	50.0%	45 (10.9%)	101 (24.4%)	233 (56.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (7.5%)	$16,127			$164			$15,964	20.9	18.6	572	30
171590001902	543	Freeport High School	Public	9-12	701 W Moseley St	Freeport	61032	Stephenson County	Freeport School District 145	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 232-0400	1,155	89	13	61.5%	542 (46.9%)	285 (24.7%)	151 (13.1%)	12 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	163 (14.1%)	$21,645			$4,529			$17,115	20.9	29.6	501	42
170993006440	544	Noble St Charter-Chicago Bulls Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	2040 W Adams St	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 534-7599	1,156	74	15.6	86.8%	13 (1.1%)	582 (50.3%)	549 (47.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)	$17,827			$240			$17,588	20.9	18.5	573	29
170642000312	545	Bloom High School	Public	9-12	101 W 10th St	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Bloom Township HSD 206	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 755-1122	1,832	97	18.8	84.1%	53 (2.9%)	727 (39.7%)	1,019 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (1.6%)	$22,056			$3,937			$18,119	20.7	19.5	569	24
173897003955	546	Thornton Township High School	Public	9-12	15001 Broadway Ave	Harvey	60426	Cook County	Thornton Township HSD 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 225-4150	1,645	119	13.8	92.8%	48 (2.9%)	1,090 (66.3%)	465 (28.3%)	18 (1.1%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.2%)	$29,246			$2,972			$26,274	20.6	14.1	604	58
171359001657	547	Egyptian Senior High School	Public	9-12	20023 Diswood Rd	Tamms	62988	Alexander County	Egyptian CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 776-5251	88	9	10	98.9%	74 (84.1%)	7 (8.0%)	4 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	$19,055			$3,539			$15,515	20.2	21.7	555	8
170993006499	548	Noble St Charter Rauner College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	1337 W Ohio St	Chicago	60642	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(312) 226-5345	607	44	13.7	81.4%	15 (2.5%)	144 (23.7%)	439 (72.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$23,786			$2,581			$21,205	20	23.3	547	1
173696003809	549	Spoon River Valley Senior High School	Public	9-12	35265 N IL Route 97	London Mills	61544	Fulton County	Spoon River Valley CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 778-2201	63	9	7	39.7%	59 (93.7%)	2 (3.2%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	$20,501			$519			$19,982	20	49.8	334	215
174269004676	549	Windsor Junior & Senior High School	Public	7-12	1424 Minnesota Ave	Windsor	61957	Shelby County	Windsor CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 459-2636	138	15	9.1	22.5%	126 (91.3%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.1%)	$14,990			$936			$14,054	20	60.6	235	314

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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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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.