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)
170993006132	611	Urban Prep Charter Bronzeville High School	Public, Charter	9-12	521 E 35th St	Chicago	60616	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 624-3444	219	15	14.6	84.5%	0 (0.0%)	215 (98.2%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$23,441			$256			$23,185	13.9	18.3	575	36
170993001161	612	Tilden Career Communty Academy High School	Public	9-12	4747 S Union Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-1625	257	24	10.7	84.4%	23 (8.9%)	103 (40.1%)	121 (47.1%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	$31,228			$5,528			$25,701	13.8	13	610	2
170993000718	613	Richards Career Academy High School	Public	9-12	5009 S Laflin St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-4945	311	27	11.7	94.9%	1 (0.3%)	128 (41.2%)	168 (54.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	$29,071			$5,178			$23,893	13.7	7.4	690	77
170993000626	614	Bogan High School	Public	9-12	3939 W 79th St	Chicago	60652	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-2180	764	55	14	85.5%	8 (1.0%)	435 (56.9%)	312 (40.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	$25,183			$4,219			$20,964	13.6	10.5	634	20
170993006467	615	Acero Charter Netrk - Major Garcia	Public, Charter	9-12	4248 W 47th St	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 579-3480	652	51	12.7		11 (1.7%)	8 (1.2%)	629 (96.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$19,574			$1,957			$17,617	13.6	15.9	594	21
170993000788	616	Farragut Career Academy High School	Public	9-12	2345 S Christiana Ave	Chicago	60623	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-1300	529	44	12.1	94.0%	5 (0.9%)	75 (14.2%)	447 (84.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,990			$3,975			$21,015	13.5	12.2	616
170993005074	617	North-Grand High School	Public	9-12	4338 W Wabansia Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-8520	1,109	76	14.5	92.8%	9 (0.8%)	211 (19.0%)	874 (78.8%)	4 (0.4%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	$19,678			$3,918			$15,759	13.5	12.9	611	6
170993006219	618	Chicago Excel Academy High School	Public	9-12	1257 W 111th St	Chicago	60643	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 629-8379	229	0		96.9%	0 (0.0%)	220 (96.1%)	7 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$20,320			$1,886			$18,434	13.3	9.4	652	34
170993001139	619	Steinmetz College Prep High School	Public	9-12	3030 N Mobile Ave	Chicago	60634	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-3030	1,304	83	15.8	88.3%	91 (7.0%)	217 (16.6%)	970 (74.4%)	12 (0.9%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	$18,862			$3,748			$15,113	13.2	13.3	608	11
170993001072	620	Corliss High School	Public	9-12	821 E 103rd St	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-5115	339	29	11.8	85.5%	2 (0.6%)	322 (95.0%)	14 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$30,536			$7,054			$23,482	13.2	8.3	675	55

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.