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)
173723003864	581	St Elmo Senior High School	Public	9-12	300 W 12th St	Saint Elmo	62458	Fayette County	St Elmo CUSD 202	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 829-3227	131	10	13.5	42.7%	126 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$12,954			$2,746			$10,208	16.7	55.6	270	311
170993006491	582	Noble St Charter-Baker Campus	Public, Charter	9-12	2710 E 89th St	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 535-6460	280	18	15.5	89.3%	0 (0.0%)	232 (82.9%)	44 (15.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$33,460			$2,754			$30,706	16.6	12.5	613	31
170993006454	583	Noble St Charter-Hansberry Prep Slvr	Public, Charter	9-12	8748 S Aberdeen St	Chicago	60620	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 729-3400	499	33	15.1	78.2%	2 (0.4%)	487 (97.6%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$25,790			$2,961			$22,829	16.3	10.7	632	49
170993005792	584	Bronzeville Scholastic High School	Public	9-12	4934 S Wabash Ave	Chicago	60615	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-1150	82	12	6.8	95.1%	1 (1.2%)	73 (89.0%)	7 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$42,867			$7,121			$35,746	16.1			(n/a)
170642000313	585	Bloom Trail High School	Public	9-12	22331 Cottage Grove Ave	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Bloom Township HSD 206	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 758-7000	1,227	70	17.5	80.0%	125 (10.2%)	700 (57.0%)	341 (27.8%)	3 (0.2%)	7 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (4.0%)	$22,079			$3,886			$18,192	15.9	22.8	551	34
170993005788	586	World Language 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) 535-4334	350	31	11.4	88.6%	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	343 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,860			$4,616			$19,244	15.9	22.7	552	34
170993002618	587	Marine Leadership Academy - Ames	Public	7-12	1920 N Hamlin Ave	Chicago	60647	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-4970	701	52	13.4	93.0%	19 (2.7%)	13 (1.9%)	667 (95.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,161			$3,825			$16,336	15.7	24.6	532	55
170993006480	588	Noble St Charter-DRW Trading Col	Public, Charter	9-12	931 S Homan Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 893-4500	352	30	11.7	86.6%	1 (0.3%)	345 (98.0%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,163			$246			$27,917	15.7	18.5	574	14
170705000365	589	Hillcrest High School	Public	9-12	17401 Pulaski Rd	Country Club Hills	60478	Cook County	Bremen CHSD 228	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 799-7000	1,314	77	17		5 (0.4%)	1,184 (90.1%)	70 (5.3%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (3.6%)	$24,473			$1,731			$22,742	15.7	16.9	584	5
170993006450	589	Noble St Charter-Butler - Crimson	Public, Charter	9-12	821 E 103rd St	Chicago	60628	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 535-5490	658	47	14	89.2%	1 (0.2%)	613 (93.2%)	42 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$24,637			$2,547			$22,090	15.7	12.3	614	25

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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.