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)
170993000931	521	King College Prep High School	Public	9-12	4445 S Drexel Blvd	Chicago	60653	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-1180	721	43	16.7	84.3%	7 (1.0%)	684 (94.9%)	19 (2.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	$22,381			$3,088			$19,293	22.4	24.4	536	15
170993000924	522	Kennedy High School	Public	9-12	6325 W 56th St	Chicago	60638	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-2325	1,695	109	15.6	66.7%	211 (12.4%)	72 (4.2%)	1,389 (81.9%)	13 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.4%)	$17,485			$2,905			$14,580	22.3	26	524	2
173441003540	523	Rock Island High School	Public	9-12	1400 25th Ave	Rock Island	61201	Rock Island County	Rock Island School District 41	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 793-5950	1,811	102	17.8	56.9%	659 (36.4%)	554 (30.6%)	326 (18.0%)	121 (6.7%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	142 (7.8%)	$15,161			$1,609			$13,553	22.1	27.3	513	10
170993001198	524	Curie Metropolitan High School	Public	9-12	4959 S Archer Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-2100	3,136	200	15.7	87.2%	37 (1.2%)	286 (9.1%)	2,736 (87.2%)	60 (1.9%)	9 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	7 (0.2%)	$16,553			$2,980			$13,573	22.1	20	568	44
174245004268	525	Williamsfield High School	Public	9-12	325 W Kentucky Ave	Williamsfield	61489	Knox County	Williamsfield CUSD 210	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(309) 639-2219	100	13	7.8	22.0%	94 (94.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	$21,601			$1,485			$20,115	22.1	83.2	93	432
170993006331	526	Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5401 S Western Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 498-3355	746	69	10.8	90.8%	13 (1.7%)	189 (25.3%)	542 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$17,044			$2,007			$15,037	22	23.4	546	20
170011505395	527	Henry-Senachwine High School	Public	9-12	1023 College St	Henry	61537	Marshall County	Henry-Senachwine CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(309) 364-2829	152	18	8.6	44.1%	133 (87.5%)	3 (2.0%)	9 (5.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	$19,904			$935			$18,969	22	48.8	348	179
173066003190	527	Lincolnwood High School	Public	9-12	507 N Prairie St	Raymond	62560	Montgomery County	Panhandle CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 229-4237	146	14	10.6	43.8%	137 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$17,452			$1,627			$15,825	22	65.2	204	323
171179001382	529	Danville High School	Public	9-12	202 E Fairchild St	Danville	61832	Vermilion County	Danville CCSD 118	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 444-1504	1,214	70	17.3	77.3%	425 (35.0%)	526 (43.3%)	140 (11.5%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	110 (9.1%)	$24,262			$5,836			$18,426	22	22.9	549	20
170143806763	530	Intrinsic 2 Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	79 W Monroe St Ste 400	Chicago	60603	Cook County	Intrinsic 2 Charter High School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 887-2810	699	63	11	88.7%	25 (3.6%)	340 (48.6%)	295 (42.2%)	24 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.9%)	$22,297			$1,257			$21,040	21.9	25.6	527	3

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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.

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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.