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)
172826002977	551	Newark Community High School	Public	9-12	413 Chicago Rd	Newark	60541	Kendall County	Newark CHSD 18	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 695-5164	171	20	8.6	15.8%	151 (88.3%)	2 (1.2%)	18 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,556			$758			$21,798	20	75.8	139	412
173894003952	552	Thornton Fractnl No High School	Public	9-12	755 Pulaski Rd	Calumet City	60409	Cook County	Thornton Fractional Township HSD 215	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 585-1000	1,383	88	15.7	76.6%	25 (1.8%)	870 (62.9%)	463 (33.5%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.2%)	$20,913			$1,507			$19,406	19.9	17.2	581	29
170993001111	553	Schurz High School	Public	9-12	3601 N Milwaukee Ave	Chicago	60641	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 534-3420	1,407	100	14	84.2%	75 (5.3%)	124 (8.8%)	1,151 (81.8%)	28 (2.0%)	9 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	16 (1.1%)	$21,706			$3,830			$17,877	19.9	20.4	564	11
170993000671	554	Carver Military Academy High School	Public	9-12	13100 S Doty Ave	Chicago	60827	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-5250	415	30	13.8	77.3%	3 (0.7%)	172 (41.4%)	237 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$23,136			$4,690			$18,446	19.9	20.1	567	13
173897003956	555	Thornwood High School	Public	9-12	17101 S Park Ave	South Holland	60473	Cook County	Thornton Township HSD 205	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 225-4701	1,996	145	13.7	53.5%	23 (1.2%)	1,636 (82.0%)	272 (13.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (3.1%)	$29,618			$3,139			$26,478	19.4	16.5	588	33
170138205940	556	Thompsonville High School	Public	9-12	21191 Shawneetown Rd	Thompsonville	62890	Franklin County	Thompsonville CUSD 174	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 627-2446	103	11	9.7	48.5%	102 (99.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,791			$1,236			$13,555	19.2	16.6	586	30
173708003829	557	Lanphier High School	Public	9-12	1300 N 11th St	Springfield	62702	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 525-3080	1,058	76	13.9	69.0%	424 (40.1%)	451 (42.6%)	28 (2.6%)	9 (0.9%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	136 (12.9%)	$23,678			$4,112			$19,566	19	29	505	52
170993006493	558	Univ of Chicago Charter-Woodlawn	Public, Charter	6-12	6300 S University Ave	Chicago	60637	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(773) 752-8101	583	38	15.3	74.4%	0 (0.0%)	575 (98.6%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$24,708			$1,806			$22,903	18.9	10.8	631	73
170033205812	559	Rushville-Industry High School	Public	9-12	730 N Congress St	Rushville	62681	Schuyler County	Schuyler-Industry CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 322-4311	283	28	10.1	50.9%	262 (92.6%)	7 (2.5%)	8 (2.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	$12,420			$985			$11,435	18.8	60.6	236	323
173324003445	560	Rantoul Township High School	Public	9-12	200 S Sheldon St	Rantoul	61866	Champaign County	Rantoul Township HSD 193	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 892-6160	848	64	13.1	74.5%	299 (35.3%)	204 (24.1%)	246 (29.0%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (10.6%)	$17,383			$2,165			$15,218	18.8	29.6	500	60

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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.