Best High Schools in Illinois for English Language Learner Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Illinois!

Every year, the Illinois State Board of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, English Language Learner students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

JUST IN! Illinois SAT test scores and updated rankings for the 2023-24 school year were recently posted to SchoolDigger!

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (English Language Learner vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 248)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (English Language Learner)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (English Language Learner)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
170141006254	1	Horizon Science Academy-McKinley Pk	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2245 W Pershing Rd	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Horizon Science Academy-McKinley Pk	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 247-8400	866	71	12.2	99.2%	32 (3.7%)	69 (8.0%)	733 (84.6%)	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.4%)	$17,282			$3,187			$14,095	99.6%	89.4%	10.21%
171270001522	2	Dunlap High School	Public	9-12	5220 W Legion Hall Rd	Dunlap	61525	Peoria County	Dunlap CUSD 323	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(309) 243-7751	1,375	77	17.9	12.7%	878 (63.9%)	85 (6.2%)	56 (4.1%)	258 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (7.1%)	$11,660			$503			$11,157	99.2%	95.8%	3.35%
170993001980	3	Hancock College Preparatory High School	Public	9-12	4034 W 56th St	Chicago	60638	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-2410	1,013	63	16.2	66.3%	61 (6.0%)	10 (1.0%)	917 (90.5%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.3%)	$16,062			$2,899			$13,164	98.8%	96.8%	1.95%
170993001185	4	Lincoln Park High School	Public	9-12	2001 N Orchard St	Chicago	60614	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-8130	2,107	137	15.4	46.1%	667 (31.7%)	447 (21.2%)	667 (31.7%)	213 (10.1%)	8 (0.4%)	5 (0.2%)	99 (4.7%)	$15,888			$2,052			$13,836	98.4%	91.2%	7.14%
173258003385	5	Adlai E Stevenson High School	Public	9-12	1 Stevenson Dr	Lincolnshire	60069	Lake County	Adlai E Stevenson HSD 125	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(847) 415-4000	4,489	253	17.7		2,101 (46.8%)	77 (1.7%)	403 (9.0%)	1,754 (39.1%)	10 (0.2%)	2 (0.0%)	141 (3.1%)	$24,374			$264			$24,110	98.0%	98.9%	0.87%
170993006093	6	Ogden Intermediate High School	Public	9-12	1250 W Erie St	Chicago	60642	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(773) 534-0866	494	108	4.5	68.8%	57 (11.5%)	233 (47.2%)	177 (35.8%)	11 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)								97.6%	35.0%	62.57%
170993005092	7	Chicago Math & Sci Elementary Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	7212 N Clark St	Chicago	60626	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 761-8960	606	50	12	91.3%	44 (7.3%)	249 (41.1%)	234 (38.6%)	66 (10.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.7%)	$21,139			$1,826			$19,313	97.2%	81.3%	15.83%
174169006090	8	Metea Valley High School	Public	9-12	1801 N Eola Rd	Aurora	60502	DuPage County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(630) 375-5900	2,715	192	14.1	23.5%	863 (31.8%)	400 (14.7%)	406 (15.0%)	883 (32.5%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	157 (5.8%)	$15,374			$435			$14,939	96.8%	95.1%	1.65%
172928003070	9	Oak Park & River Forest High School	Public	9-12	201 N Scoville Ave	Oak Park	60302	Cook County	Oak Park - River Forest School District 200	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(708) 383-0700	3,304	235	14	18.6%	1,683 (50.9%)	654 (19.8%)	473 (14.3%)	116 (3.5%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	304 (9.2%)	$25,390			$807			$24,583	96.4%	97.4%	1.05%
170993000925	10	Kenwood Academy High School	Public	7-12	5015 S Blackstone Ave	Chicago	60615	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(773) 535-1350	2,338	122	19.1	59.1%	114 (4.9%)	2,018 (86.3%)	109 (4.7%)	35 (1.5%)	3 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	55 (2.4%)	$15,393			$2,431			$12,962	96.0%	66.6%	29.40%

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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.