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Best High Schools in Adams County, IL

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Illinois State Board of Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Illinois State Board of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

2,712

Students

Districts

Top rankedLiberty High School125^th of 698 Illinois high schools

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Biggest riser

Quincy Senior High School up 30 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Central High School 10 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

2★

4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)			IAR Mathematics (2025)			% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Adams County RSSP	Public	7-12	1416 Maine St	Quincy	62301	Adams County	Adam/Brwn/Cass/Morgn/Pik/Sctt ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 228-7175	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Academic Behavior&Community Academy	Public	7-12	1416 Maine St	Quincy	62301	Adams County	Adam/Brwn/Cass/Morgn/Pik/Sctt ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 228-7175	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Quincy Area Vocational Technical Center	Public	10-12	219 Baldwin Dr	Quincy	62301	Adams County	Adam/Brwn/Cass/Morgn/Pik/Sctt ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 224-3775	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Central High School	Public	9-12	2110 Highway 94 N	Camp Point	62320	Adams County	Central CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 593-7731	220	22	10.0	41.4%	210 (95.5%)	3 (1.4%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	66.3	200^th of 698 public high schools	71.3%		85.8	84^th of 697 public high schools	87.9%	116	67.2	54.7	34.5	41.5	50.0	60.4	48.1	44.2	44.2								99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	98.8	$16,560	$765	$15,794
Liberty High School	Public	6-12	505 N Park St	Liberty	62347	Adams County	Liberty CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 645-3433	253	21	11.9	29.2%	243 (96.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	77.9	125^th of 698 public high schools	82.1%		72.2	154^th of 697 public high schools	77.9%	29	65.7	56.3	42.9	56.3	62.9	64.6	64.9	45.9	51.4	78.9	51.1	78.9	63.9	33.3	55.3	43.4	99.6	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.6	99.6	99.6	98.1	$13,465	$762	$12,704
Unity High School	Public	9-12	453 W Collins St	Mendon	62351	Adams County	Cusd 4	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 936-2116	176	17	10.2	39.8%	164 (93.2%)	5 (2.8%)	7 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50.4	341^st of 698 public high schools	51.1%		59	227^th of 697 public high schools	67.4%	114	53.2	43.9	29.8	24.4	34.0	39.0	55.8	39.5	55.8								99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	$13,715	$208	$13,507
Seymour High School	Public	7-12	420 W Brainard St	Payson	62360	Adams County	Payson CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 656-3355	216	19	11.1	49.1%	198 (91.7%)	4 (1.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	40.9	432^nd of 698 public high schools	38.1%		39	398^th of 697 public high schools	42.9%	34	54.5	43.3	21.2	26.7	36.4	36.7	50.0	22.2	38.9	32.4	37.5	29.4	33.3	9.4	5.9	7.6	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	98.3	$14,218	$481	$13,737
Quincy Senior High School	Public	9-12	3322 Maine St	Quincy	62301	Adams County	Quincy School District 172	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 224-3770	1,847	99	18.7	55.1%	1,410 (76.3%)	134 (7.3%)	88 (4.8%)	25 (1.4%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	181 (9.8%)	54.1	310^th of 698 public high schools	55.6%		46.5	340^th of 697 public high schools	51.2%	30	59.9	50.3	30.9	27.1	45.1	43.5	49.1	36.7	45.5								99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.6	99.1	99.4	97.9	$12,177	$867	$11,311
Adams County Juvenile Detention Center	Public	5-12	200 N 52nd St	Quincy	62305	Adams County	Quincy School District 172	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 277-2233	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.