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Best High Schools in Champaign 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

7,930

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedUniversity of Illinois High School2^nd of 698 Illinois high schools

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Biggest riser

Heritage High School up 337 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Heritage High School 10.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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6 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
University of Illinois High School	Public	7-12	1212 W Springfield Ave	Urbana	61801	Champaign County	University of Ill Lab School	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 333-2870	319	4	79.7	—	105 (32.9%)	16 (5.0%)	52 (16.3%)	101 (31.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.7%)	99.7	2^nd of 698 public high schools	99.7%		100	1^st of 697 public high schools	99.9%	1	100.0	98.4	96.9	90.3	98.4	96.8	96.6	96.6	98.3	93.8		93.8	93.8		84.4	84.4
Heritage High School	Public	9-12	206 E Diller St	Broadlands	61816	Champaign County	Heritage CUSD 8	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 834-3392	121	11	10.7	47.9%	105 (86.8%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.1%)	74.9	144^th of 698 public high schools	79.4%		28.8	481^st of 697 public high schools	31.0%	337	83.3	50.0	45.8	25.0	75.0	54.2	69.6	39.1	60.9								100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.4	$16,932	$296	$16,636
R E A D Y Program	Public	6-12	45 E University Ave	Champaign	61820	Champaign County	Champaign/Ford ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 239-0322	0	11	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
RE-Start Program	Public	9-12	45 E University Ave	Champaign	61820	Champaign County	Champaign/Ford ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 893-3219	0	1	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Educ for Employment Sys 330	Public	11-12	2400 W Bradley Ave	Champaign	61821	Champaign County	Champaign/Ford ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 355-1382	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Centennial High School	Public	9-12	913 Crescent Dr	Champaign	61821	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 351-3954	1,476	109	13.4	51.4%	388 (26.3%)	651 (44.1%)	191 (12.9%)	113 (7.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	130 (8.8%)	44.7	395^th of 698 public high schools	43.4%		50.8	303^rd of 697 public high schools	56.5%	92	48.9	44.5	26.8	22.8	44.2	40.1	43.0	32.3	44.4								99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	96.2	$18,160	$727	$17,432
Central High School	Public	9-12	610 W University Ave	Champaign	61820	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 351-3914	1,666	126	13.2	44.4%	630 (37.8%)	433 (26.0%)	321 (19.3%)	156 (9.4%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	113 (6.8%)	70.6	169^th of 698 public high schools	75.8%		72.8	149^th of 697 public high schools	78.6%	20	55.9	64.1	34.3	43.2	49.5	65.0	54.9	47.8	55.7								95.5	96.3	96.3	96.3	95.5	95.4	95.4	96.3	$16,648	$664	$15,983
Novak Academy	Public	9-12	1103 N Neil St	Champaign	61820	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 352-4328	0	6	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Young Adult Program	Public	12	402 N Randolph St	Champaign	61820	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(217) 351-3841	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Fisher Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	111 W Division St	Fisher	61843	Champaign County	Fisher CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 897-1225	284	22	12.6	28.5%	259 (91.2%)	5 (1.8%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	65.4	204^th of 698 public high schools	70.8%		81.1	109^th of 697 public high schools	84.4%	95	73.2	55.6	46.4	33.3	55.4	46.7	51.4	45.9	32.4	31.8	69.4	54.5	61.3	52.8	18.2	33.8	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	95.5	$20,944	$766	$20,179
Mahomet-Seymour High School	Public	9-12	302 W State St	Mahomet	61853	Champaign County	Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 586-4962	1,050	64	16.5	23.0%	852 (81.1%)	19 (1.8%)	67 (6.4%)	41 (3.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (6.5%)	92.4	44^th of 698 public high schools	93.7%		96.2	35^th of 697 public high schools	95.0%	9	80.1	72.6	67.3	62.6	68.5	63.3	73.2	68.9	71.1								97.9	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.2	98.2	98.5	93.7	$14,027	$600	$13,426
Rantoul Township High School	Public	9-12	200 S Sheldon St	Rantoul	61866	Champaign County	Rantoul Township HSD 193	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 892-6160	901	64	14.0	90.5%	304 (33.7%)	211 (23.4%)	279 (31.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (11.3%)	22.1	554^th of 698 public high schools	20.6%		18.8	560^th of 697 public high schools	19.7%	6	46.2	30.5	16.7	12.6	34.0	23.2	29.0	15.0	28.3								99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.4	99.5	99.7	97.5	$16,620	$1,408	$15,212
St Joseph-Ogden High School	Public	9-12	301 N Main St	Saint Joseph	61873	Champaign County	St Joseph Ogden CHSD 305	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 469-2332	457	34	13.2	—	418 (91.5%)	5 (1.1%)	19 (4.2%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	83.9	87^th of 698 public high schools	87.5%		79.9	114^th of 697 public high schools	83.6%	27	79.2	60.6	66.4	47.9	64.0	45.7	64.7	69.7	63.0								99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.3	99.3	99.6	97.7	$13,945	$91	$13,855
Unity High School	Public	9-12	1127 County Road 800 N	Tolono	61880	Champaign County	Tolono CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 485-6230	480	33	14.5	25.0%	423 (88.1%)	13 (2.7%)	13 (2.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.6%)	76.6	130^th of 698 public high schools	81.4%		77.4	129^th of 697 public high schools	81.5%	1	72.3	54.4	43.6	41.7	63.4	51.5	61.2	52.7	56.6								99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	98.9	$14,152	$3,014	$11,137
Urbana High School	Public	9-12	1002 S Race St	Urbana	61801	Champaign County	Urbana School District 116	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 384-3505	1,176	99	11.8	65.2%	315 (26.8%)	412 (35.0%)	285 (24.2%)	55 (4.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (8.4%)	32.1	498^th of 698 public high schools	28.7%		44.4	361^st of 697 public high schools	48.2%	137	45.2	40.3	14.7	18.8	32.4	45.5	38.7	24.1	28.1								99.3	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.3	99.3	99.2	99.2	$20,031	$1,527	$18,504
Champaign County Detention Center	Public	6-12	400 Art Bartell Rd	Urbana	61802	Champaign County	Urbana School District 116	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 384-3780	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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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.