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Best High Schools in Madison County, IL

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Schools

9,933

Students

Districts

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Top rankedTriad High School49^th of 698 Illinois high schools

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Biggest riser

Madison Senior High School up 46 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Madison Senior High School 8.4 students per teacher

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7 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)	% 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	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	% 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
Center for Educ Opp	Public	6-12	201 Staunton Rd	Troy	62294	Madison County	Madison ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 667-0633	0	9	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Journeys School	Public	7-12	400 Alby Street	Alton	62002	Madison County	Region III Special Educational Coop	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 208-7490	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Journeys South	Public	6-12	101 School St	Bethalto	62010	Madison County	Region III Special Educational Coop	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 210-6485	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Alton High School	Public	9-12	4200 Humbert Rd	Alton	62002	Madison County	Alton CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 474-2700	1,823	99	18.4	43.1%	986 (54.1%)	518 (28.4%)	106 (5.8%)	8 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	202 (11.1%)	31.8	499^th of 698 public high schools	28.5%		51.3	295^th of 697 public high schools	57.7%	204	46.1	39.3	18.4	18.0	33.9	26.3	36.1	29.5	39.6	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.9	99.7	99.8	96.9	$16,906	$807	$16,099
Civic Memorial High School	Public	9-12	200 School St	Bethalto	62010	Madison County	Bethalto CUSD 8	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 377-7220	760	51	14.8	42.6%	660 (86.8%)	15 (2.0%)	39 (5.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.7%)	59.7	251^st of 698 public high schools	64.0%		65.6	190^th of 697 public high schools	72.7%	61	55.6	61.8	34.9	33.9	40.8	49.5	50.5	39.5	48.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.7	$12,741	$362	$12,380
East Alton-Wood River High School	Public	9-12	777 N Wood River Ave	Wood River	62095	Madison County	East Alton-Wood River CHSD 14	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 254-3151	539	33	16.3	68.5%	418 (77.6%)	57 (10.6%)	19 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.6%)	28.2	516^th of 698 public high schools	26.1%		37.6	417^th of 697 public high schools	40.2%	99	44.1	31.8	18.6	12.7	31.4	27.3	40.8	23.1	39.2	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.8	$18,360	$833	$17,527
Edwardsville High School	Public	9-12	6161 Center Grove Rd	Edwardsville	62025	Madison County	Edwardsville CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 656-7100	2,342	137	17.1	19.0%	1,725 (73.7%)	186 (7.9%)	157 (6.7%)	62 (2.6%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	195 (8.3%)	85.3	83^rd of 698 public high schools	88.1%		90.1	66^th of 697 public high schools	90.5%	17	77.1	66.7	53.2	43.4	63.2	55.8	67.3	59.3	68.2	99.0	98.9	98.9	98.9	99.1	98.9	98.9	97.3	$13,814	$292	$13,522
District 7 Alternative School	Public	9-12	6148 Center Grove Rd	Edwardsville	62025	Madison County	Edwardsville CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 692-7466	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Madison County Detention Center	Public	6-12	100 5th Ave	Edwardsville	62025	Madison County	Edwardsville CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 692-1002	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Granite City High School	Public	9-12	3148 Fehling Rd	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Granite City CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 451-5808	1,755	87	20.1	62.8%	1,036 (59.0%)	335 (19.1%)	251 (14.3%)	11 (0.6%)	13 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	105 (6.0%)	23.2	544^th of 698 public high schools	22.1%		21.8	531^st of 697 public high schools	23.8%	13	42.1	33.4	13.1	9.0	31.9	29.8	25.7	19.9	36.3	99.1	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.2	98.9	99.2	96.4	$16,787	$825	$15,961
Lake School	Public	5-12	3201 E 23Rd St	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Granite City CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 451-5800	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										100.0	98.8	98.8	98.8	100.0	98.8	100.0	85.2
Highland High School	Public	9-12	400 Broadway	Highland	62249	Madison County	Highland CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 654-7131	844	56	15.0	25.2%	759 (89.9%)	8 (0.9%)	39 (4.6%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.8%)	67.8	188^th of 698 public high schools	73.1%		80.4	111^th of 697 public high schools	84.1%	77	62.9	52.7	37.6	37.3	47.5	41.4	65.8	52.4	59.4	98.8	98.7	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.9	98.7	98.4	$12,426	$602	$11,824
Madison Senior High School	Public	9-12	600 Farrish St	Madison	62060	Madison County	Madison CUSD 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 877-1712	152	18	8.4	99.3%	5 (3.3%)	136 (89.5%)	8 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	15.1	587^th of 698 public high schools	15.9%		12.5	633^rd of 697 public high schools	9.2%	46	43.9	18.8	4.9	3.1	41.5	18.8	10.8	10.8	21.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$27,062	$2,510	$24,552
Madison Student Support Center	Public	7-12	1634 7th St	Madison	62060	Madison County	Madison CUSD 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 877-1712	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
Roxana Senior High School	Public	9-12	401 Chaffer Ave	Roxana	62084	Madison County	Roxana CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 254-7553	500	35	14.0	44.2%	425 (85.0%)	18 (3.6%)	26 (5.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.8%)	53.7	312^th of 698 public high schools	55.3%		50.3	306^th of 697 public high schools	56.1%	6	66.7	43.4	37.5	24.6	54.2	43.3	39.1	33.0	42.6	99.6	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.0	$17,370	$232	$17,137
Triad High School	Public	9-12	703 E US Highway 40	Troy	62294	Madison County	Triad CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 667-5409	1,218	75	16.2	16.2%	1,094 (89.8%)	27 (2.2%)	37 (3.0%)	7 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	46 (3.8%)	92	49^th of 698 public high schools	93.0%		86.8	81^st of 697 public high schools	88.4%	32	79.2	70.9	63.8	56.0	69.2	70.9	74.0	62.8	68.1	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.8	99.7	99.4	97.8	$12,235	$428	$11,807

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