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Best High Schools in Winnebago County, IL

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Schools

12,982

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedHononegah CHD High School44^th of 620 Illinois high schools

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Biggest riser

Durand High School up 77 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Durand High School 10.1 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 (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2026)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2026)		PreACT Secure Science (2026)		ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Summit Academy TAOEP	Public	6-12	1102 Evans Ave	Machesney Park	61115	Winnebago County	Boone/Winnebago ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 636-3060	0	9	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Summit Academy RSSP	Public	6-12	1102 Evans Ave	Machesney Park	61115	Winnebago County	Boone/Winnebago ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(779) 771-6392	0	9	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Summit Academy ALOP	Public	6-12	1102 Evans Ave	Machesney Park	61115	Winnebago County	Boone/Winnebago ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 636-3060	0	10	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
CEANCI EFE 150 Career Education Associates of N Central IL	Public	11-12	300 Heart Blvd	Loves Park	61111	Winnebago County	Boone/Winnebago ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 921-8472	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Durand High School	Public	9-12	200 W South St	Durand	61024	Winnebago County	Durand CUSD 322	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 248-2171	170	17	10.1	32.4%	146 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.7%)	74.4	119^th of 620 public high schools	80.8%		66.8	196^th of 698 public high schools	71.9%	77	66.7	78.4	58.3	32.4	66.7	70.3	58.7	43.5	50.0	95.5%		$24,197	$669	$23,528
Harlem High School	Public	9-12	9229 N Alpine Rd	Machesney Park	61115	Winnebago County	Harlem UD 122	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 654-4511	1,884	133	14.1	54.7%	1,228 (65.2%)	148 (7.9%)	314 (16.7%)	27 (1.4%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	162 (8.6%)	33.1	438^th of 620 public high schools	29.4%		39	451^st of 698 public high schools	35.4%	13	55.1	44.2	30.5	27.6	38.1	37.0	37.2	29.2	35.8	98%		$16,527	$1,230	$15,297
Hononegah CHD High School	Public	9-12	307 Salem St	Rockton	61072	Winnebago County	Hononegah CHD 207	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 624-5008	1,814	110	16.4	24.7%	1,427 (78.7%)	34 (1.9%)	210 (11.6%)	22 (1.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (6.6%)	91.6	44^th of 620 public high schools	92.9%		92.2	46^th of 698 public high schools	93.4%	2	80.5	75.2	62.9	60.7	64.0	73.3	73.3	71.1	65.8	97.7%		$16,997	$362	$16,635
Pecatonica High School	Public	9-12	1300 Main St	Pecatonica	61063	Winnebago County	Pecatonica CUSD 321	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 239-2611	313	23	13.6	30.7%	277 (88.5%)	3 (1.0%)	15 (4.8%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	68.8	155^th of 620 public high schools	75.0%		81.4	103^rd of 698 public high schools	85.2%	52	64.8	56.9	43.7	36.1	49.3	52.8	66.7	55.1	61.5	96.7%		$17,146	$293	$16,853
Guilford High School	Public	9-12	5620 Spring Creek Rd	Rockford	61114	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 654-4870	2,216	114	19.5	58.7%	783 (35.3%)	641 (28.9%)	542 (24.5%)	72 (3.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	174 (7.9%)	19.6	504^th of 620 public high schools	18.7%		27.6	519^th of 698 public high schools	25.6%	15	49.3	38.6	20.4	14.1	33.3	27.8	31.7	15.7	33.6	99.2%		$15,089	$803	$14,286
Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	4145 Samuelson Rd	Rockford	61109	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 874-9536	2,173	111	19.6	70.0%	377 (17.3%)	428 (19.7%)	1,205 (55.5%)	52 (2.4%)	11 (0.5%)	1 (0.0%)	99 (4.6%)	5.6	587^th of 620 public high schools	5.3%		10.4	622^nd of 698 public high schools	10.9%	35	33.6	20.6	11.6	5.6	23.7	17.0	15.2	7.5	15.5	99.1%		$15,231	$759	$14,471
Auburn High School	Public	9-12	5110 Auburn St	Rockford	61101	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 966-3300	1,957	102	19.2	67.1%	506 (25.9%)	840 (42.9%)	377 (19.3%)	75 (3.8%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	153 (7.8%)	35.6	421^st of 620 public high schools	32.1%		40.6	434^th of 698 public high schools	37.8%	13	55.3	46.1	33.2	31.1	40.5	41.1	36.2	27.1	33.7	99.4%		$16,572	$771	$15,801
Rockford East High School	Public	9-12	2929 Charles St	Rockford	61108	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 229-2100	1,719	105	16.3	71.6%	458 (26.6%)	521 (30.3%)	507 (29.5%)	89 (5.2%)	12 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	130 (7.6%)	6.8	579^th of 620 public high schools	6.6%		12.1	612^th of 698 public high schools	12.3%	33	33.1	22.5	9.3	8.2	19.8	27.6	16.2	9.7	16.9	99.4%		$16,308	$972	$15,336
Roosevelt Center	Public	9-12	978 Haskell Ave	Rockford	61103	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 966-3251	60	44	1.3	83.3%	7 (11.7%)	26 (43.3%)	15 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (20.0%)								(n/a)										99.4%		$20,554	$781	$19,773
Winnebago County Detention Center	Public	6-12	5350 Northrock Dr	Rockford	61103	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 516-2980	0	2	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
College and Career Education Center	Public	9-12	4151 Samuelson Rd	Rockford	61109	Winnebago County	Rockford School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 966-6639	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
South Beloit Senior High School	Public	9-12	245 Prairie Hill Rd	South Beloit	61080	Winnebago County	County of Winnebago School District 320	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 389-9004	254	20	12.7	60.6%	139 (54.7%)	13 (5.1%)	82 (32.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.1%)	36.8	409^th of 620 public high schools	34.0%		38.2	463^rd of 698 public high schools	33.7%	54	59.3	43.1	25.4	27.6	35.6	31.0	41.0	44.3	41.0	98.1%		$18,208	$416	$17,792
Winnebago High School	Public	9-12	200 E McNair Rd	Winnebago	61088	Winnebago County	Winnebago CUSD 323	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 335-2336	422	35	12.1	27.7%	336 (79.6%)	13 (3.1%)	45 (10.7%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.2%)	63.8	184^th of 620 public high schools	70.3%		67.1	193^rd of 698 public high schools	72.3%	9	69.1	52.9	54.6	36.8	53.6	48.3	50.5	45.6	50.5	97.6%		$20,414	$684	$19,730

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