Best High Schools in Illinois

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 698)	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	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
121	Victor J Andrew High School	Public	9-12	9001 171st St	Orland Hills	60487	Cook County	Cons HSD 230	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 342-5800	2,213	143	15.4		1,550 (70.0%)	132 (6.0%)	363 (16.4%)	95 (4.3%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	65 (2.9%)	$22,926			$464			$22,462	78.4	76.3	133	12		170840000460
122	Byron High School 9-12	Public	9-12	696 N Colfax St	Byron	61010	Ogle County	Byron CUSD 226	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 234-5491	464	39	11.8	24.4%	391 (84.3%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (9.1%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	$20,331			$302			$20,029	78.1	84.4	96	26		170801000407
123	Morris Community High School	Public	9-12	1000 Union St	Morris	60450	Grundy County	Morris CHSD 101	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 942-1294	926	53	17.6		637 (68.8%)	30 (3.2%)	213 (23.0%)	5 (0.5%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.8%)	$16,781			$306			$16,475	78.1	74.9	141	18		172664002851
124	Hoffman Estates High School	Public	9-12	1100 W Higgins Rd	Hoffman Estates	60169	Cook County	Township HSD 211	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 755-5610	2,185	156	13.9	52.9%	606 (27.7%)	217 (9.9%)	816 (37.3%)	423 (19.4%)	7 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	112 (5.1%)	$25,790			$1,581			$24,210	78	77.7	127	3		173045003164
125	Liberty High School	Public	7-12	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%)	$13,465			$762			$12,704	77.9	72.2	154	29		172277002524
126	Rolling Meadows High School	Public	9-12	2901 Central Rd	Rolling Meadows	60008	Cook County	Township HSD 214	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 718-5600	1,956	122	16		882 (45.1%)	72 (3.7%)	793 (40.5%)	140 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (3.3%)	$26,759			$844			$25,915	77.7	84.6	92	34		170417000115
127	Kaneland Senior High School	Public	9-12	47W326 Keslinger Rd	Maple Park	60151	Kane County	Kaneland CUSD 302	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 365-5100	1,201	91	13.2		889 (74.0%)	31 (2.6%)	212 (17.7%)	25 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	41 (3.4%)	$21,292			$215			$21,077	77.1	74.2	142	15		172448002655
128	Minooka Community High School	Public	9-12	26655 W Eames St	Channahon	60410	Grundy County	Minooka CHSD 111	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 467-2140	2,918	164	17.7		1,939 (66.4%)	152 (5.2%)	674 (23.1%)	36 (1.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	115 (3.9%)	$19,280			$155			$19,124	76.9	67.9	173	45		172634002800
129	El Paso-Gridley High School	Public	9-12	600 N Elm St	El Paso	61738	Woodford County	El Paso-Gridley CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 527-4415	364	29	12.4	33.2%	325 (89.3%)	5 (1.4%)	19 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	$14,510			$48			$14,462	76.8	90.5	65	64		170032605634
130	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%)	$14,152			$3,014			$11,137	76.6	77.4	129	1		173912003973

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on PreACT Secure English Language Arts, PreACT Secure Mathematics, PreACT Secure Science, ACT English Language Arts, ACT Mathematics, ACT Science test scores released by the Illinois State Board of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 30, 2025, 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.
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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.