Best High Schools in Illinois

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the PreACT Secure and ACT test scores by the Illinois State Board of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 30, 2025.

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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
61	Eureka High School	Public	9-12	200 W Cruger Ave	Eureka	61530	Woodford County	Eureka CUD 140	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 467-2361	513	29	17.4	23.2%	476 (92.8%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	$11,960			$488			$11,471	88.6	93.9	51	10		171443001781
62	Huntley High School	Public	9-12	13719 Harmony Rd	Huntley	60142	McHenry County	Huntley Community School District 158	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 659-6600	2,804	179	15.6	19.3%	1,999 (71.3%)	88 (3.1%)	363 (12.9%)	206 (7.3%)	17 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	120 (4.3%)	$16,086			$335			$15,751	88.4	85.4	87	25		171983002247
63	Prairie Ridge High School	Public	9-12	6000 Dvorak Dr	Crystal Lake	60012	McHenry County	Chsd 155	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 479-0404	1,133	69	16.3	22.4%	901 (79.5%)	14 (1.2%)	151 (13.3%)	35 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.7%)	$21,803			$305			$21,497	88.3	89.4	73	10		171137002154
64	Williamsville High School	Public	9-12	900 S Walnut St	Williamsville	62693	Sangamon County	Williamsville CUSD 15	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 566-3361	462	33	14	18.2%	427 (92.4%)	4 (0.9%)	7 (1.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	$13,180			$01			$13,179	88.3	78.4	121	57		174248004271
65	Central Community High School	Public	9-12	7740 Old US Highway 50	Breese	62230	Clinton County	Central CHSD 71	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 526-4578	629	42	14.9	19.6%	577 (91.7%)	3 (0.5%)	35 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$13,926			$557			$13,369	88.2	83.2	101	36		170477000176
66	Lakes Community High School	Public	9-12	1600 Eagle Way	Lake Villa	60046	Lake County	Chsd 117	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 838-7100	1,334	86	15.6		952 (71.4%)	63 (4.7%)	228 (17.1%)	63 (4.7%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (1.8%)	$21,209			$316			$20,893	88	89.7	69	3		170387005622
67	Evanston Township High School	Public	9-12	1600 Dodge Ave	Evanston	60201	Cook County	Evanston Township HSD 202	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 424-7200	3,560	294	12.1	35.4%	1,542 (43.3%)	825 (23.2%)	731 (20.5%)	155 (4.4%)	8 (0.2%)	4 (0.1%)	262 (7.4%)	$30,178			$844			$29,334	87.7	95.1	47	20		171449001804
68	Brimfield High School	Public	9-12	323 E Clinton St	Brimfield	61517	Peoria County	Brimfield CUSD 309	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 446-3349	189	18	10.5	9.5%	182 (96.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	$17,589			$126			$17,464	87.7	90.9	63	5		170720000375
69	Carl Sandburg High School	Public	9-12	13300 S La Grange Rd	Orland Park	60462	Cook County	Cons HSD 230	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 671-3100	2,840	182	15.6		1,975 (69.5%)	191 (6.7%)	431 (15.2%)	171 (6.0%)	5 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	61 (2.1%)	$22,363			$422			$21,941	87	81.8	107	38		170840000459
70	Glenwood High School	Public	9-12	1501 E Plummer Blvd	Chatham	62629	Sangamon County	Ball Chatham CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 483-2424	1,484	85	17.5		1,121 (75.5%)	84 (5.7%)	75 (5.1%)	83 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	120 (8.1%)	$12,644			$272			$12,372	87	84	100	30		170492000184

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.