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
601	Air Force Academy High School	Public	9-12	3630 S Wells St	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-1590	131	18	7.3	87.8%	4 (3.1%)	73 (55.7%)	52 (39.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	$38,052			$5,658			$32,394	13.4	41.4	381	220		170993006055
602	Carver Military Academy High School	Public	9-12	13100 S Doty Ave	Chicago	60827	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-5250	420	32	13.1	81.4%	8 (1.9%)	178 (42.4%)	230 (54.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$22,543			$2,601			$19,942	13.3	19.9	554	48		170993000671
603	Roosevelt High School	Public	9-12	3436 W Wilson Ave	Chicago	60625	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-5000	1,144	89	12.8	87.9%	50 (4.4%)	69 (6.0%)	908 (79.4%)	87 (7.6%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (2.0%)	$19,185			$2,685			$16,499	13.3	14.5	608	5		170993001093
604	Noble St Charter-DRW Trading Col	Public, Charter	9-12	931 S Homan Ave	Chicago	60624	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 893-4500	323	28	11.5	87.6%	1 (0.3%)	316 (97.8%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$29,204			$2,127			$27,077	13.2	15.7	588	16		170993006480
605	Thomas Kelly College Preparatory	Public	9-12	4136 S California Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-4900	1,762	124	14.2	93.9%	27 (1.5%)	41 (2.3%)	1,518 (86.2%)	170 (9.6%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	$19,161			$2,156			$17,005	12.9	18.2	566	39		170993000920
606	Acero Charter Netrk - Major Garcia	Public, Charter	9-12	4248 W 47th St	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 579-3480	666	52	12.9	89.6%	8 (1.2%)	4 (0.6%)	648 (97.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$17,998			$856			$17,142	12.7	13.6	615	9		170993006467
607	Sullivan High School	Public	9-12	6631 N Bosworth Ave	Chicago	60626	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2000	762	59	12.9	77.6%	120 (15.7%)	236 (31.0%)	277 (36.4%)	87 (11.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.0%)	$20,808			$2,193			$18,615	12.7	15.3	595	12		170993001149
608	Acero Charter School Netwrk- Victoria	Public, Charter	9-12	5025 S St Louis Ave	Chicago	60632	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 455-5446	561	42	13.3	98.4%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	559 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,496			$1,169			$21,327	12.7	12.5	635	27		170993006483
609	North-Grand High School	Public	9-12	4338 W Wabansia Ave	Chicago	60639	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-8520	1,061	77	13.8	88.2%	10 (0.9%)	213 (20.1%)	822 (77.5%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	$19,698			$2,545			$17,153	12.5	13.5	617	8		170993005074
610	North Chicago Community High School	Public	9-12	1717 17th St	North Chicago	60064	Lake County	North Chicago School District 187	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 578-7400	898	59	15.2	99.8%	22 (2.4%)	277 (30.8%)	575 (64.0%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.2%)	$21,811			$1,280			$20,531	12.3	15.5	594	16		170011005370

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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.