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
91	Lake Park High School	Public	9-12	600 Medinah Rd	Roselle	60172	DuPage County	Lake Park CHSD 108	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 295-5210	2,522	166	15.2		1,474 (58.4%)	119 (4.7%)	589 (23.4%)	263 (10.4%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	71 (2.8%)	$23,160			$434			$22,726	83.5	84.3	97	6		172184002454
92	Von Steuben Metro Science High School	Public	9-12	5039 N Kimball Ave	Chicago	60625	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-5100	1,698	106	16	61.2%	302 (17.8%)	145 (8.5%)	940 (55.4%)	262 (15.4%)	5 (0.3%)	13 (0.8%)	31 (1.8%)	$15,798			$1,414			$14,384	83.3	73.4	145	53		170993001180
93	Niles West High School	Public	9-12	5701 Oakton St	Skokie	60077	Cook County	Niles Township HSD 219	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 626-2510	2,646	197	13.4		971 (36.7%)	188 (7.1%)	460 (17.4%)	873 (33.0%)	3 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	143 (5.4%)	$32,017			$423			$31,594	83.1	84.5	95	2		172853002988
94	Freeburg Community High School	Public	9-12	401 S Monroe St	Freeburg	62243	St. Clair County	Freeburg CHSD 77	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 539-5533	689	45	15.2	18.1%	626 (90.9%)	8 (1.2%)	19 (2.8%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.6%)	$13,340			$216			$13,123	82.9	89	75	19		171584001892
95	Tremont High School	Public	9-12	400 W Pearl St	Tremont	61568	Tazewell County	Tremont CUSD 702	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 925-2051	288	24	11.7	18.4%	260 (90.3%)	3 (1.0%)	15 (5.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$15,084			$431			$14,653	82.9	86.5	82	13		173939003985
96	Grayslake Central High School	Public	9-12	400 N Lake St	Grayslake	60030	Lake County	Grayslake CHSD 127	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 986-3300	1,375	106	12.9		791 (57.5%)	89 (6.5%)	306 (22.3%)	108 (7.9%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (5.2%)	$25,628			$504			$25,123	82.7	82.1	106	10		171755002057
97	Oswego East High School	Public	9-12	1525 Harvey Rd	Oswego	60543	Kendall County	Cusd 308	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 636-2200	2,758	176	15.6	24.2%	1,345 (48.8%)	326 (11.8%)	591 (21.4%)	352 (12.8%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (4.8%)	$16,053			$427			$15,625	82.7	78.2	123	26		173027005337
98	Teutopolis High School	Public	9-12	801 W Main St	Teutopolis	62467	Effingham County	Teutopolis CUSD 50	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 857-3139	339	22	15.1	9.7%	334 (98.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$10,947			$582			$10,365	82.3	89.8	68	30		173876003944
99	Plainfield North High School	Public	9-12	12005 S 248th Ave	Plainfield	60585	Will County	Plainfield School District 202	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 609-8506	2,399	136	17.5	20.8%	1,402 (58.4%)	206 (8.6%)	385 (16.0%)	298 (12.4%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	99 (4.1%)	$13,677			$306			$13,371	82.1	89.5	72	27		173174005747
100	Columbia High School	Public	9-12	77 Veterans Pkwy	Columbia	62236	Monroe County	Columbia CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 281-5001	606	38	16.1	15.2%	561 (92.6%)	5 (0.8%)	24 (4.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	$13,233			$382			$12,851	81.9	89.7	71	29		171074001295

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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.