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
531	Round Lake Senior High School	Public	9-12	800 High School Dr	Round Lake	60073	Lake County	Round Lake CUSD 116	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 270-9300	2,194	155	14.1	85.1%	205 (9.3%)	158 (7.2%)	1,750 (79.8%)	21 (1.0%)	8 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	50 (2.3%)	$20,358			$1,183			$19,175	26.2	22.5	520	11		173499003668
532	Noble St Charter-Golder College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	1454 W Superior St	Chicago	60642	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 265-9925	633	40	15.8	89.1%	14 (2.2%)	174 (27.5%)	437 (69.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$20,534			$1,780			$18,755	25.6	30.9	466	66		170993006439
533	Joliet Central High School	Public	9-12	201 E Jefferson St	Joliet	60432	Will County	Joliet Township HSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 727-6740	3,295	181	18.2	77.7%	343 (10.4%)	480 (14.6%)	2,394 (72.7%)	5 (0.2%)	8 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (2.0%)	$18,561			$931			$17,630	25.2	22.6	519	14		172061002350
534	Momence High School	Public	9-12	101 N Franklin St	Momence	60954	Kankakee County	Momence CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 472-6477	315	25	12.6	62.5%	156 (49.5%)	65 (20.6%)	87 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	$17,663			$1,422			$16,241	25.2	37.7	415	119		172643002831
535	South Central High School	Public	9-12	800 W Washington St	Farina	62838	Fayette County	South Central CUD 401	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 245-3363	183	19	9.6	47.0%	176 (96.2%)	2 (1.1%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,770			$373			$16,397	24.9	46.2	342	193		170011405391
536	Phoenix Military Academy High School	Public	9-12	145 S Campbell Ave	Chicago	60612	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-7275	372	28	13.2	87.4%	10 (2.7%)	57 (15.3%)	299 (80.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$23,314			$2,673			$20,641	24.7	23.3	514	22		170993004715
537	Hardin County High School	Public	9-12	4 School Rd	Elizabethtown	62931	Hardin County	Hardin County CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 287-2141	175	12	14	52.6%	165 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.6%)	$15,566			$3,049			$12,517	24.6	23.5	512	25		171820004400
538	Pope County High School	Public	9-12	125 State Highway 146 W	Golconda	62938	Pope County	Pope County CUD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 683-3071	142	13	11.3	58.5%	135 (95.1%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$15,953			$482			$15,471	24.4	22.7	518	20		173228003372
539	Lake View High School	Public	9-12	4015 N Ashland Ave	Chicago	60613	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-5440	1,431	100	14.3	75.1%	113 (7.9%)	183 (12.8%)	1,043 (72.9%)	46 (3.2%)	9 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (2.5%)	$17,661			$2,131			$15,530	24.4	27.3	495	44		170993000941
540	Noble St Charter-Muchin College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	1 N State St	Chicago	60602	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 445-4680	909	51	18	72.5%	12 (1.3%)	442 (48.6%)	411 (45.2%)	40 (4.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,519			$1,710			$19,809	24.2	30.4	469	71		170993006459

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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.