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
141	Glenbard North High School	Public	9-12	990 Kuhn Rd	Carol Stream	60188	DuPage County	Glenbard Township HSD 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 653-7000	2,079	138	15	43.4%	680 (32.7%)	131 (6.3%)	783 (37.7%)	433 (20.8%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	46 (2.2%)	$21,859			$638			$21,220	75.4	76.2	137	4		171683001989
142	Triopia Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	2204 Concord Arenzville Rd	Concord	62631	Morgan County	Triopia CUSD 27	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 457-2281	186	18	10.2	32.8%	178 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	$13,130			$104			$13,026	75.2	57.8	241	99		171083001324
143	Johnsburg High School	Public	9-12	2002 W Ringwood Rd	Johnsburg	60051	McHenry County	Johnsburg CUSD 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 385-9233	502	38	13.2	32.1%	419 (83.5%)	5 (1.0%)	51 (10.2%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	$21,374			$636			$20,738	75	62.6	210	67		172049002315
144	Heritage High School	Public	9-12	206 E Diller St	Broadlands	61816	Champaign County	Heritage CUSD 8	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 834-3392	121	11	10.7	47.9%	105 (86.8%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.1%)	$16,932			$296			$16,636	74.9	28.8	481	337		170010605361
145	LeRoy High School	Public	9-12	505 E Center St	Le Roy	61752	McLean County	LeRoy CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 962-2911	232	23	10	21.6%	218 (94.0%)	4 (1.7%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$15,369			$468			$14,901	74.9	51	301	156		172262002514
146	Devry Advantage Academy High School	Public	11-12	1900 W Lawrence Ave	Chicago	60640	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 697-2216	152	13	11.6	69.1%	19 (12.5%)	53 (34.9%)	66 (43.4%)	9 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	$27,065			$3,268			$23,797	74.4	65.6	189	43		170993005790
147	Dakota Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	300 Campus Dr	Dakota	61018	Stephenson County	Dakota CUSD 201	No	(n/a)	No	No	(844) 632-5682	344	24	14.4	29.9%	313 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	$14,854			$869			$13,984	74.2	81.5	108	39		171161001374
148	Maine East High School	Public	9-12	2601 Dempster St	Park Ridge	60068	Cook County	Maine Township HSD 207	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 825-4484	1,921	136	14.1		677 (35.2%)	104 (5.4%)	480 (25.0%)	601 (31.3%)	9 (0.5%)	8 (0.4%)	41 (2.1%)	$24,007			$1,348			$22,659	74.2	67.3	177	29		172409005030
149	Earlville Junior/Senior High School	Public	9-12	415 W Union St	Earlville	60518	LaSalle County	Earlville CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 246-8361	97	13	7.5	38.1%	78 (80.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$21,146			$598			$20,548	73.8	27.5	492	343		171293001541
150	Yorkville High School	Public	9-12	797 Game Farm Rd	Yorkville	60560	Kendall County	Yorkville CUSD 115	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 553-4382	2,266	139	16.2	25.8%	1,397 (61.7%)	199 (8.8%)	517 (22.8%)	57 (2.5%)	1 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	92 (4.1%)	$15,125			$225			$14,900	73.7	72.6	151	1		174396004363

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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.