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
81	Proviso Math and Science Academy	Public	9-12	8601 Roosevelt Rd	Forest Park	60130	Cook County	Proviso Township HSD 209	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 338-4164	925	50	18.4	53.6%	80 (8.6%)	186 (20.1%)	613 (66.3%)	26 (2.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.3%)	$18,914			$2,079			$16,835	86.2	84.1	99	18		173291005781
82	Roanoke-Benson High School	Public	9-12	208 W High St	Roanoke	61561	Woodford County	Roanoke Benson CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 923-8401	146	16	9.2	19.2%	134 (91.8%)	3 (2.1%)	7 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$17,330			$138			$17,192	85.8	77.9	124	42		173414003501
83	Edwardsville High School	Public	9-12	6161 Center Grove Rd	Edwardsville	62025	Madison County	Edwardsville CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 656-7100	2,342	137	17.1	19.0%	1,725 (73.7%)	186 (7.9%)	157 (6.7%)	62 (2.6%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	195 (8.3%)	$13,814			$292			$13,522	85.3	90.1	66	17		171353001639
84	Buffalo Grove High School	Public	9-12	1100 W Dundee Rd	Buffalo Grove	60089	Cook County	Township HSD 214	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 718-4000	2,021	120	16.8		1,080 (53.4%)	41 (2.0%)	623 (30.8%)	208 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (3.4%)	$26,928			$785			$26,142	84.6	84.6	93	9		170417000110
85	Okawville Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	400 S Hanover St	Okawville	62271	Washington County	West Washington County CUD 10	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 243-5201	224	20	11	24.6%	212 (94.6%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	$13,543			$427			$13,116	84.1	85.4	85			174175004182
86	Geneseo High School	Public	9-12	700 N State St	Geneseo	61254	Henry County	Geneseo CUSD 228	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 945-0399	794	55	14.5	24.4%	717 (90.3%)	9 (1.1%)	36 (4.5%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.6%)	$15,102			$166			$14,936	84	72	156	70		171635001948
87	St Joseph-Ogden High School	Public	9-12	301 N Main St	Saint Joseph	61873	Champaign County	St Joseph Ogden CHSD 305	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 469-2332	457	34	13.2		418 (91.5%)	5 (1.1%)	19 (4.2%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	$13,945			$91			$13,855	83.9	79.9	114	27		173741003874
88	Amundsen High School	Public	9-12	5110 N Damen Ave	Chicago	60625	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2320	1,507	101	14.9	37.2%	681 (45.2%)	99 (6.6%)	565 (37.5%)	96 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	62 (4.1%)	$17,577			$1,512			$16,065	83.9	84.7	90	2		170993000587
89	Monticello High School	Public	9-12	1 Sage Dr	Monticello	61856	Piatt County	Monticello CUSD 25	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 762-8511	489	36	13.5		442 (90.4%)	15 (3.1%)	12 (2.5%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	$14,937			$242			$14,695	83.8	66.2	185	96		172655002843
90	Bureau Valley High School	Public	9-12	9154 2125 N Avenue	Sheffield	61361	Bureau County	Bureau Valley CUSD 340	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 445-4004	294	27	10.9	38.8%	270 (91.8%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$20,781			$400			$20,381	83.7	63.7	201	111		170012501425

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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.