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
71	Metamora High School	Public	9-12	101 W Madison St	Metamora	61548	Woodford County	County of Woodford School	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 367-4151	896	59	15.2	22.1%	807 (90.1%)	7 (0.8%)	27 (3.0%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.5%)	$15,774			$339			$15,435	87	85	89	18		172577002784
72	Washington Community High School	Public	9-12	115 Bondurant St	Washington	61571	Tazewell County	Washington CHSD 308	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 444-3167	1,399	86	16.2	26.9%	1,229 (87.8%)	22 (1.6%)	59 (4.2%)	20 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (4.8%)	$15,943			$378			$15,564	86.8	91.7	60	12		174098004105
73	Schaumburg High School	Public	9-12	1100 W Schaumburg Rd	Schaumburg	60194	Cook County	Township HSD 211	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 755-4610	2,416	151	15.9	38.7%	1,089 (45.1%)	102 (4.2%)	647 (26.8%)	451 (18.7%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	123 (5.1%)	$23,349			$1,022			$22,328	86.6	93	57	16		173045003167
74	Princeville High School	Public	6-12	302 Cordis Ave	Princeville	61559	Peoria County	Princeville CUSD 326	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 385-4660	350	28	12.3	36.9%	305 (87.1%)	2 (0.6%)	34 (9.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$15,323			$318			$15,004	86.6	80.6	110	36		173277003396
75	Carterville High School	Public	9-12	1415 W Grand Ave	Carterville	62918	Williamson County	Carterville CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 985-2940	668	39	17	43.3%	533 (79.8%)	20 (3.0%)	54 (8.1%)	24 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.4%)	$12,893			$237			$12,656	86.6	84.2	98	23		170864000504
76	Hinsdale South High School	Public	9-12	7401 Clarendon Hills Rd	Darien	60561	DuPage County	Hinsdale Township HSD 86	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 468-4000	1,370	109	12.6		677 (49.4%)	246 (18.0%)	238 (17.4%)	138 (10.1%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (5.0%)	$32,228			$680			$31,548	86.4	92.3	59	17		171932002223
77	Cary-Grove Community High School	Public	9-12	2208 3 Oaks Rd	Cary	60013	McHenry County	Chsd 155	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 639-3825	1,348	76	17.6	25.6%	984 (73.0%)	22 (1.6%)	267 (19.8%)	24 (1.8%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	43 (3.2%)	$21,133			$341			$20,792	86.4	89.7	70	7		171137001366
78	Lincoln Park High School	Public	9-12	2001 N Orchard St	Chicago	60614	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-8130	2,214	130	17	43.7%	676 (30.5%)	487 (22.0%)	646 (29.2%)	275 (12.4%)	8 (0.4%)	7 (0.3%)	113 (5.1%)	$15,515			$1,289			$14,226	86.3	91.6	61	17		170993001185
79	Niles North High School	Public	9-12	9800 Lawler Ave	Skokie	60077	Cook County	Niles Township HSD 219	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 626-2011	1,999	173	11.5		699 (35.0%)	205 (10.3%)	344 (17.2%)	640 (32.0%)	3 (0.2%)	8 (0.4%)	96 (4.8%)	$36,547			$666			$35,882	86.2	90.6	64	15		172853002986
80	Lena-Winslow High School	Public	9-12	516 Fremont St	Lena	61048	Stephenson County	Lena Winslow CUSD 202	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 369-2525	232	19	12	37.1%	213 (91.8%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	$14,649			$1,311			$13,338	86.2	71.2	159	79		172253002510

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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.