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
111	Sycamore High School	Public	9-12	427 Spartan Trl	Sycamore	60178	DeKalb County	Sycamore CUSD 427	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 899-8160	1,161	75	15.5	24.8%	922 (79.4%)	36 (3.1%)	140 (12.1%)	22 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.4%)	$16,132			$316			$15,816	80.1	71.7	158	47		173846003922
112	Delavan High School	Public	9-12	907 Locust St	Delavan	61734	Tazewell County	Delavan CUSD 703	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 244-8285	129	11	11.9	29.5%	124 (96.1%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$14,866			$425			$14,440	79.9	43.4	368	256		171206001458
113	Leland High School	Public	9-12	370 N Main St	Leland	60531	LaSalle County	Leland CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 495-3231	88	8	11.5	36.4%	67 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,887			$555			$22,332	79.9	29.5	475	362		172287002533
114	Maroa-Forsyth Senior High School	Public	9-12	610 W Washington St	Maroa	61756	Macon County	Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 794-3463	348	22	15.7	25.9%	274 (78.7%)	22 (6.3%)	9 (2.6%)	32 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$12,384			$730			$11,654	79.7	69.3	164	50		172475002684
115	Eastland Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	500 S School Dr	Lanark	61046	Carroll County	Eastland CUSD 308	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 493-6341	298	24	12.4	40.9%	266 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	$18,888			$1,363			$17,526	79.2	61.9	212	97		170000705083
116	Rochester High School	Public	9-12	1 Rocket Dr	Rochester	62563	Sangamon County	Rochester CUSD 3A	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 498-9761	692	41	16.8		624 (90.2%)	16 (2.3%)	16 (2.3%)	14 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.9%)	$14,146			$505			$13,641	78.9	66.7	180	64		173432003518
117	Woodstock High School	Public	9-12	501 W South St	Woodstock	60098	McHenry County	Woodstock CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 338-4370	988	64	15.4	44.5%	513 (51.9%)	40 (4.0%)	390 (39.5%)	26 (2.6%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.1%)	$17,211			$353			$16,858	78.6	78.3	122	5		174333004335
118	Crystal Lake South High School	Public	9-12	1200 S McHenry Ave	Crystal Lake	60014	McHenry County	Chsd 155	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 455-3860	1,279	78	16.4	32.1%	830 (64.9%)	35 (2.7%)	329 (25.7%)	55 (4.3%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.0%)	$21,343			$381			$20,962	78.6	77.4	128	10		171137001368
119	Normal Community High School	Public	9-12	3900 E Raab Rd	Normal	61761	McLean County	McLean County Unified School District 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 557-4401	2,079	137	15.1	33.4%	1,135 (54.6%)	299 (14.4%)	258 (12.4%)	238 (11.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	146 (7.0%)	$13,421			$327			$13,094	78.5	79.1	115	4		172862003002
120	Richmond-Burton High School	Public	9-12	8311 IL Route 31	Richmond	60071	McHenry County	Richmond-Burton CHSD 157	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 678-4242	521	43	12.1		442 (84.8%)	2 (0.4%)	58 (11.1%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	$30,015			$138			$29,878	78.5	78.6	119	1		173351003463

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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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