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
561	West Central High School	Public	9-12	1514 US Route 34	Biggsville	61418	Henderson County	West Central CUSD 235	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 627-2377	212	19	11.4	62.3%	194 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)	$16,903			$648			$16,254	21.1	18.5	563	2		170031905597
562	J Sterling Morton East High School	Public	10-12	2423 S Austin Blvd	Cicero	60804	Cook County	J S Morton HSD 201	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 780-4000	3,394	185	18.3	87.2%	38 (1.1%)	59 (1.7%)	3,239 (95.4%)	4 (0.1%)	43 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (0.3%)	$18,215			$638			$17,577	20.3	22.7	516	46		172688002871
563	Zion-Benton Township High School	Public	9-12	3901 21st St	Zion	60099	Lake County	Zion-Benton Township HSD 126	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 731-9303	2,114	137	15.4	62.0%	267 (12.6%)	451 (21.3%)	1,202 (56.9%)	28 (1.3%)	40 (1.9%)	2 (0.1%)	124 (5.9%)	$21,554			$993			$20,561	19.9	27.3	494	69		174389004357
564	Horizon Sci Academy - Southwest Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5401 S Western Ave	Chicago	60609	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 498-3355	712	58	12.2	85.8%	12 (1.7%)	147 (20.6%)	549 (77.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$17,818			$1,402			$16,416	19.9	22	526	38		170993006331
565	Noble St Charter Rauner College Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	1337 W Ohio St	Chicago	60642	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(312) 226-5345	558	36	15.5	84.9%	15 (2.7%)	151 (27.1%)	384 (68.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$23,093			$1,740			$21,353	19.2	20	548	17		170993006499
566	Bloom High School	Public	9-12	101 W 10th St	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Bloom Township HSD 206	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 755-1122	1,823	100	18.2	81.9%	42 (2.3%)	735 (40.3%)	1,014 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (1.3%)	$23,266			$2,776			$20,491	19	20.7	545	21		170642000312
567	EPIC Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	8255 S Houston Ave	Chicago	60617	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 535-7930	255	22	11.5	94.1%	2 (0.8%)	135 (52.9%)	116 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$9,654			$413			$9,240	19	15	598	31		170993006088
568	Rock Island High School	Public	9-12	1400 25th Ave	Rock Island	61201	Rock Island County	Rock Island School District 41	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 793-5950	1,812	104	17.3	76.5%	627 (34.6%)	594 (32.8%)	309 (17.1%)	134 (7.4%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	140 (7.7%)	$16,075			$1,574			$14,501	18.6	22.1	523	45		173441003540
569	Larkin High School	Public	9-12	1475 Larkin Ave	Elgin	60123	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 888-5200	2,174	142	15.3	65.0%	226 (10.4%)	184 (8.5%)	1,616 (74.3%)	28 (1.3%)	37 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (3.8%)	$20,371			$1,390			$18,980	18.1	22.7	517	52		171371001690
570	Springfield Southeast High School	Public	9-12	2350 E Ash St	Springfield	62703	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 525-3130	1,229	78	15.6	66.2%	364 (29.6%)	664 (54.0%)	26 (2.1%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	150 (12.2%)	$21,020			$2,092			$18,928	17.8	31.8	460	110		173708003839

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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.