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
331	Argo Community High School	Public	9-12	7329 W 63rd St	Summit	60501	Cook County	Argo CHSD 217	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 728-3200	1,817	123	14.7	64.6%	570 (31.4%)	207 (11.4%)	981 (54.0%)	30 (1.7%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (1.2%)	$26,083			$743			$25,341	51.6	38.5	404	73		170402000088
332	Vienna High School	Public	9-12	601 N 1st St	Vienna	62995	Johnson County	Vienna HSD 133	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 658-4461	332	28	11.8	47.9%	300 (90.4%)	4 (1.2%)	17 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	$24,287			$5,591			$18,697	51.4	49.2	319	13		174029004050
333	Warrensburg-Latham High School	Public	9-12	427 W North St	Warrensburg	62573	Macon County	Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 672-3531	336	19	17.7	38.7%	282 (83.9%)	12 (3.6%)	11 (3.3%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.5%)	$10,697			$235			$10,463	51.1	52.3	286	47		174083004099
334	Winchester High School	Public	9-12	200 W Cross St	Winchester	62694	Scott County	Winchester CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 742-3151	166	18	9.2	38.6%	163 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$16,806			$325			$16,481	51.1	27.9	489	155		174266004288
335	Disney II Magnet High School	Public	7-12	3900 N Lawndale Ave	Chicago	60618	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-5010	738	86	8.5	46.5%	131 (17.8%)	138 (18.7%)	422 (57.2%)	24 (3.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.4%)								50.9	46.5	338	3		170993006250
336	Chicago High School for the Arts	Public	9-12	2714 W Augusta Blvd	Chicago	60622	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-9710	578	32	18	58.3%	94 (16.3%)	223 (38.6%)	237 (41.0%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	$26,891			$174			$26,717	50.8	51.1	298	38		170993006058
337	Midwest Central High School	Public	9-12	910 S Washington St	Manito	61546	Mason County	Midwest Central CUSD 191	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 968-6766	235	22	10.7	47.7%	221 (94.0%)	3 (1.3%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	$16,124			$622			$15,502	50.7	35.5	431	94		174396205578
338	Ramsey High School	Public	6-12	702 W 6th St	Ramsey	62080	Fayette County	Ramsey CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 423-2333	181	16	11.5	66.9%	170 (93.9%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	$15,037			$1,451			$13,587	50.6	69.2	166	172		173309003435
339	Prophetstown High School	Public	9-12	310 W Riverside Dr	Prophetstown	61277	Whiteside County	Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 537-5161	205	16	12.8	57.6%	183 (89.3%)	3 (1.5%)	6 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.4%)	$17,440			$1,690			$15,749	50.6	39.5	394	55		173283003400
340	Ridgeview High School	Public	9-12	202 E Wood St	Colfax	61728	McLean County	Ridgeview CUSD 19	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 723-2951	166	18	9.2		145 (87.3%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.4%)	$25,233			$847			$24,386	50.5	42.7	376	36		170010905366

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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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