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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)			IAR Mathematics (2025)			% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Taft High School	0.0mi	Public	7-12	6530 W Bryn Mawr Ave	Chicago	60631	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	No	(773) 534-1000	4,487	275	16.3	50.6%	1,768 (39.4%)	134 (3.0%)	2,017 (45.0%)	335 (7.5%)	15 (0.3%)	27 (0.6%)	189 (4.2%)	55.8	293^rd of 698 public high schools	58.0%		53.8	274^th of 697 public high schools	60.7%	19	62.0	53.2	33.3	29.6	46.7	43.1	50.4	29.8	46.4	88.4	91.7	94.3	93.0	90.4	72.4	81.2	87.8	94.6	94.5	94.5	89.2	93.1	93.7	75.9	$15,050	$888	$14,162
Ridgewood Community High School	2.0mi	Public	9-12	7500 W Montrose Ave	Norridge	60706	Cook County	Ridgewood CHSD 234	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 456-4242	988	60	16.4	—	615 (62.2%)	2 (0.2%)	272 (27.5%)	81 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.4%)	68.8	181^st of 698 public high schools	74.1%		61.1	216^th of 697 public high schools	69.0%	35	72.8	59.1	45.0	29.1	50.5	50.4	57.9	38.9	52.5								99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	98.6	$22,463	$355	$22,108
Vaughn Occupational High School	2.2mi	Public	9-12	4355 N Linder Ave	Chicago	60641	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-3600	0	31	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	98.1	98.6	98.6	98.6	96.7	98.6	98.1	91.9
Rickover Naval Academy High School	2.2mi	Public	9-12	5700 W Berteau Ave	Chicago	60634	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2890	527	33	15.8	64.7%	84 (15.9%)	12 (2.3%)	412 (78.2%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.7%)	40.2	438^th of 698 public high schools	37.2%		28.9	479^th of 697 public high schools	31.3%	41	61.9	48.4	35.4	20.4	36.7	40.1	30.2	17.2	32.8								99.2	99.0	99.0	99.0	93.3	98.8	98.8	96.8	$19,927	$2,069	$17,858
Ombudsman Chicago Northwest	2.4mi	Public	9-12	7500 N Harlem Ave	Chicago	60631	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 669-7828	0	7	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																	89.0	96.5	96.5	96.5	90.2	94.9	94.1	73.7
Niles Central	2.7mi	Public	9-12	7700 Gross Point Rd	Skokie	60077	Cook County	Niles Township HSD 219	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 626-3120	0	7	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Chicago Academy High School	3.0mi	Public	9-12	3400 N Austin Ave	Chicago	60634	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-0146	580	48	12.0	77.2%	91 (15.7%)	29 (5.0%)	444 (76.6%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	59	257^th of 698 public high schools	63.2%		29.2	478^th of 697 public high schools	31.4%	221	59.9	55.1	40.8	29.7	52.1	50.7	53.8	23.9	42.7								97.3	98.9	98.9	98.9	91.9	99.1	98.7	86.4	$18,521	$1,665	$16,856
Niles West High School	3.0mi	Public	9-12	5701 Oakton St	Skokie	60077	Cook County	Niles Township HSD 219	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 626-2510	2,646	197	13.4	—	971 (36.7%)	188 (7.1%)	460 (17.4%)	873 (33.0%)	3 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	143 (5.4%)	83.1	93^rd of 698 public high schools	86.7%		84.5	95^th of 697 public high schools	86.4%	2	71.6	70.1	48.2	49.4	58.7	68.4	64.5	47.5	59.9								95.6	95.6	95.6	95.6	95.6	94.9	95.6	94.7	$32,017	$423	$31,594
Bridges Adult Transition Center	3.1mi	Public	12	4700 W Chase Ave	Lincolnwood	60712	Cook County	Niles Township HSD 219	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(847) 626-3601	0	0	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
CICS - Northtown Campus	3.3mi	Public, Charter	9-12	3900 W Peterson Ave	Chicago	60659	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(773) 478-3655	878	52	16.8	74.5%	119 (13.6%)	64 (7.3%)	513 (58.4%)	159 (18.1%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.8%)	12 (1.4%)	22.3	552^nd of 698 public high schools	20.9%		41	386^th of 697 public high schools	44.6%	166	45.3	35.2	14.6	13.0	21.7	27.1	34.0	17.7	28.2																$18,123	$1,455	$16,668

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