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Palatine High School

Q: Is Palatine High School a good school?

Palatine High School ranks 245 th of 620 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

245^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 620 Illinois High Schools

Better than 60% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Palatine High School is a suburban Palatine, Illinois, school serving grades 9–12, with 2,535 students in Township HSD 211. Its latest results show a mixed picture: math is a relative strength against the state, while ELA results lag. The most important concern for families is that Palatine scored below its district in all nine reported subject-and-grade results and was generally near the bottom of the six nearby high schools.

Math is Palatine’s strongest subject compared with the state, but that advantage does not extend to the district or nearby schools. Palatine was above the state in three of nine results, including grade 11 ACT math (45% versus 40%) and grade 10 PreACT math (43% versus 36%); it was below the district in every result. ELA was below the state in all three reported grades, and Palatine’s grade 9 ELA, math and science results were the lowest among the six schools. Graduation is a brighter measure: 93%, compared with 90% statewide, though below the district’s 95%. Chronic absenteeism is 28%, 4 points above the state and 10 points above the district.

Recent results are mixed: grade 11 ACT math rose 5 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while grade 11 ACT ELA fell 4 points and grade 10 PreACT ELA fell 4 points. SchoolDigger places Palatine at the 60th percentile statewide (rank 245 of 620, three stars), below nearby Wm Fremd High School and several other area schools; the district is at the 85th percentile with four stars. Palatine’s student–teacher ratio, 13.8 in 2024–2025, is the lowest among the nearby schools with data. The school reported that 62% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025; only Fremd has a comparable nearby figure for that year, 23%. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well the school serves English Language Learner Students is notably low, at the 23rd percentile, while its standing for White Students is at the 85th percentile. These group rankings describe the school’s reported standing, not individual students’ achievement.

2,535

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,077

Per pupil spending ?

62.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

99%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

1111 N Rohlwing Rd
Palatine, IL 60074-3777

(847) 755-1610

District: Township HSD 211

Feeder schools for Palatine High School:

Elementary:	Gray M Sanborn Elementary School
	Jane Addams Elementary School
	Lake Louise Elementary School
	Lincoln Elementary School
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	Virginia Lake Elementary School
	Winston Campus Elementary
Middle:	Winston Campus Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.6%

White:

31.4%

Asian:

7.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 75th percentile in 2022 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Illinois average (90%)

✓Above the Illinois median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 75th-percentile peak (2022) to 60th (2026)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Township HSD 211's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg63%

Illinois avg47%

245^th of 620

Illinois public high schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to top 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5High Schools in the Township HSD 211

110^th of 738Township HSD 211 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	55.8	245 of 620	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.5	222 of 698	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	186 of 697	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	60.4	237 of 699	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.0	178 of 699	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	62.0	213 of 688	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.2	179 of 701	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	66.4	190 of 647	70.6%	★★★★☆
2017	61.9	220 of 642	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	42.7	369 of 643	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.7	275 of 614	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	70.7	184 of 670	72.5%	★★★★☆
2013	67.8	227 of 670	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.5	198 of 665	70.2%	★★★★☆
2011	76.4	145 of 655	77.9%	★★★★☆
2010	76.1	140 of 643	78.2%	★★★★☆
2009	72.4	175 of 632	72.3%	★★★★☆
2008	82.9	84 of 624	86.5%	★★★★☆
2007	82.2	89 of 612	85.5%	★★★★☆
2006	79.4	104 of 596	82.6%	★★★★☆
2005	80.6	84 of 590	85.8%	★★★★☆
2004	75.5	119 of 592	79.9%	★★★★☆
2003	77.5	111 of 586	81.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	52.3	70 of 187	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.4	93 of 323	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	53 of 299	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	56.2	88 of 301	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	54.0	94 of 294	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.7	155 of 281	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.3	72 of 299	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	48.1	101 of 253	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	49.8	65 of 124	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.6	72 of 148	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	61 of 137	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.0	104 of 134	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	55.5	69 of 141	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.0	64 of 135	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.8	85 of 130	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	67 of 132	49.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	59 of 117	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.6	166 of 491	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	85.4	45 of 429	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	46.5	179 of 428	58.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	116 of 150	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.4	220 of 284	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.2	88 of 248	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.1	93 of 217	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.4	188 of 205	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	54.3	48 of 189	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	64.5	26 of 183	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	38.0	84 of 151	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	49.8	275 of 545	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.1	266 of 685	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.0	193 of 664	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	50.7	307 of 656	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.6	208 of 658	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.3	212 of 639	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.4	188 of 665	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.1	181 of 620	70.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	183 of 268	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.0	225 of 366	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	216 of 336	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	219 of 333	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	201 of 335	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.9	246 of 317	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	188 of 317	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	218 of 291	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	42 of 138	69.6%	★★★★☆
2024	87.7	11 of 125	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	50.5	36 of 104	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.5	46 of 98	53.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	65.8	7 of 24	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	73.6	15 of 91	83.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	276 of 478	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.8	313 of 672	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	223 of 639	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	346 of 644	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.5	226 of 626	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.9	358 of 611	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.1	330 of 639	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	303 of 585	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	50.9	233 of 521	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.8	183 of 685	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.5	192 of 668	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	169 of 668	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	151 of 664	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	59.2	235 of 653	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.2	180 of 675	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	61.2	221 of 619	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	77 of 130	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	62.4	71 of 211	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.0	101 of 182	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	74.3	42 of 163	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	52.9	78 of 170	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.0	63 of 160	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.3	67 of 165	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	71 of 154	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	48.4	94 of 238	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	87.1	56 of 527	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	89.0	54 of 482	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	58 of 476	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	58.2	109 of 493	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	32.6	260 of 453	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.5	84 of 473	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	49.5	131 of 374	65.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	80.2	75 of 515	85.4%	★★★★☆
2025	88.3	59 of 564	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.7	63 of 554	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	66 of 557	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	86.1	65 of 560	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	80.4	92 of 553	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	87.2	64 of 552	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	90.4	43 of 548	92.2%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2026)85th percentile+25 vs school

Homeless (2025)70th percentile~ school

African American (2026)63rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)61st percentile~ school

Male (2026)55th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2026)50th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2026)50th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2026)48th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)41st percentile-20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile-29 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)23rd percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

Science47%~ state avg

English Language Arts47%-3 vs state

Mathematics45%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2026)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2026)		PreACT Secure Science (2026)		ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
Name	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 (2021-22)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Palatine High School	Public	9-12	1111 N Rohlwing Rd	Palatine	60074	Cook County	Township HSD 211	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 755-1610	2,535	182	13.8	—	797 (31.4%)	150 (5.9%)	1,309 (51.6%)	180 (7.1%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	92 (3.6%)	55.8	245^th of 620 public high schools	60.5%		63.5	222^nd of 698 public high schools	68.2%	23	58.7	48.7	39.7	42.6	47.4	52.3	46.8	45.0	47.0	99%		$30,077	$1,533	$28,544
Adult Transition Program - North	Public	12	1111 N Rohlwing Rd	Palatine	60074	Cook County	Township HSD 211	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(847) 755-6835	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										88.2%
Adult Transition Program - North - Intermediate	Public	12	1111 N Rohlwing Rd	Palatine	60074	Cook County	Township HSD 211	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(847) 755-6835	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										87.5%
Buffalo Grove High School	Public	9-12	1100 W Dundee Rd	Buffalo Grove	60089	Cook County	Township HSD 214	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 718-4000	2,021	120	16.8	29.2%	1,080 (53.4%)	41 (2.0%)	623 (30.8%)	208 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (3.4%)	84.4	71^st of 620 public high schools	88.5%		84.6	84^th of 698 public high schools	88.0%	13	76.4	64.3	59.9	50.8	67.7	62.4	62.5	58.0	63.7	98.2%		$28,159	$816	$27,343
North Campus	Public	9-12	335 E Illinois Ave	Palatine	60067	Cook County	Township HSD 211	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 755-6700	0	12	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										100%
Wm Fremd High School	Public	9-12	1000 S Quentin Rd	Palatine	60067	Cook County	Township HSD 211	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 755-2610	2,689	162	16.5	—	1,222 (45.4%)	111 (4.1%)	360 (13.4%)	873 (32.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	118 (4.4%)	94.9	26^th of 620 public high schools	95.8%		95.6	28^th of 698 public high schools	96.0%	2	80.5	80.2	70.6	71.4	72.6	75.6	73.4	72.6	72.7	98.7%		$22,467	$641	$21,827
John Hersey High School	Public	9-12	1900 E Thomas St	Arlington Heights	60004	Cook County	Township HSD 214	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 718-4800	2,040	124	16.5	18.8%	1,376 (67.5%)	31 (1.5%)	284 (13.9%)	261 (12.8%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	83 (4.1%)	97.7	17^th of 620 public high schools	97.3%		97.6	17^th of 698 public high schools	97.6%		89.7	88.0	75.3	72.0	76.3	78.1	82.4	77.1	83.2	98%		$25,789	$816	$24,974
Wheeling High School	Public	9-12	900 S Elmhurst Rd	Wheeling	60090	Cook County	Township HSD 214	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 718-7000	1,743	114	15.2	51.8%	428 (24.6%)	54 (3.1%)	1,115 (64.0%)	104 (6.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (2.4%)	47.8	307^th of 620 public high schools	50.5%		57.2	271^st of 698 public high schools	61.2%	36	61.9	43.1	41.7	35.3	49.3	42.1	42.8	36.7	41.8	99%		$29,909	$980	$28,929
Rolling Meadows High School	Public	9-12	2901 Central Rd	Rolling Meadows	60008	Cook County	Township HSD 214	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 718-5600	1,956	122	16.0	37.0%	882 (45.1%)	72 (3.7%)	793 (40.5%)	140 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (3.3%)	73.5	122^nd of 620 public high schools	80.3%		77.7	126^th of 698 public high schools	81.9%	4	72.5	65.1	48.7	44.9	57.3	57.7	57.3	46.1	54.9	98.7%		$27,841	$887	$26,954
Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 Day School	Public	9-12	315 Surryse Rd	Lake Zurich	60047	Lake County	Lake Zurich CUSD 95	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(847) 726-5600	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										100%

Frequently Asked Questions about Palatine High School

How many students attend Palatine High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,535 students attended Palatine High School.

Is Palatine High School a good school?

Palatine High School ranks 245^th of 620 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Palatine High School?

Palatine High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Gray M Sanborn Elementary School
Elementary : Jane Addams Elementary School
Elementary : Lake Louise Elementary School
Elementary : Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary : Virginia Lake Elementary School
Elementary : Winston Campus Elementary
Middle : Winston Campus Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Palatine High School?

Students at Palatine High School are 52% Hispanic, 31% White, 7% Asian, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Palatine High School in?

Township HSD 211

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