2010 City Rankings - Illinois High Schools
The city rankings were calculated by taking the standardized tests used by Illinois to determine the proficiency level across varying grades and subjects for high schools in the state. These school percentile ranks were then averaged for all high schools in each city and ordered from highest to lowest. The tests and subjects used to determine the percentile ranks can be found below. Learn more about how rankings are determined.
PSAE Exams Used To Determine Rankings
- Math
- Reading
- Science
Find a City's Ranking:
| Rank | City Name | Percentile | Changed From 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deerfield, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,705 Has one high school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" |  | 99.42 |  1 |
| 2 | Winnetka, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 3,126 | 99.37 |  1 | |
| 3 | Hinsdale, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 2,755 | 98.96 |  | |
| 4 | Northbrook, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 2,104 Has one high school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 98.76 | 2 |
| 5 | Lake Forest, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,754 | 98.71 | 2 | |
| 6 | Libertyville, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,981 | 98.38 | 1 | |
| 7 | Lincolnshire, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 4,349 | 98.38 | 3 | |
| 8 | Mount Prospect, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 2,172 | 97.60 | | |
| 9 | Highland Park, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 2,000 | 97.30 | 12 | |
| 10 | Vernon Hills, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,318 Has one high school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 97.04 | 10 |
| 11 | Naperville, Illinois High Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 10,543 | 96.88 | | |
| 12 | Downs, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 323 Has one high school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 96.84 | 6 |
| 13 | Glenview, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 2,596 | 96.21 | 6 | |
| 14 | Frankfort, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 2,295 | 96.11 | | |
| 15 | Arlington Heights, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,924 | 95.50 | | |
| 16 | Lake Zurich, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 2,228 | 95.40 | 15 | |
| 17 | Barrington, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 3,013 | 95.20 | 1 | |
| 18 | Dunlap, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,057 | 95.20 | 8 | |
| 19 | Geneva, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,934 | 95.02 | 10 | |
| 20 | Chatham, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,334 | 94.77 | 21 | |
| 21 | Elmwood, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 213 | 94.69 | 61 | |
| 22 | St. Charles, Illinois High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 4,349 | 94.36 | 10 | |
| 23 | Lexington, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 171 | 94.32 | 30 | |
| 24 | La Grange, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 3,812 | 93.94 | 1 | |
| 25 | Morton, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 996 | 93.81 | 12 | |
| 26 | Wheaton, Illinois High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 4,478 | 93.61 | 1 | |
| 27 | Glen Ellyn, Illinois High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 3,634 | 93.46 | 25 | |
| 28 | Elmhurst, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 2,624 | 93.13 | 4 | |
| 29 | Edwardsville, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 2,423 | 92.65 | 35 | |
| 30 | Mount Zion, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 751 | 92.65 | 41 | |
| 31 | Downers Grove, Illinois High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 5,181 | 92.38 | 14 | |
| 32 | Batavia, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,828 | 92.32 | 4 | |
| 33 | Carterville, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 496 | 92.14 | 100 | |
| 34 | Tremont, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 327 Has one high school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 91.69 | 17 |
| 35 | Geneseo, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 880 | 91.18 | 78 | |
| 36 | Noble, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 113 | 91.13 | 370 | |
| 37 | New Lenox, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 2,241 | 91.08 | 8 | |
| 38 | Buffalo Grove, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 2,087 | 90.78 | 17 | |
| 39 | Riverside, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,464 | 90.78 | 9 | |
| 40 | Galena, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 237 | 90.73 | 98 | |
| 41 | Ashland, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 130 | 90.37 | 145 | |
| 42 | Mascoutah, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,003 | 90.17 | 18 | |
| 43 | Teutopolis, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 419 | 89.97 | 5 | |
| 44 | Fulton, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 315 | 89.79 | 160 | |
| 45 | O Fallon, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 2,487 | 89.77 | 1 | |
| 46 | Annawan, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 124 | 89.54 | 14 | |
| 47 | Orland Hills, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 2,450 | 89.44 | 9 | |
| 48 | Orland Park, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 3,663 | 89.34 | 14 | |
| 49 | St. Joseph, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 453 | 89.26 | 6 | |
| 50 | Broadlands, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 164 | 88.58 | 259 | |
| 51 | Macomb, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 588 | 88.30 | 12 | |
| 52 | Lemont, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,501 | 88.25 | 26 | |
| 53 | Columbia, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 600 | 88.18 | 54 | |
| 54 | Rochester, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 668 | 87.85 | 26 | |
| 55 | Oak Forest, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,511 | 87.62 | 12 | |
| 56 | Cary, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,882 | 87.47 | 31 | |
| 57 | Farmington, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 421 | 87.14 | 33 | |
| 58 | Villa Park, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 2,080 | 87.01 | 21 | |
| 59 | Darien, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,825 | 86.74 | 37 | |
| 60 | Eureka, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 502 | 86.53 | 18 | |
| 61 | Troy, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,249 | 86.51 | 89 | |
| 62 | Oak Park, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 3,182 | 86.48 | 14 | |
| 63 | Palatine, Illinois High Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 5,565 | 85.94 | 12 | |
| 64 | Richmond, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 772 | 85.88 | 24 | |
| 65 | East Dubuque, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 213 | 85.27 | 3 | |
| 66 | Burlington, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,065 | 85.14 | 1 | |
| 67 | Glasford, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 301 | 85.02 | 60 | |
| 68 | Shabbona, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 254 | 84.99 | 41 | |
| 69 | Rockton, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 2,178 | 84.69 | 30 | |
| 70 | Nashville, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 482 | 84.46 | 130 | |
| 71 | Beecher, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 391 | 84.08 | 24 | |
| 72 | Orion, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 338 | 84.08 | 11 | |
| 73 | Minooka, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 2,471 | 84.06 | 8 | |
| 74 | Pleasant Plains, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 454 | 84.03 | 68 | |
| 75 | Forest Park, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 663 | 83.86 | 18 | |
| 76 | Elk Grove Village, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 2,044 | 83.40 | 7 | |
| 77 | Fairbury, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 618 | 83.40 | 162 | |
| 78 | Roselle, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 2,865 | 83.30 | 12 | |
| 79 | Crystal Lake, Illinois High Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 5,251 | 83.12 | 18 | |
| 80 | Westmont, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 543 | 83.05 | 14 | |
| 81 | Dieterich, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 201 | 82.74 | 231 | |
| 82 | Winnebago, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 549 | 82.72 | 5 | |
| 83 | Pawnee, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 293 | 82.69 | 49 | |
| 84 | Highland, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,006 | 82.64 | 12 | |
| 85 | Lisle, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 515 | 82.26 | 9 | |
| 86 | Fisher, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 286 | 82.24 | 88 | |
| 87 | Lanark, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 232 | 81.83 | 86 | |
| 88 | Gurnee, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 4,300 | 81.73 | 38 | |
| 89 | Plainfield, Illinois High Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 6,734 | 81.59 | 15 | |
| 90 | Waterloo, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 895 | 81.53 | 51 | |
| 91 | Mahomet, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 867 | 81.48 | 32 | |
| 92 | Herscher, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 664 | 81.43 | 191 | |
| 93 | Williamsville, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 445 | 81.28 | 37 | |
| 94 | Oregon, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 532 | 81.08 | 185 | |
| 95 | Roanoke, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 175 | 80.90 | 161 | |
| 96 | Washington, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 1,196 | 80.72 | 10 | |
| 97 | Brimfield, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 231 | 80.29 | 28 | |
| 98 | Heyworth, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 402 | 80.17 | 114 | |
| 99 | Catlin, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 159 | 80.14 | 212 | |
| 100 | Palmyra, Illinois High Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 109 | 80.12 | 35 | |
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