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Our new, expanded rankings of the top performers in the city and suburbs

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Top Chicago High Schools

      Enrollment SAT reading
attainment %*		 SAT math
attainment %*		 5Essentials Graduation
rate
1 Northside College Preparatory High School (S) North Park 1,061 98 94 85 96
2 Noble–Pritzker College Preparatory High School (C) Hermosa 985 46 56 85 93
3 Walter Payton College Preparatory High School (S) Near North Side 1,073 99 98 76 96
4 Whitney M. Young Magnet High School (S) Near West Side 2,157 90 89 77 95
5 William Jones College Preparatory High School (S) South Loop 1,861 91 91 74 95
6 Albert G. Lane Technical High School (S) Lake View 4,429 87 86 69 94
7 John Hancock College Preparatory High School (S) West Elsdon 967 50 52 78 82
8 Noble–Noble Street College Preparatory High School (C) Noble Square 652 37 52 79 94
9 George Westinghouse College Preparatory HS (S) East Garfield Park 1,192 41 45 82 98
10 Noble–Noble Academy (C) Goose Island 489 43 51 67 93
11 Noble–Muchin College Preparatory High School (C) Loop 956 40 47 73 93
12 Robert Lindblom Math and Science Academy (S) West Englewood 1,325 57 52 71 98
13 Noble–ITW David Speer Academy (C) Hanson Park 1,014 32 52 63 92
14 Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy (S) Roseland 962 63 55 62 83
15 Noble–UIC College Preparatory High School (C) Near West Side 939 37 47 73 88
16 Phoenix Military Academy (S) Near West Side 532 25 28 80 100
17 Noble–Chicago Bulls College Preparatory High School (C) Near West Side 1,136 29 44 66 92
18 Noble–Golder College Preparatory High School (C) West Town 662 32 42 60 89
19 Chicago Math and Science Academy (C) Rogers Park 596 33 45 61 74
20 Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School (S) Back of the Yards 1,064 23 32 69 99
21 Eric Solorio Academy (S) Gage Park 1,195 25 34 73 84
22 Noble–Rauner College Preparatory High School (C) West Town 633 35 36 78 81
23 Roald Amundsen High School Ravenswood 1,227 33 33 68 89
24 Friedrich Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center (S) North Park 1,726 32 41 66 93
25 Lincoln Park High School (S) Lincoln Park 2,113 53 54 65 90
26 CICS–Northtown Academy (C) Pulaski Park 917 24 20 89 95
27 Kenwood Academy Kenwood 1,756 41 37 83 92
28 Noble–Baker College Preparatory High School (C) South Chicago 365 17 29 70 77
29 Noble–Rowe Clark Math & Science Academy (C) East Garfield Park 461 20 17 73 87
30 Infinity Math, Science & Technology High School (S) Little Village 417 16 25 61 90
31 Marine Leadership Academy (S) Logan Square 867 8 14 77 94
32 George Washington Carver Military Academy (S) Riverdale 479 17 11 69 97
33 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. College Preparatory HS (S) North Kenwood 599 34 30 54 92
34 Gurdon S. Hubbard High School West Lawn 1,778 15 13 67 91
35 Noble–Gary Comer College Preparatory High School (C) Grand Crossing 1,096 21 21 59 88
36 World Language High School Little Village 354 18 16 65 77
37 Hyman G. Rickover Naval Academy (S) Edgewater 555 17 15 66 93
38 Noble–Butler College Preparatory High School (C) Pullman 647 16 16 56 96
39 Charles Allen Prosser Career Academy (S) Hanson Park 1,395 17 18 59 91
40 Acero–Major Hector P. Garcia MD Campus (C) Archer Heights 600 17 16 50 95
(S) SELECTIVE ENROLLMENT SCHOOL    (C) CHARTER SCHOOL    * Figures do not reflect low-income adjustment

Top Chicago Elementary Schools

      Grades Enrollment PARCC reading
attainment %		 PARCC math
attainment %		 5Essentials
1 Annie Keller Regional Gifted Center (S) Mount Greenwood 1–8 242 96 98 93
2 Skinner North Classical School (S) Goose Island K–8 494 93 94 60
3 Thomas A. Edison Regional Gifted Center (S) Albany Park K–8 271 92 87 62
4 Ted Lenart Regional Gifted Center (S) West Chatham PK–8 284 89 85 54
5 John C. Haines Elementary School Chinatown PK–8 687 58 67 58
6 Abraham Lincoln Elementary School Lincoln Park K–8 897 86 75 75
7 Hawthorne Scholastic Academy Lake View K–8 567 79 78 60
8 Mark T. Skinner West Elementary School Near West Side PK–8 1,100 78 67 55
9 Edgar Allan Poe Classical School (S) Pullman K–6 208 78 76 67
10 Louisa May Alcott College Preparatory ES Park West PK–8 630 61 63 90
11 Christopher Columbus Elementary School Ukrainian Village PK–8 285 43 32 86
12 Stephen Decatur Classical School (S) West Rogers Park K–6 281 91 89 78
13 William H. Prescott Elementary School Lincoln Park PK–8 432 72 55 70
14 Christian Ebinger Elementary School Edison Park K–8 831 68 59 79
15 Mount Greenwood Elementary School Mount Greenwood K–8 1,124 69 62 92
16 Ravenswood Elementary School Ravenswood PK–8 547 60 47 76
17 John H. Kinzie Elementary School Garfield Ridge PK–8 687 53 40 80
18 Oriole Park School Oriole Park PK–8 751 62 60 70
19 KIPP One Academy (C) W. Garfield Park K–1, 5–6 418 24 19 86
20 Ellen Mitchell Elementary School West Town PK–8 400 61 43 85
21 Jean Baptiste Beaubien Elementary School Jefferson Park PK–8 1,096 65 56 66
22 Oscar Mayer Magnet School Lincoln Park PK–8 766 71 61 65
23 Talman Elementary School Gage Park PK–8 436 33 31 82
24 Kate S. Kellogg Elementary School Beverly K–8 256 50 28 77
25 James McDade Classical School (S) West Chesterfield K–6 195 84 81 29
26 James Ward Elementary School Bridgeport PK–8 587 47 50 64
27 Acero–Esmeralda Santiago Campus (C) Humboldt Park K–8 283 31 31 82
28 Eliza Chappell Elementary School Ravenswood PK–8 572 48 42 78
29 Robert Healy Elementary School Bridgeport PK–8 1,420 54 60 62
30 Emiliano Zapata Academy Little Village PK–8 779 43 42 75
31 John C. Burroughs Elementary School Brighton Park PK–8 473 53 35 69
32 John C. Coonley Elementary School North Center K–8 1,008 60 55 75
33 Alexander Graham Bell Elementary School North Center K–8 958 53 48 64
34 Amelia Earhart Options for Knowledge ES Calumet Heights K–8 239 50 36 67
35 Augustus H. Burley Elementary School Lake View PK–8 533 64 55 67
36 Arthur E. Canty Elementary School Irving Woods PK–8 855 57 48 59
37 Edgebrook Elementary School Edgebrook K–8 512 72 63 64
38 LaSalle II Magnet Elementary School East Ukrainian Village PK–8 590 56 54 70
39 KIPP Academy Chicago Campus (C) South Austin 5–8 347 23 17 81
40 Disney II Magnet School Old Irving Park PK–6 431 62 47 81
41 Lyman A. Budlong Elementary School Ravenswood PK–8 772 42 31 66
42 Thomas J. Waters Elementary School Ravenswood Gardens K–8 626 48 41 75
43 George Armstrong International Studies ES West Rogers Park PK–8 1,419 37 31 80
44 Sauganash Elementary School Sauganash K–8 605 61 54 84
45 Inter-American Elementary Magnet School Lake View PK–8 711 39 38 52
46 Mary E. McDowell Elementary School Calumet Heights PK–5 155 49 36 75
47 Jonathan Burr Elementary School Bucktown PK–8 432 53 44 84
48 Chicago Academy Elementary School Portage Park PK–8 603 41 43 59
49 Everett McKinley Dirksen Elementary School O’Hare PK–8 944 51 47 49
50 CICS–Avalon/South Shore Campus (C) Marynook K–8 478 48 37 59
(S) SELECTIVE ENROLLMENT SCHOOL    (C) CHARTER SCHOOL






Top Suburban Cook County High Schools

      Enrollment Spending per pupil SAT reading
attainment %*		 SAT math
attainment %*		 Graduation
rate
1 New Trier Township High School Winnetka 2,934 $15,913 80 77 98
2 Glenbrook North High School Northbrook 1,988 $13,730 76 77 98
3 Proviso Mathematics & Science Academy Forest Park 792 $8,742 82 73 100
4 Glenbrook South High School Glenview 3,067 $13,730 68 67 98
5 William Fremd High School Palatine 2,594 $11,304 69 71 98
6 Oak Park and River Forest High School Oak Park 3,370 $15,783 62 56 94
7 Prospect High School Mount Prospect 2,150 $12,004 71 67 96
8 Maine South High School Park Ridge 2,397 $12,963 65 66 97
9 John Hersey High School Arlington Heights 1,864 $12,004 73 68 90
10 Evanston Township High School Evanston 3,459 $11,900 56 52 92
11 James B. Conant High School Hoffman Estates 2,349 $11,304 51 59 97
12 Niles West High School Skokie 2,435 $15,257 48 46 95
13 Lyons Township High School La Grange 4,000 $11,425 60 59 96
14 Schaumburg High School Schaumburg 2,116 $11,304 49 58 95
15 Niles North High School Skokie 2,059 $15,257 47 45 93
16 Lemont High School Lemont 1,404 $10,655 60 56 97
17 Rolling Meadows High School Rolling Meadows 1,900 $12,004 52 56 94
18 Hoffman Estates High School Hoffman Estates 1,907 $11,304 39 41 93
19 Palatine High School Palatine 2,587 $11,304 37 41 92
20 Elk Grove High School Elk Grove Village 1,935 $12,004 43 44 97
* Figures do not reflect low-income adjustment

Top Suburban Cook County Elementary and Middle Schools

      Grades Enrollment Spending per pupil PARCC reading
attainment %		 PARCC math
attainment %
1 Middlefork School Northfield K–3 202 $16,191 75 83
2 Central Elementary School Wilmette K–4 459 $9,409 73 80
3 Shabonee School Northbrook 3–5 430 $12,703 83 79
4 The Joseph Sears School Kenilworth PK–8 451 $14,545 82 74
5 Thomas Dooley Elementary School Schaumburg K–6 470 $9,057 87 78
6 Marie Murphy School Wilmette PK, 6–8 284 $11,182 84 78
7 Wood Oaks Junior High School Northbrook 6–8 429 $12,703 85 72
8 McKenzie Elementary School Wilmette K–4 446 $9,409 67 69
9 Greenbriar Elementary School Northbrook K–5 402 $13,117 66 62
10 Campanelli Elementary School Schaumburg K–6 538 $9,057 74 76
11 Sunset Ridge School Northfield 4–8 272 $16,191 76 71
12 Maple School Northbrook 6–8 384 $11,610 78 78
13 L.J. Hauser Junior High School Riverside 6–8 598 $9,083 71 63
14 Spring Avenue Elementary School La Grange K–6 320 $9,190 75 70
15 Avoca West Elementary School Glenview K–5 452 $11,182 69 66
16 Michael Collins Elementary School Schaumburg K–6 767 $9,057 75 66
17 Meadowbrook Elementary School Northbrook K–5 403 $13,117 65 77
18 Grove Avenue Elementary School Barrington K–5 553 $9,816 81 76
19 Ivy Hill Elementary School Arlington Heights K–5 639 $8,040 69 70
20 South Elementary School Des Plaines K–5 221 $11,110 63 70
 

Top DuPage County High Schools

      Enrollment Spending per pupil SAT reading
attainment %*		 SAT math
attainment %*		 Graduation
rate
1 Hinsdale Central High School Hinsdale 2,786 $12,849 79 75 94
2 Naperville Central High School Naperville 2,815 $8,898 70 74 97
3 Lisle High School Lisle 480 $12,474 57 57 99
4 Downers Grove North High School Downers Grove 2,186 $11,819 63 67 96
5 Naperville North High School Naperville 2,676 $8,898 67 67 99
* Figures do not reflect low-income adjustment

Top DuPage County Elementary and Middle Schools

      Grades Enrollment Spending per pupil PARCC reading
attainment %		 PARCC math
attainment %
1 Prospect School Clarendon Hills K–5 397 $10,907 76 78
2 Butler Junior High School Oak Brook 6–8 194 $10,340 83 77
3 Walker School Clarendon Hills K–5 268 $10,907 71 86
4 Madison School Hinsdale K–5 433 $10,907 85 73
5 Mill Street Elementary School Naperville K–5 660 $8,898 64 67
6 Meadow Glens Elementary School Naperville K–5 475 $8,898 86 86
7 Elmwood Elementary School Naperville K–5 680 $8,898 66 64
8 Elm School Burr Ridge K–5 294 $10,907 85 73
9 Ellsworth Elementary School Naperville K–5 251 $8,898 81 66
10 Highlands Elementary School Naperville K–5 509 $8,898 79 78
 

Top Kane County High Schools

      Enrollment Spending per pupil SAT reading
attainment %*		 SAT math
attainment %*		 Graduation
rate
1 St. Charles North High School St. Charles 2,022 $8,194 63 67 98
2 St. Charles East High School St. Charles 2,512 $8,194 56 57 96
3 Batavia High School Batavia 1,899 $8,100 56 60 95
4 Geneva Community High School Geneva 1,933 $7,197 62 62 98
5 Kaneland High School Maple Park 1,313 $7,590 47 39 97
* Figures do not reflect low-income adjustment

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Top Kane County Elementary and Middle Schools

      Grades Enrollment Spending per pupil PARCC reading
attainment %		 PARCC math
attainment %
1 Wild Rose Elementary School St. Charles K–5 531 $8,194 66 71
2 Lincoln Elementary School St. Charles PK–5 238 $8,194 64 51
3 Bell Graham Elementary School St. Charles K–5 397 $8,194 65 64
4 Algonquin Lakes Elementary School Algonquin K–5 457 $6,296 66 59
5 Thompson Middle School St. Charles 6–8 1,641 $8,194 69 54
6 Lily Lake Grade School Maple Park K–5 214 $6,380 76 63
7 Wredling Middle School St. Charles 6–8 1,299 $8,194 67 57
8 Louise White School Batavia K–5 366 $8,100 49 54
9 Corron Elementary School South Elgin K–5 435 $8,194 51 56
10 Prairie Knolls Middle School Elgin 6–7 642 $6,380 69 56
 

Top Lake County High Schools

      Enrollment Spending per pupil SAT reading
attainment %*		 SAT math
attainment %*		 Graduation
rate
1 Vernon Hills High School Vernon Hills 1,400 $14,590 72 74 98
2 Deerfield High School Deerfield 1,622 $15,086 79 73 97
3 Adlai E. Stevenson High School Lincolnshire 4,185 $11,891 78 82 97
4 Libertyville High School Libertyville 1,917 $14,590 77 76 97
5 Highland Park High School Highland Park 1,995 $15,086 70 65 94
* Figures do not reflect low-income adjustment

Top Lake County Elementary and Middle Schools

      Grades Enrollment Spending per pupil PARCC reading
attainment %		 PARCC math
attainment %
1 Walden Elementary School Deerfield K–5 471 $10,180 88 86
2 Ravinia Elementary School Highland Park K–5 232 $10,533 84 77
3 Daniel Wright Junior High School Lincolnshire 6–8 666 $9,094 88 82
4 Butterfield School Libertyville PK–5 527 $7,912 68 67
5 Ivy Hall Elementary School Buffalo Grove 1–5 438 $8,741 74 78
6 Lake Bluff Elementary School Lake Bluff PK–5 570 $10,137 63 56
7 Wilmot Elementary School Deerfield K–5 510 $10,180 77 74
8 South Park Elementary School Deerfield PK–5 439 $10,180 82 84
9 Cherokee Elementary School Lake Forest K–4 296 $10,561 66 75
10 Prairie Elementary School Buffalo Grove 1–5 423 $8,741 75 80
 

Top McHenry County High Schools

      Enrollment Spending per pupil SAT reading
attainment %*		 SAT math
attainment %*		 Graduation
rate
1 Crystal Lake South High School Crystal Lake 1,465 $9,630 56 57 97
2 Crystal Lake Central High School Crystal Lake 1,508 $9,630 50 49 95
3 Prairie Ridge High School Crystal Lake 1,436 $9,630 54 58 93
4 Cary-Grove High School Cary 1,702 $9,630 53 51 97
5 Richmond-Burton Community High School Richmond 663 $8,403 60 55 95
* Figures do not reflect low-income adjustment

Top McHenry County Elementary and Middle Schools

      Grades Enrollment Spending per pupil PARCC reading
attainment %		 PARCC math
attainment %
1 Edgebrook Elementary School McHenry PK–5 500 $8,486 38 41
2 Prairie Grove Elementary School Crystal Lake PK–5 425 $9,522 60 49
3 West Elementary School Crystal Lake K–5 527 $6,767 55 66
4 Nippersink Middle School Richmond 6–8 433 $7,902 61 52
5 Woods Creek Elementary School Crystal Lake K–5 598 $6,767 64 60
6 Kenneth E. Neubert Elementary School Algonquin K–5 438 $6,296 43 50
7 Richmond Grade School Richmond K–5 418 $7,902 56 46
8 Prairie Grove Junior High School Crystal Lake 6–8 258 $9,522 56 33
9 Johnsburg Junior High School Johnsburg 6–8 474 $7,946 48 35
10 Eastview Elementary School Algonquin PK–5 490 $6,296 64 57
 

Top Will County High Schools

      Enrollment Spending per pupil SAT reading
attainment %*		 SAT math
attainment %*		 Graduation
rate
1 Neuqua Valley High School Naperville 3,662 $7,843 74 75 98
2 Lincoln-Way East High School Frankfort 2,889 $7,194 59 59 97
3 Lincoln-Way Central High School New Lenox 2,138 $7,194 57 60 98
4 Lincoln-Way West High School New Lenox 1,905 $7,194 54 60 98
5 Lockport Township High School East Lockport 3,706 $8,039 50 45 95
* Figures do not reflect low-income adjustment

Top Will County Elementary and Middle Schools

      Grades Enrollment Spending per pupil PARCC reading
attainment %		 PARCC math
attainment %
1 Hickory Creek Middle School Frankfort 6–8 873 $6,071 87 80
2 River Woods Elementary School Naperville K–5 501 $8,898 71 71
3 Jane Addams Middle School Bolingbrook 6–8 690 $8,486 58 49
4 Union Elementary School Joliet K–8 91 $9,259 59 41
5 Eisenhower Academy Joliet 1–5 240 $6,533 83 84
6 Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School Naperville K–5 737 $7,843 70 73
7 Frankfort Square Elementary School Frankfort 1–4 211 $6,616 66 64
8 Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School Naperville K–5 349 $7,843 77 73
9 Chelsea Intermediate School Frankfort 3–5 815 $6,071 68 70
10 Fry Elementary School Naperville K–5 560 $7,843 73 80
 

The performance measures used to determine the rankings were based on data obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education for the 2017 – 18 school year, the most recent available. Calculations were done by the research nonprofit RTI International, based on weighting instructions provided by Chicago; not all the measures used appear in the ranking tables. Non-four-year high schools were excluded, as were elementary and middle schools with grade ranges too limited to generate growth data.

The Measures We Used

  • Spending per pupil is the instructional expenditure, reported by district. (Because Chicago Public Schools reports the same amount for every student — $10,562 in 2017-18 — we excluded that figure from Chicago school calculations.)
  • SAT attainment percentage is the percentage of students meeting or exceeding state standards on the SAT reading and math exams. We also factored in SAT attainment figures adjusted for the school’s percentage of low-income students. Income-adjusted figures are widely used in the absence of year-over-year individual-student growth measures to evaluate how a school’s performance compares with predicted levels.
  • PARCC attainment percentage is the percentage of students meeting or exceeding state standards on the PARCC reading and math exams.
  • PARCC growth is the school’s average student growth percentile, which compares the growth achieved by individual students on the PARCC reading and math exams with that of other students in the state.
  • 5Essentials is a teacher and student survey that assesses five key aspects of a school’s learning environment; figures used are the average scores for each of the five rubrics.
  • Attendance is a school’s average daily rate, an indicator of a school’s learning environment.
  • Graduation rate is the percentage of students who graduated within four years of entering high school.

    • How We Weighted the Measures

    Chicago High Schools

    • SAT reading attainment percentage: 12.5%
    • SAT math attainment percentage: 12.5%
    • SAT reading attainment percentage, income-adjusted: 12.5%
    • SAT math attainment percentage, income-adjusted: 12.5%
    • 5Essentials: 15%
    • Attendance: 15%
    • Graduation rate: 20%

    Chicago Elementary Schools

    • PARCC reading attainment percentage: 17.5%
    • PARCC math attainment percentage: 17.5%
    • PARCC reading growth: 17.5%
    • PARCC math growth: 17.5%
    • 5Essentials: 15%
    • Attendance: 15%

    Suburban High Schools

    • Spending per pupil: 15%
    • SAT reading attainment percentage: 12.5%
    • SAT math attainment percentage: 12.5%
    • SAT reading attainment percentage, income-adjusted: 12.5%
    • SAT math attainment percentage, income-adjusted: 12.5%
    • Attendance: 15%
    • Graduation rate: 20%

    Suburban Elementary and Middle Schools

    • Spending per pupil: 15%
    • PARCC reading attainment percentage: 17.5%
    • PARCC math attainment percentage: 17.5%
    • PARCC reading growth: 17.5%
    • PARCC math growth: 17.5%
    • Attendance: 15%