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The highest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in Cook County, Illinois

Across Cook County, Illinois, 173 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Young Magnet High School leads the list at 94.6%, against a median of 16.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

173

Cook County, Illinois

Top % Proficient

94.6%

Median % Proficient

16.1%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Young Magnet High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	33.3%	2,223	94.6%
2	Northside College Preparatory Hs	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	36.2%	1,061	92.2%
3	Lane Technical High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	35.2%	4,604	90.3%
4	Payton College Preparatory HS	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	33.3%	1,260	89.5%
5	Jones College Prep High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	38.0%	1,954	82.7%
6	Hancock College Preparatory HS	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	64.7%	1,050	72.5%
7	Brooks College Prep Academy HS	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	58.8%	1,007	71.7%
8	Wm Fremd High School	Palatine, IL	Township HSD 211	High	23.4%	2,689	70.8%
9	Oak Park & River Forest High Sch	Oak Park, IL	Oak Park - River Forest SD 200	High	18.1%	3,307	68.2%
10	Taft High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	50.6%	4,487	65.5%
11	Lemont Twp High School	Lemont, IL	Lemont Twp HSD 210	High	17.0%	1,284	65.0%
12	Kenwood Academy High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	53.8%	2,268	62.1%
13	J B Conant High School	Hoffman Estates, IL	Township HSD 211	High	35.4%	2,633	61.8%
14	Evanston Twp High School	Evanston, IL	Evanston Twp HSD 202	High	35.4%	3,560	59.1%
15	Schaumburg High School	Schaumburg, IL	Township HSD 211	High	38.7%	2,416	57.6%
16	Lincoln Park High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	43.7%	2,214	57.0%
17	Lindblom Math & Science Acad HS	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	57.8%	1,316	55.9%
18	Proviso Math and Science Academy	Forest Park, IL	Proviso Twp HSD 209	High	53.6%	925	55.0%
19	Amundsen High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	37.2%	1,507	52.2%
20	Hoffman Estates High School	Hoffman Estates, IL	Township HSD 211	High	52.9%	2,185	48.2%
21	Von Steuben Metro Science HS	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	61.2%	1,698	45.9%
22	Devry Advantage Academy High Schl	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	69.1%	152	43.5%
23	Southland College Prep Chtr HS	Richton Park, IL	Southland College Prep Chtr HS	High	45.4%	584	43.1%
24	Palatine High School	Palatine, IL	Township HSD 211	High	62.0%	2,535	42.3%
25	Disney II Magnet HS	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	46.5%	738	39.6%
26	Chicago HS for Agricult Sciences	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	58.2%	827	38.7%
27	Oak Lawn Comm High School	Oak Lawn, IL	Oak Lawn CHSD 229	High	63.0%	1,867	38.3%
28	East Leyden High School	Franklin Park, IL	Leyden CHSD 212	High	54.0%	1,840	38.1%
29	Elmwood Park High School	Elmwood Park, IL	Elmwood Park CUSD 401	High	59.4%	1,015	36.9%
30	Westinghouse High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	60.2%	1,230	36.9%
31	Chicago HS for the Arts	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	58.3%	578	36.4%
32	A B Shepard High Sch (Campus)	Palos Heights, IL	CHSD 218	High	67.7%	1,916	34.9%
33	Noble St Chtr-Noble Campus	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	73.1%	696	34.8%
34	H L Richards High Sch(Campus)	Oak Lawn, IL	CHSD 218	High	61.9%	1,702	33.5%
35	Reavis High School	Burbank, IL	Reavis Twp HSD 220	High	65.5%	1,930	33.4%
36	Senn High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	73.6%	1,571	33.0%
37	Noble St Chtr-Pritzker Col Prep	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	94.1%	993	33.0%
38	West Leyden High School	Northlake, IL	Leyden CHSD 212	High	58.6%	1,687	32.3%
39	Argo Community High School	Summit, IL	Argo CHSD 217	High	64.6%	1,817	32.1%
40	Chicago Academy High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	77.2%	580	31.8%
41	Back of The Yards IB HS	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	93.0%	1,039	31.6%
42	Streamwood High School	Streamwood, IL	SD U-46	High	53.7%	1,890	30.1%
43	Solorio Academy High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	90.5%	1,287	29.9%
44	Noble St Chtr-ITW Speer Acad	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	87.1%	1,135	28.4%
45	South Shore Intl Col Prep HS	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	73.0%	625	28.2%
46	Ogden Int High School	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	66.1%	519	28.2%
47	Chicago Math & Sci Elem Charter	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	87.8%	623	28.1%
48	Noble St Chtr - Mansueto	Chicago, IL	Chicago Public Schools Dist 299	High	91.0%	1,106	26.8%
49	Thornton Fractnl So High School	Lansing, IL	Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215	High	65.8%	1,803	26.6%
50	J Sterling Morton West High Sch	Berwyn, IL	J S Morton HSD 201	High	78.2%	3,374	26.6%

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