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The lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in Illinois

576 public high schools in Illinois appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. YCCS-Sullivan House Alt HS leads the list at 0.8%, against a median of 34.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
576
Illinois
Best % Proficient
0.8%
Median % Proficient
34.7%
LOWEST PROFICIENCY · ILLINOIS
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1YCCS-Sullivan House Alt HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High98.2%2810.8%
2YCCS-Progressive Leadership AcadChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High84.4%1220.8%
3Raby High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High94.5%1281.2%
4YCCS-Innovations of Arts IntegrChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High89.3%3921.5%
5Bowen High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High92.4%2781.6%
6YCCS-ASPIRA Pantoja Alt HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High95.0%2001.9%
7YCCS Chtr - ChathamChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High97.1%1042.1%
8YCCS-Scholastic Achievement HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High93.2%1172.3%
9YCCS-McKinley-Lakeside LeadershipChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High95.1%1032.5%
10Fenger Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High88.5%3122.5%
11YCCS-Youth Connection LeadershipChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High85.0%1002.5%
12YCCS-CCA Academy HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High99.2%1242.8%
13YCCS-Albizu Campos Puerto RicanChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High92.4%1842.8%
14Orr Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High87.8%3612.8%
15YCCS-Latino Youth Alternative HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High93.1%1742.8%
16Richards Career Academy HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High97.1%3483.1%
17Legal Prep Academy Charter HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High97.6%2103.5%
18Austin College and Career Acad HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High83.7%1904.0%
19Englewood STEM High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High84.2%7784.0%
20Dunbar Vocational Career Acad HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High96.9%3554.1%
21Chicago Vocational Career Acad HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High91.8%6734.3%
22YCCS-West Town Academy Alt HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High87.8%1154.3%
23YCCS-Association HouseChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High92.4%1054.3%
24Gage Park High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High93.9%3924.3%
25North Lawndale Prep Chtr - ChristChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High99.2%2584.4%
26Chicago Technology Academy HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High92.7%3154.4%
27Hirsch Metropolitan High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High80.3%1834.4%
28North Lawndale Prep Chtr-CollinsChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High94.9%2764.6%
29Collins Academy STEAM High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High97.4%2284.7%
30YCCS-Truman Middle College HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High80.7%1924.7%
31Hyde Park Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High96.8%8384.8%
32Kelvyn Park High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High80.4%5774.9%
33Julian High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High78.0%4405.0%
34Manley Career Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High85.0%1935.2%
35Marshall Metropolitan High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High93.7%2395.5%
36Cairo Jr/Sr High SchoolCairo, ILCairo USD 1High96.9%1305.6%
37Manual High SchoolPeoria, ILPeoria SD 150High89.7%7315.7%
38Phillips Academy High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High71.5%4676.3%
39Harlan Community Academy HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High90.5%2206.7%
40Bronzeville Scholastic HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High90.8%1196.7%
41Walter Henri Dyett HS for ArtsChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High83.1%5386.9%
42Quest Charter School AcademyPeoria, ILPeoria SD 150High83.0%3997.0%
43Bogan High SchoolChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High85.8%7167.0%
44Peoria High SchoolPeoria, ILPeoria SD 150High85.9%1,5417.2%
45Meridian High SchoolMounds, ILMeridian CUSD 101High98.5%2067.2%
46Wells Community Academy HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High76.9%3987.4%
47CICS - Ralph Ellison CampusChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High85.0%2477.7%
48Clark Acad Prep Magnet High SchlChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High89.6%4538.0%
49Crane Medical Prep HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High87.1%2958.0%
50Tilden Career Communty Academy HSChicago, ILChicago Public Schools Dist 299High86.8%2888.1%
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