Top 10 Best Illinois Blue Ribbon Public Schools (2021)
For the 2021 school year, there are 215 blue ribbon public schools serving 130,465 students in Illinois.
Blue ribbon schools have been recognized by the Department of Education for achieving superior standards of academic excellence. Read more about this national school awards program and how blue ribbon schools work.
The top ranked blue ribbon public schools in Illinois are Payton College Preparatory High School, Northside College Preparatory High School and Skinner North Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Illinois blue ribbon public schools have an average math proficiency score of 60% (versus the Illinois public school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 63% (versus the 37% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 40% of the student body (majority Asian and Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public school average of 52% (majority Hispanic).
Top Illinois Blue Ribbon Public Schools (2021)
- School (Math and Reading Proficiency) Location Students Year
- Rank: #11.Payton College Preparatory High School Magnet School1034 N Wells St
Math: 97% | Reading: ≥99%Rank:10/Top 1%10
Chicago, IL 60610
(773) 534-0034
1,073 student
Year: 2008, 2014 - Rank: #2-32.-3.Northside College Preparatory High School Magnet School5501 N Kedzie Ave
Math: 93% | Reading: 97%Rank:10/Top 1%10
Chicago, IL 60625
(773) 534-3954
1,061 student
Year: 2011, 2020 - Rank: #2-32.-3.Skinner North Elementary School Math: 95% | Reading: 95%640 W Scott StRank:10/Top 1%10
Chicago, IL 60610
(773) 534-8500
494 students
Year: 2016 -
- Rank: #44.Thurgood Marshall School Math: 89% | Reading: 92%4664 N Rockton AveRank:10/Top 1%10
Rockford, IL 61103
(815) 490-5400
464 students
Year: 2020 - Rank: #5-65.-6.Decatur Classical Elementary School Magnet School7030 N Sacramento Av
Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%Rank:10/Top 1%10
Chicago, IL 60645
(773) 534-2201
281 students
Year: 2020 - Rank: #5-65.-6.Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center Magnet School4929 N Sawyer Ave
Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%Rank:10/Top 1%10
Chicago, IL 60625
(773) 534-0540
271 students
Year: 2018 - Rank: #77.211 S Laflin St
Chicago, IL 60607
(773) 534-7500
2,157 students
Year: 2020 - Rank: #88.Jones College Prep High School Magnet School700 S State St
Math: 90% | Reading: 90%Rank:10/Top 1%10
Chicago, IL 60605
(773) 534-8600
1,861 student
Year: 2006, 2012, 2020 - Rank: #99.Lenart Elementary Regional Gifted Center Magnet School8101 S La Salle St
Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%Rank:10/Top 1%10
Chicago, IL 60620
(773) 535-0040
284 students
Year: 2020 - Rank: #1010.Lane Technical High School Magnet School2501 W Addison St
Math: 86% | Reading: 86%Rank:10/Top 1%10
Chicago, IL 60618
(773) 534-5400
4,429 students
Year: 2012 - Rank: #1111.Meadow Glens Elementary School Math: 85% | Reading: 85%1150 Muirhead AveRank:10/Top 1%10
Naperville, IL 60565
(630) 420-3200
475 students
Year: 2015 - Rank: #1212.Daniel Wright Junior High School Math: 81% | Reading: 87%1370 N Riverwoods RdRank:10/Top 1%10
Lincolnshire, IL 60069
(847) 295-1560
666 students
Year: 2010, 2016 - Rank: #1313.Thomas Dooley Elementary School Math: 78% | Reading: 87%622 Norwood LnRank:10/Top 1%10
Schaumburg, IL 60193
(847) 357-6250
470 students
Year: 2017 - Rank: #1414.Hickory Creek Middle School Math: 79% | Reading: 86%22150 S Owens RdRank:10/Top 1%10
Frankfort, IL 60423
(815) 469-4474
873 students
Year: 2018 - Rank: #1515.South Park Elementary School Math: 84% | Reading: 82%1421 Hackberry RdRank:10/Top 1%10
Deerfield, IL 60015
(847) 945-5895
439 students
Year: 2018 - Rank: #1616.Eisenhower Academy Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%406 Burke DrRank:10/Top 1%10
Joliet, IL 60433
(815) 723-0233
240 students
Year: 2016 - Rank: #1717.Butler Junior High School Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%2801 York RdRank:10/Top 1%10
Oak Brook, IL 60523
(630) 573-2760
194 students
Year: 2006, 2015 - Rank: #1818.Kennedy Junior High School Math: 76% | Reading: 85%2929 Green Trails DrRank:10/Top 1%10
Lisle, IL 60532
(630) 420-3220
980 students
Year: 2008, 2016 - Rank: #1919.Adlai E Stevenson High School Math: 81% | Reading: 78%1 Stevenson DrRank:10/Top 1%10
Lincolnshire, IL 60069
(847) 415-4000
4,185 students
Year: 2019 - Rank: #2020.Highlands Elementary School Math: 78% | Reading: 79%525 S Brainard StRank:10/Top 1%10
Naperville, IL 60540
(630) 420-6335
509 students
Year: 2010 - Rank: #2121.Madison Elementary School Math: 73% | Reading: 85-89%611 S Madison StRank:10/Top 1%10
Hinsdale, IL 60521
(630) 861-4100
433 students
Year: 2019 - Rank: #2222.Alan B Shepard Middle School Math: 74% | Reading: 83%440 Grove AveRank:10/Top 1%10
Deerfield, IL 60015
(847) 948-0620
484 students
Year: 2008, 2016 - Rank: #2323.Grove Avenue Elementary School Math: 76% | Reading: 81%900 S Grove AveRank:10/Top 5%10
Barrington, IL 60010
(847) 381-1888
553 students
Year: 2016 - Rank: #2424.Poe Elementary Classical School Magnet School10538 S Langley Ave
Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%Rank:10/Top 5%10
Chicago, IL 60628
(773) 535-5525
208 students
Year: 2017 - Rank: #2525.New Trier Township H S Winnetka Math: 76% | Reading: 80%385 Winnetka AveRank:10/Top 5%10
Winnetka, IL 60093
(847) 446-7000
2,934 students
Year: 2009 - Rank: #2626.Proviso Math And Science Academy Magnet School8601 Roosevelt Rd
Math: 73% | Reading: 82%Rank:10/Top 5%10
Forest Park, IL 60130
(708) 338-4100
792 students
Year: 2018 - Rank: #27-3227.- 32.Barbara B Rose Elementary School Math: 78% | Reading: 75%61 W Penny RdRank:10/Top 5%10
Barrington, IL 60010
(847) 844-1200
411 students
Year: 2014 - Rank: #27-3227.- 32.Brook Forest Elementary School Math: 70-74% | Reading: 80-84%60 Regent DrRank:10/Top 5%10
Oak Brook, IL 60523
(630) 325-6888
324 students
Year: 2014 - Rank: #27-3227.- 32.Elm Elementary School Math: 70-74% | Reading: 80-84%15w201 60th StRank:10/Top 5%10
Willowbrook, IL 60527
(630) 861-4000
294 students
Year: 2020 - Rank: #27-3227.- 32.The Lane Elementary School Math: 70-74% | Reading: 80-84%500 N Elm StRank:10/Top 5%10
Hinsdale, IL 60521
(630) 861-4500
330 students
Year: 2011 - Rank: #27-3227.- 32.708 W Park Ave
Libertyville, IL 60048
(847) 327-7001
1,917 student
Year: 2018 - Rank: #27-3227.- 32.Longfellow Elementary School Math: 70-74% | Reading: 80-84%311 W Seminary AveRank:10/Top 5%10
Wheaton, IL 60187
(630) 682-2080
382 students
Year: 2007, 2015 - Rank: #3333.Deerfield High School Math: 73% | Reading: 79%1959 Waukegan RdRank:10/Top 5%10
Deerfield, IL 60015
(224) 632-3000
1,622 student
Year: 2009 - Rank: #3434.Copeland Manor Elementary School Math: 77% | Reading: 75%801 7th AveRank:10/Top 5%10
Libertyville, IL 60048
(847) 362-0240
400 students
Year: 2017 - Rank: #3535.Prairie Elementary School Math: 80% | Reading: 74%1530 Brandywyn LnRank:10/Top 5%10
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
(847) 634-3144
423 students
Year: 2017 - Show 100 more Blue Ribbon public schools in Illinois (out of 215 total schools)
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