Top Illinois Blue Ribbon Public Schools
- For the 2020 school year, there are 204 blue ribbon public schools in Illinois, serving 124,552 students.
- These 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.
- Illinois blue ribbon public school have an average math proficiency score of 59% (versus the Illinois public school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 63% (versus the 38% statewide average).
- The top ranked blue ribbon public school in Illinois are Payton College Preparatory High School, Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center and Skinner North Elementary School. Overall school rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
- Minority enrollment is 39% of the student body (majority Asian and Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public school average of 52% (majority Hispanic).
- The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is equal to the Illinois public school average of 15:1.
Top Illinois Blue Ribbon Public Schools (2020)
- School Location Students Year
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary School380 Greenfield Ave
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
(630)790-6400
550 students
Year: 2005 - Abraham Lincoln Elementary School1111 S Grove Ave
Oak Park, IL 60304
(708)524-3110
687 students
Year: 2005 - Adlai E Stevenson High School1 Stevenson Dr
Lincolnshire, IL 60069
(847)415-4000
4185 students
Year: 2019 - Adolph Link Elementary School900 W Glenn Trl
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
(847)357-5300
625 students
Year: 2007 - Alan B Shepard Middle School440 Grove Ave
Deerfield, IL 60015
(847)948-0620
484 students
Year: 2008, 2016 -
- Arcadia Elementary School20519 Arcadian Dr
Olympia Fields, IL 60461
(708)747-3535
448 students
Year: 2009 - Arnett C Lines Elementary School217 Eastern Ave
Barrington, IL 60010
(847)381-7850
451 students
Year: 2008 - Barbara B Rose Elementary School61 W Penny Rd
Barrington, IL 60010
(847)844-1200
411 students
Year: 2014 - Black Magnet Elementary School Magnet School9101 S Euclid Ave
Chicago, IL 60617
(773)535-6390
438 students
Year: 2008 - Brook Forest Elementary School60 Regent Dr
Oak Brook, IL 60523
(630)325-6888
324 students
Year: 2014 - Brooks College Prep Academy High School Magnet School250 E 111th St
Chicago, IL 60628
(773)535-9930
962 students
Year: 2018 - Butler Junior High School2801 York Rd
Oak Brook, IL 60523
(630)573-2760
194 students
Year: 2006, 2015 - Cambridge Community Grade School312 S West St
Cambridge, IL 61238
(309)937-2028
267 students
Year: 2006 - Carlinville Primary School18456 Shipman Rd
Carlinville, IL 62626
(217)854-9849
380 students
Year: 2011 - Central Intermediate School1301 Eagle Ave
Washington, IL 61571
(309)444-3943
728 students
Year: 2017 - Charles J Caruso Middle School1801 Montgomery Rd
Deerfield, IL 60015
(847)945-8430
529 students
Year: 2017 - Charter Oak Primary School5221 W Timberedge Dr
Peoria, IL 61615
(309)693-4433
375 students
Year: 2003, 2012 - Clarendon Hills Middle School301 Chicago Ave
Clarendon Hills, IL 60514
(630)861-4800
614 students
Year: 2009 - Clifford Crone Middle School4020 111th St
Naperville, IL 60564
(630)428-5600
944 students
Year: 2009 - Columbus Elementary School315 N Kansas St
Edwardsville, IL 62025
(618)656-5167
412 students
Year: 2019 - Copeland Manor Elementary School801 7th Ave
Libertyville, IL 60048
(847)362-0240
400 students
Year: 2017 - Countryside Elementary School205 W County Line Rd
Barrington, IL 60010
(847)381-1162
406 students
Year: 2016 - Daniel Wright Junior High School1370 N Riverwoods Rd
Lincolnshire, IL 60069
(847)295-1560
666 students
Year: 2010, 2016 - Show 100 more Blue Ribbon public schools in Illinois (out of 204 total schools)
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