Notable Public Schools in Illinois

This directory-style guide highlights 50 public schools in Illinois. Each institution is identified by its full profile name and location so similarly named organizations are easier to distinguish. “Notable” is a directory label, not an evaluation of quality or an endorsement.

Entries were selected and ordered using enrollment values available in COSMIQ profiles. Enrollment figures are intentionally omitted. The order is an estimate of institution size, not a ranking of academic quality, outcomes, or fit.

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Institutions in this guide

Lane Technical High School — Chicago, Illinois. Public school.
Adlai E Stevenson High School — Lincolnshire, Illinois. Public school.
Taft High School — Chicago, Illinois. Public school.
Waukegan High School — Waukegan, Illinois. Public school.
East High School — Aurora, Illinois. Public school.
Lockport Township High Sch East — Lockport, Illinois. Public school.
Lyons Twp High Sch — La Grange, Illinois. Public school.
West Aurora High School — Aurora, Illinois. Public school.
Warren Township High School — Gurnee, Illinois. Public school.
Evanston Twp High School — Evanston, Illinois. Public school.
Joliet West High School — Joliet, Illinois. Public school.
J Sterling Morton West High Sch — Berwyn, Illinois. Public school.
J Sterling Morton East High Sch — Cicero, Illinois. Public school.
Bolingbrook High School — Bolingbrook, Illinois. Public school.
Joliet Central High School — Joliet, Illinois. Public school.
Oak Park & River Forest High Sch — Oak Park, Illinois. Public school.
Curie Metropolitan High School — Chicago, Illinois. Public school.
Neuqua Valley High School — Naperville, Illinois. Public school.
Glenbrook South High School — Glenview, Illinois. Public school.
Minooka Community High School — Minooka, Illinois. Public school.
Huntley High School — Huntley, Illinois. Public school.
Oswego High School — Oswego, Illinois. Public school.
Carl Sandburg High School — Orland Park, Illinois. Public school.
New Trier Township H S Winnetka — Winnetka, Illinois. Public school.
South Elgin High School — South Elgin, Illinois. Public school.
Oswego East High School — Oswego, Illinois. Public school.
Barrington High School — Barrington, Illinois. Public school.
Homewood-Flossmoor High School — Flossmoor, Illinois. Public school.
Waubonsie Valley High School — Aurora, Illinois. Public school.
Elgin High School — Elgin, Illinois. Public school.
Lincoln-Way East High School — Frankfort, Illinois. Public school.
Metea Valley High School — Aurora, Illinois. Public school.
Wm Fremd High School — Palatine, Illinois. Public school.
York Comm High School — Elmhurst, Illinois. Public school.
Palatine High School — Palatine, Illinois. Public school.
Comm H S Dist 99 - South High Sch — Downers Grove, Illinois. Public school.
Dundee-Crown High School — Carpentersville, Illinois. Public school.
Niles West High School — Skokie, Illinois. Public school.
Belleville High School-East — Belleville, Illinois. Public school.
Lake Park High School — Roselle, Illinois. Public school.
Naperville North High School — Naperville, Illinois. Public school.
Naperville Central High School — Naperville, Illinois. Public school.
Amos Alonzo Stagg High School — Palos Hills, Illinois. Public school.
O Fallon High School — O Fallon, Illinois. Public school.
J B Conant High School — Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Public school.
Maine South High School — Park Ridge, Illinois. Public school.
Rich Township High School — Olympia Fields, Illinois. Public school.
Hinsdale Central High School — Hinsdale, Illinois. Public school.
Plainfield South High School — Plainfield, Illinois. Public school.
Plainfield North High School — Plainfield, Illinois. Public school.

Selection and source notes

Where enough eligible profiles were available, this guide includes the top 50, 25, or 10 by available enrollment; smaller groups include all eligible profiles. Profile source year: 2022. Check each institution directly for current information.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by COSMIQ, and it does not mean that any listed institution endorses COSMIQ.