Best Schools for Asian Students in Illinois (2026)

These are the Illinois public schools where asian students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested asian students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.

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Elementary schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Highlands Elem School Naperville	95%	95%	50	B
2	Meadow Glens Elementary School Naperville	92%	92%	99	A+
3	Leggee Elementary School Huntley	90%	90%	21	A
4	The Lane Elem School Hinsdale	90%	90%	27	A+
5	Prospect Elem School Clarendon Hills	90%	90%	23	A+
6	Elm Elem School Burr Ridge	85%	95%	54	A+
7	Shabonee School Northbrook	82%	87%	91	A+
8	Madison Elem School Hinsdale	85%	85%	46	A+
9	River Woods Elementary School Naperville	85%	85%	32	A+
10	Brook Forest Elem School Oak Brook	82%	87%	81	A+
11	Half Day School Lincolnshire	77%	87%	265	A
12	Wescott Elementary School Northbrook	82%	82%	104	A+
13	Westmoor Elem School Northbrook	70%	90%	25	A+
14	Prairie Elem School Naperville	90%	70%	26	A
15	South Park Elem School Deerfield	70%	90%	22	A+
16	Ridgeview Elementary School Peoria	75%	85%	39	A+
17	Gower West Elem School Willowbrook	85%	75%	33	A+
18	Mill Street Elem School Naperville	75%	85%	43	A+
19	Steeple Run Elem School Naperville	77%	82%	97	A
20	Thurgood Marshall Elementary Rockford	75%	85%	38	A+
21	Barbara B Rose Elem School South Barrington	77%	82%	115	A+
22	Hawthorn Townline Elem Sch Vernon Hills	75%	75%	46	A+
23	Hickory Grove Elementary School Dunlap	72%	77%	149	B
24	Hawthorn Elem School North Vernon Hills	65%	85%	35	A+
25	Country Meadows Elem School Long Grove	65%	85%	59	A+

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Skinner North Elem Sch Chicago	87%	98%	102	B+
2	Alan B Shepard Middle School Deerfield	90%	90%	21	B
3	Lenart Elem Regional Gifted Ctr Chicago	90%	90%	25	C+
4	Charles J Caruso Middle School Deerfield	90%	90%	27	A+
5	Iles Elem School Springfield	85%	95%	34	A+
6	Central School Glencoe	95%	85%	33	A
7	Daniel Wright Jr High School Lincolnshire	85%	91%	322	A+
8	Lincoln Elem School Chicago	82%	92%	70	A
9	Kennedy Junior High School Lisle	87%	87%	244	A+
10	Clarendon Hills Middle School Clarendon Hills	75%	95%	58	A
11	Marie Murphy School Wilmette	82%	87%	64	A+
12	Decatur Classical Elem School Chicago	85%	85%	49	A+
13	Skinner Elem School Chicago	82%	87%	160	C+
14	Dunlap Middle School Dunlap	87%	82%	126	A+
15	Wood Oaks Jr High School Northbrook	87%	82%	78	A+
16	Thurgood Marshall School Rockford	82%	87%	64	A
17	Keller Elem Gifted Magnet School Chicago	85%	85%	43	B+
18	Wilmette Junior High School Wilmette	82%	82%	71	A+
19	Burley Elem School Chicago	90%	70%	27	A+
20	Wildwood Elem School Chicago	70%	90%	22	B+
21	Richard F Bernotas Middle Sch Crystal Lake	90%	70%	21	B
22	Pleasantdale Middle Sch Burr Ridge	90%	70%	27	A+
23	Aptakisic Junior High School Buffalo Grove	75%	85%	47	C+
24	Franklin Middle School Champaign	75%	85%	37	D
25	Dunlap Valley Middle School Dunlap	82%	77%	78	B

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Young Magnet High School Chicago	98%	98%	210	A+
2	Northside College Preparatory Hs Chicago	98%	98%	62	A+
3	Payton College Preparatory HS Chicago	95%	95%	51	A+
4	Jones College Prep High School Chicago	87%	98%	74	A+
5	Adlai E Stevenson High School Lincolnshire	89%	91%	372	A+
6	New Trier Township H S Winnetka Winnetka	82%	87%	105	A+
7	Barrington High School Barrington	82%	87%	115	A+
8	Lane Technical High School Chicago	82%	87%	123	A+
9	Vernon Hills High School Vernon Hills	82%	87%	92	A+
10	Naperville North High School Naperville	82%	87%	154	A+
11	Neuqua Valley High School Naperville	87%	82%	243	A+
12	Glenbrook North High School Northbrook	82%	82%	87	A+
13	Metea Valley High School Aurora	82%	82%	236	A+
14	Hinsdale Central High School Hinsdale	82%	82%	116	A+
15	St Charles East High School Saint Charles	70%	90%	30	A+
16	Dunlap High School Dunlap	75%	85%	43	A+
17	Naperville Central High School Naperville	77%	82%	92	A+
18	Normal Community High School Normal	75%	85%	51	A
19	Wm Fremd High School Palatine	77%	82%	235	A+
20	Waubonsie Valley High School Aurora	77%	77%	150	A+
21	John Hersey High School Arlington Heights	75%	75%	55	A+
22	Prospect High School Mt Prospect	75%	75%	38	A+
23	Comm H S Dist 99 - North H S Downers Grove	75%	75%	33	A+
24	Glenbrook South High School Glenview	77%	72%	115	A+
25	Buffalo Grove High School Buffalo Grove	65%	75%	55	A+

Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology

Best Schools for Asian Students in Illinois (2026)

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