Best Schools for Hispanic Students in Illinois (2026)

These are the Illinois public schools where hispanic 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 hispanic 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	Thurgood Marshall Elementary Rockford	70%	70%	22	A+
2	Lincoln Elem School River Forest	70%	50%	21	A+
3	Pleasantdale Elementary School La Grange	50%	70%	21	A+
4	Eugene Field Elem School Park Ridge	70%	50%	20	A+
5	Olive-Mary Stitt School Arlington Heights	70%	50%	20	B+
6	Westfield Elem School Glen Ellyn	70%	50%	23	A
7	Coal City Intermediate School Coal City	55%	55%	33	A+
8	Chelsea Elem School Frankfort	57%	47%	63	A
9	Southbury Elem School Oswego	70%	30%	26	B
10	Mascoutah Elem School Mascoutah	70%	30%	28	A+
11	Mary Morgan Elem Sch Byron	50%	50%	25	C
12	River Woods Elementary School Naperville	45%	55%	41	A+
13	Corron Elementary School South Elgin	45%	55%	31	A+
14	Indian Trail Elem School Frankfort	50%	50%	25	A+
15	Glen Oaks Elem School Hickory Hills	62%	32%	64	A+
16	A F Ames Elem School Riverside	55%	35%	50	A+
17	Palos West Elementary School Palos Park	45%	45%	38	A
18	Ardmore Elem School Villa Park	45%	45%	45	A+
19	Elmwood Elem School Naperville	55%	35%	50	A
20	Scott Elem School Scott Air Force Base	45%	45%	60	A+
21	Erickson Elementary School Bloomingdale	50%	30%	20	B
22	Heritage Lakes Elem School Carol Stream	30%	50%	26	A
23	Hawthorne Elem School Elmhurst	50%	30%	24	A+
24	Jackson Elem School Elmhurst	50%	30%	29	A+
25	Christa McAuliffe School Tinley Park	50%	30%	23	B+

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Skinner North Elem Sch Chicago	90%	90%	30	B+
2	Keller Elem Gifted Magnet School Chicago	90%	90%	21	B+
3	Reservoir Gifted School Peoria	90%	90%	28	A+
4	Decatur Classical Elem School Chicago	90%	70%	21	A+
5	Thurgood Marshall School Rockford	75%	75%	40	A
6	Hickory Creek Middle School Frankfort	77%	52%	72	A+
7	Hawthorne Elem Scholastic Academy Chicago	67%	57%	69	A+
8	Thomas Metcalf School Normal	70%	50%	22	A+
9	Alan B Shepard Middle School Deerfield	65%	55%	36	B
10	Ogden Ave Elem School La Grange	50%	70%	27	A+
11	Cossitt Ave Elem School La Grange	50%	70%	20	A+
12	Daniel Wright Jr High School Lincolnshire	70%	50%	28	A+
13	Union Elementary School Joliet	70%	50%	24	A+
14	Skinner Elem School Chicago	65%	55%	54	C+
15	Fulton Jr High School O Fallon	65%	45%	35	A
16	Central Intermediate Sch Washington	65%	45%	31	A
17	Channahon Junior High School Channahon	50%	50%	29	A+
18	Lincoln Elem School Chicago	55%	45%	55	A
19	Central School Glencoe	50%	50%	29	A
20	Hinsdale Middle School Hinsdale	55%	45%	38	B
21	Oak Grove Elem School Libertyville	50%	50%	27	A
22	Roselle Middle School Roselle	50%	50%	23	A+
23	Ebinger Elem School Chicago	65%	35%	55	B
24	Sheridan Elem Math & Science Acad Chicago	47%	47%	66	A
25	Mascoutah Middle School Mascoutah	52%	42%	74	A+

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Young Magnet High School Chicago	92%	87%	162	A+
2	Jones College Prep High School Chicago	92%	87%	141	A+
3	Payton College Preparatory HS Chicago	82%	92%	62	A+
4	Northside College Preparatory Hs Chicago	87%	87%	78	A+
5	Lane Technical High School Chicago	79%	75%	432	A+
6	Glenbrook North High School Northbrook	75%	65%	32	A+
7	New Trier Township H S Winnetka Winnetka	65%	65%	54	A+
8	Kenwood Academy High School Chicago	55%	55%	37	A
9	Hinsdale Central High School Hinsdale	55%	55%	46	A+
10	Brooks College Prep Academy HS Chicago	65%	45%	45	A+
11	Naperville Central High School Naperville	57%	47%	61	A+
12	Lindblom Math & Science Acad HS Chicago	52%	52%	101	A+
13	Deerfield High School Deerfield	50%	50%	22	A+
14	Mascoutah High School Mascoutah	50%	50%	26	A+
15	Neuqua Valley High School Naperville	52%	47%	67	A+
16	Lincoln-Way East High School Frankfort	52%	42%	72	A+
17	Lincoln Park High School Chicago	47%	47%	184	A+
18	Vernon Hills High School Vernon Hills	42%	47%	62	A+
19	Proviso Math and Science Academy Forest Park	47%	42%	148	A+
20	Hononegah CHD High School Rockton	45%	45%	46	A+
21	Oak Park & River Forest High Sch Oak Park	52%	32%	98	A+
22	Belleville High School-East Belleville	50%	30%	20	B+
23	Edwardsville High School Edwardsville	50%	30%	25	A+
24	Adlai E Stevenson High School Lincolnshire	37%	42%	71	A+
25	Maine South High School Park Ridge	45%	35%	58	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 Hispanic Students in Illinois (2026)

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