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Schools in Chicago, Illinois (2025)

628 schools · 327,445 students · 511 public, 117 charter · median Enrollment 422.

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Top 100 schools in Chicago

The highest-scoring 100 of 617 ranked schools in Chicago, by Success Index (US). Use the city pages below, the ranking tables or the search box to find every school.

  1. 1
    94
    Edison Elem Regional Gifted CntrChicago · Public Elementary92% Math proficiency · 265 students
  2. 2
    91
    Decatur Classical Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary92% Math proficiency · 341 students
  3. 3
    87
    Skinner North Elem SchChicago · Public Elementary93% Math proficiency · 515 students
  4. 4
    85
    Payton College Preparatory HSChicago · Public High93% Math proficiency · 1,260 students
  5. 5
    84
    Northside College Preparatory HsChicago · Public High94% Math proficiency · 1,061 students
  6. 6
    84
    Poe Elem Classical SchoolChicago · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 224 students
  7. 7
    84
    Keller Elem Gifted Magnet SchoolChicago · Public Elementary97.5% Math proficiency · 222 students
  8. 8
    84
    Lincoln Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary73% Math proficiency · 868 students
  9. 9
    82
    Hawthorne Elem Scholastic AcademyChicago · Public Elementary75% Math proficiency · 642 students
  10. 10
    82
    McDade Elem Classical SchoolChicago · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 207 students
  11. 11
    82
    Lenart Elem Regional Gifted CtrChicago · Public Elementary87% Math proficiency · 300 students
  12. 12
    82
    Young Magnet High SchoolChicago · Public High93% Math proficiency · 2,223 students
  13. 13
    81
    Jones College Prep High SchoolChicago · Public High92% Math proficiency · 1,954 students
  14. 14
    80
    Lane Technical High SchoolChicago · Public High90% Math proficiency · 4,604 students
  15. 15
    80
    Coonley Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary63% Math proficiency · 723 students
  16. 16
    79
    Mayer Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary62% Math proficiency · 707 students
  17. 17
    79
    Alcott Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary64% Math proficiency · 567 students
  18. 18
    78
    Blaine Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary67% Math proficiency · 639 students
  19. 19
    78
    Burley Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary65% Math proficiency · 494 students
  20. 20
    78
    Ebinger Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary59% Math proficiency · 693 students
  21. 21
    77
    Skinner Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary71% Math proficiency · 1,139 students
  22. 22
    77
    Edgebrook Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary57% Math proficiency · 554 students
  23. 23
    75
    Norwood Park Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary58% Math proficiency · 314 students
  24. 24
    75
    Mount Greenwood Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary64% Math proficiency · 1,182 students
  25. 25
    74
    Bell Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary62% Math proficiency · 902 students
  26. 26
    74
    STEM Magnet Academy ElemChicago · Public Elementary68% Math proficiency · 397 students
  27. 27
    73
    Hamilton Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary61% Math proficiency · 486 students
  28. 28
    72
    Sauganash Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary61% Math proficiency · 693 students
  29. 29
    71
    Oriole Park Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary53% Math proficiency · 617 students
  30. 30
    69
    Disney II Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary51% Math proficiency · 422 students
  31. 31
    67
    LaSalle II Lang Acad Elem SchChicago · Public Elementary54% Math proficiency · 589 students
  32. 32
    67
    Intrinsic 2 Charter High SchoolChicago · Charter High43.2% Free/reduced-price lunch · 734 students
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    67
    Wildwood Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary55% Math proficiency · 512 students
  34. 34
    67
    Bronzeville Classical Elem SchChicago · Public Elementary16.6% Free/reduced-price lunch · 458 students
  35. 35
    67
    Prescott Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary55% Math proficiency · 463 students
  36. 36
    65
    Ravenswood Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary50% Math proficiency · 522 students
  37. 37
    65
    Waters Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary50% Math proficiency · 702 students
  38. 38
    65
    Drummond Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary47% Math proficiency · 339 students
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    65
    Solomon Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary57% Math proficiency · 323 students
  40. 40
    62
    Beaubien Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary53% Math proficiency · 1,004 students
  41. 41
    62
    Edison Park Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary38% Math proficiency · 411 students
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    60
    Blair Early Childhood CenterChicago · Public Elementary59.8% Free/reduced-price lunch · 164 students
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    59
    Canty Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary50% Math proficiency · 791 students
  44. 44
    59
    Stone Elem Scholastic AcademyChicago · Public Elementary51% Math proficiency · 553 students
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    59
    Audubon Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary47% Math proficiency · 606 students
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    58
    Nettelhorst Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary46% Math proficiency · 653 students
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    57
    Mitchell Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary41% Math proficiency · 446 students
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    57
    Harriet Tubman Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary37% Math proficiency · 308 students
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    57
    Pritzker Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary47% Math proficiency · 674 students
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    56
    Galileo Elem Math & Sci Schol AcdChicago · Public Elementary45% Math proficiency · 547 students
  51. 51
    56
    LaSalle Elem Language AcademyChicago · Public Elementary40% Math proficiency · 456 students
  52. 52
    55
    Lincoln Park High SchoolChicago · Public High52% Math proficiency · 2,214 students
  53. 53
    55
    Sheridan Elem Math & Science AcadChicago · Public Elementary59% Math proficiency · 528 students
  54. 54
    55
    Kinzie Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary40% Math proficiency · 637 students
  55. 55
    55
    Chappell Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary38% Math proficiency · 598 students
  56. 56
    54
    Haines Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary60% Math proficiency · 461 students
  57. 57
    54
    Burr Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary41% Math proficiency · 465 students
  58. 58
    54
    Pulaski Intl Sch of ChicagoChicago · Public Elementary44% Math proficiency · 889 students
  59. 59
    54
    Hancock College Preparatory HSChicago · Public High60% Math proficiency · 1,050 students
  60. 60
    53
    Disney Elem Magnet SchoolChicago · Public Elementary48% Math proficiency · 1,384 students
  61. 61
    53
    Sor Juana Ines de la CruzChicago · Public Elementary48.5% Free/reduced-price lunch · 542 students
  62. 62
    52
    Healy Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary63% Math proficiency · 1,194 students
  63. 63
    52
    Devry Advantage Academy High SchlChicago · Public High62% Math proficiency · 152 students
  64. 64
    52
    Cassell Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary33% Math proficiency · 364 students
  65. 65
    51
    Franklin Elem Fine Arts CenterChicago · Public Elementary42% Math proficiency · 348 students
  66. 66
    51
    Chicago World Language AcademyChicago · Public Elementary37% Math proficiency · 449 students
  67. 67
    51
    Kellogg Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary32% Math proficiency · 299 students
  68. 68
    51
    Onahan Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary40% Math proficiency · 657 students
  69. 69
    50
    Garvy J Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary42% Math proficiency · 736 students
  70. 70
    50
    South Loop Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary39% Math proficiency · 847 students
  71. 71
    50
    Brooks College Prep Academy HSChicago · Public High47% Math proficiency · 1,007 students
  72. 72
    50
    Disney II Magnet HSChicago · Public High31% Math proficiency · 738 students
  73. 73
    49
    Earhart Elem Opt for Knowl SchoolChicago · Public Elementary37% Math proficiency · 195 students
  74. 74
    49
    Farnsworth Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary42% Math proficiency · 502 students
  75. 75
    48
    Ward J Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary57% Math proficiency · 500 students
  76. 76
    47
    Greeley Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary44% Math proficiency · 331 students
  77. 77
    47
    Inter-American Elem Magnet SchoolChicago · Public Elementary37% Math proficiency · 616 students
  78. 78
    47
    Thorp O A Elem Scholastic AcadChicago · Public Elementary38% Math proficiency · 831 students
  79. 79
    46
    Ruth Bader Ginsburg ElementaryChicago · Public Elementary37% Math proficiency · 260 students
  80. 80
    45
    Lindblom Math & Science Acad HSChicago · Public High46% Math proficiency · 1,316 students
  81. 81
    45
    Rogers Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary41% Math proficiency · 790 students
  82. 82
    45
    Von Steuben Metro Science HSChicago · Public High50% Math proficiency · 1,698 students
  83. 83
    45
    Budlong Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary36% Math proficiency · 776 students
  84. 84
    45
    Peirce Elem Intl Studies SchoolChicago · Public Elementary33% Math proficiency · 1,116 students
  85. 85
    44
    Dirksen Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary49% Math proficiency · 1,263 students
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    44
    Kenwood Academy High SchoolChicago · Public High47% Math proficiency · 2,268 students
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    44
    Burroughs Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary38% Math proficiency · 303 students
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    43
    Dore Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary32% Math proficiency · 745 students
  89. 89
    43
    Taft High SchoolChicago · Public High39% Math proficiency · 4,487 students
  90. 90
    43
    Chicago Academy Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary42% Math proficiency · 548 students
  91. 91
    42
    Bridge Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary39% Math proficiency · 1,100 students
  92. 92
    42
    Zapata Elem AcademyChicago · Public Elementary44% Math proficiency · 524 students
  93. 93
    42
    Noble St Chtr-Noble CampusChicago · Charter High52% Math proficiency · 696 students
  94. 94
    42
    Noble St Chtr-UIC College PrepChicago · Charter High57% Math proficiency · 957 students
  95. 95
    42
    McDowell Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary37% Math proficiency · 112 students
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    41
    Ortiz De Dominguez Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary87.4% Free/reduced-price lunch · 404 students
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    41
    Westinghouse High SchoolChicago · Public High40% Math proficiency · 1,230 students
  98. 98
    40
    Amundsen High SchoolChicago · Public High32% Math proficiency · 1,507 students
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    40
    Jamieson Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary40% Math proficiency · 825 students
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    40
    Dever Elem SchoolChicago · Public Elementary35% Math proficiency · 733 students

11 further schools in Chicago are listed without a rank (small rolls, no published Enrollment, or unscored types); they appear on their city pages and in search.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best school in Chicago?

Edison Elem Regional Gifted Cntr is the highest-ranked school in Chicago with a Success Index (US) of 93.7 out of 100 (Top 5% of elementary schools in United States).

How many schools are in Chicago?

Chicago has 628 schools (461 elementary, 147 high, 11 middle, 9 other) educating 327,445 students in 2025.

What is the typical Enrollment in Chicago?

The median Enrollment across schools in Chicago is 422. Students enrolled in the latest NCES directory year.