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Best ZIP codes for schools in Illinois
Ranked by the School Quality Index: district math and reading proficiency and graduation rates, weighted by how much of each district falls in the ZIP.
How we rank school quality
The School Quality Index summarizes district math and reading proficiency and four-year graduation outcomes. Results based on very small student samples are excluded, and missing measures do not count as zero.
A ZIP's score reflects the districts serving the area, with greater influence from districts covering more of the ZIP. It measures outcomes, not school ratings, spending, or individual schools.
Each state sets its own tests and proficiency cut scores, so the index compares ZIPs well within a state but not across states. That is why we rank ZIPs only within each state.
Only ZIPs with at least 1,000 residents are ranked, so a handful of households cannot top the list. 907 Illinois ZIPs qualify.
Illinois ZIP codes ranked by school quality
1ZIP 60043Kenilworth
Illinois
- School quality index
- 77.1
- ZIP population
- ~3k
- Avg. temperature
- 51°F
- Avg. commute
- 35 min
2ZIP 60069Lincolnshire
Illinois
- School quality index
- 71.2
- ZIP population
- ~9k
- Avg. temperature
- 51°F
- Avg. commute
- 26 min
3ZIP 60521Hinsdale
Illinois
- School quality index
- 66.0
- ZIP population
- ~18k
- Avg. temperature
- 52°F
- Avg. commute
- 31 min
4ZIP 60015Deerfield
Illinois
- School quality index
- 63.5
- ZIP population
- ~28k
- Avg. temperature
- 51°F
- Avg. commute
- 28 min
5ZIP 60062Northbrook
Illinois
- School quality index
- 62.6
- ZIP population
- ~41k
- Avg. temperature
- 51°F
- Avg. commute
- 28 min
6ZIP 60089Buffalo Grove
Illinois
- School quality index
- 59.2
- ZIP population
- ~43k
- Avg. temperature
- 51°F
- Avg. commute
- 26 min
| Rank | ZIP | City | County | School quality index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 | 61525 | Dunlap | Peoria County | 57.8 |
| #8 | 60026 | Glenview | Cook County | 57.3 |
| #9 | 60305 | River Forest | Cook County | 56.6 |
| #10 | 60048 | Libertyville | Lake County | 56.2 |
| #11 | 60061 | Vernon Hills | Lake County | 56.0 |
| #12 | 60527 | Willowbrook | Dupage County | 54.0 |
| #13 | 62467 | Teutopolis | Effingham County | 53.8 |
| #14 | 61611 | East Peoria | Tazewell County | 53.5 |
| #15 | 60040 | Highwood | Lake County | 53.0 |
| #16 | 61535 | Groveland | Tazewell County | 53.0 |
| #17 | 61571 | Washington | Tazewell County | 52.7 |
| #18 | 61736 | Downs | Mclean County | 52.7 |
| #19 | 60540 | Naperville | Dupage County | 52.6 |
| #20 | 60025 | Glenview | Cook County | 52.4 |
| #21 | 60558 | Western Springs | Cook County | 51.5 |
| #22 | 60565 | Naperville | Dupage County | 51.1 |
| #23 | 60174 | St. Charles | Kane County | 50.7 |
| #24 | 61550 | Morton | Tazewell County | 50.7 |
| #25 | 61528 | Edwards | Peoria County | 50.1 |
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