The Illinois State Board of Education in partnership with Northern Illinois University delivers three kinds of awards to recognize schools that demonstrate exemplary academic performance. These awards make up the Illinois Honor Roll. All award-winning schools must
make adequate yearly progress according to No Child Left Behind.
    The Spotlight Schools awards honor high poverty, high performing schools where at least 50% of students are classified as low-income and at least 60% passed the state tests for two years in a row.
See Spotlight Schools for more information.
    The Academic Improvement Awards recognize schools that have sustained an upward trend in test scores for at least two years and showed a 7.5 point increase in 2003 or a 15 point increase over 2001-2003.
See Academic Improvement Awards for more information.

    The Academic Excellence Awards recognize sustained excellence in elementary schools where 90% of students pass the state tests for at least two years and high schools where 80% of students pass the state tests for at least two years.
See Academic Excellence Awards for more information.

• Interactive Illinois Report Card
• link provided by the State of IL showing ACT scores by county/high school
• Illinois School Report Card Search 2005 standardized test data from State Board of Education
• Illinois State Board of Education Search: School, District, and State Report Cards.
• Illinois State Board of Education Search: Illinois School Profiles