The Illinois Honor Roll celebrates the accomplishments of Illinois public schools that are providing high quality education for all their students. More than 90% of these schools made adequate yearly progress, each in unique circumstances, ensuring that all students increased their academic knowledge and skills.

Reflecting the diversity of accomplishments in Illinois schools, the 2005 Illinois Honor Roll acknowledges 683 schools with three kinds of awards:

• Spotlight Schools - 316 high poverty, high performing schools are beating the “achievement gap”
• Academic Improvement Awards - 306 schools show substantial gains over three years
• Excellence Awards - 101 schools have sustained high performance over at least three years

This website provides information about each of the Honor Roll schools, as well as aggregated data about them all. It also offers research findings about key factors contributing to the success of these schools and personal observations by representative principals.

Learn more about Illinois Honor Roll.