Building Excellent Computer Science Programs Across Illinois

Teach quality computer science to positively impact the next generation in Illinois.

Illinois Computer Science Courses

CodeHS offers courses aligned with Illinois middle school and high school computer science standards. Explore the available courses and recommended pathway below.

Explore Illinois Course Catalog

Did You Know?

  • Illinois has K-12 computer science standards

  • Illinois requires high schools to offer computer science

  • CodeHS courses are aligned to Illinois computer science standards

  • CodeHS curriculum is free

Illinois Computer Science Stats

  • 6,210 students took the Advanced Placement Computer Science exams in 2018 (3,192 AP CSP A, 3,018 AP CSP); only 25% were female
  • Universities in Illinois only graduated one new teacher prepared to teach computer science in 2016
  • Computer programmers and software developers in Illinois have an average annual salary of $99,013, which is almost double the average state salary at $53,790

Sources: College Board, Code.org, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Vertically-Aligned K-12 Computer Science Pathways

CodeHS pathways are 100% aligned to Illinois computer science standards and can be customized based on a district’s needs. The K-12 curriculum covers elementary block-based interdisciplinary programming lessons all the way to College Board Endorsed AP courses.

View Illinois Pathways

Top-Notch Professional Development

Online & in-person training for teachers to build the knowledge and confidence to teach excellent computer science courses.

Explore CodeHS PD

Hear From Other Illinois Educators

How Schools in Illinois are Using CodeHS

I’m an extremely busy, overtired teacher that has been completely overwhelmed by teaching through a pandemic. I’m so grateful for this platform, because my students are genuinely excited to code and it’s been a great way to end the school year. I was able to access my old coding work on the student account, and I’m so pleased to be able to share it with them.

Alice Foreman

Near North Montessori, Chicago, IL

Illinois Policies & Resources

The Illinois State Board of Education passed House Bill 2170 announcing that they adopted K-12 computer science education standards and are requiring all high schools to offer a computer science course by the 2023-24 school year. Learn more here.

Districts are also required to offer students computer literacy opportunities starting in elementary school.

Sources: Illinois Department of Education


Explore Illinois CS Funding & Grants

CodeHS Privacy Policy for Illinois

CodeHS is a member of the Illinois Student Data Privacy Consortium (SDPC).

Explore our Privacy Center to learn more.

Bring Quality Computer Science to Illinois

Contact our team to learn how you can bring CodeHS to your district.

Illinois Course Catalog Get in Touch