The bulletin board for America's public schools. Parents, teachers, students, and staff. One community per school.
Best Schools · Illinois · Title I beating the odds

Illinois Title I schools beating the odds

Illinois public schools where 60%+ of students qualify for free or reduced lunch AND the school's composite proficiency ranks in the top quartile of all Illinois schools. The intersection that matters most for equity.

Methodology · All Illinois rankings · All Illinois schools
ILLINOIS · TITLE I BEATING THE ODDS
#SchoolCityDistrict% FRL% ProficientState %ile
151York Center Elem SchoolLombardSD 45 DuPage County63.8%40.9%89
152Goudy Technology AcademyChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 29982.3%40.8%89
153Lincoln Elem SchoolSterlingSterling CUSD 570.4%40.8%89
154LEARN Charter Excel CampusChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 29993.4%40.7%88
155Robert Frost Elem SchoolMount ProspectComm Cons SD 5974.1%40.6%88
156Central Junior HighKewaneeKewanee CUSD 22974.0%40.5%88
157Willow Grove Elem SchoolCentraliaWillow Grove SD 4676.4%40.4%88
158Tamaroa Elem SchoolTamaroaTamaroa School Dist 574.0%40.3%88
159Monarcas AcademyChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 29991.5%40.3%88
160Mark Twain Elem SchoolNilesEast Maine SD 6366.5%40.2%88
161Ideal Elem SchoolCountrysideLa Grange SD 105 South71.7%40.0%88
162Pickard Elem SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 29990.6%39.8%88
163Jack London Middle SchoolWheelingWheeling CCSD 2163.5%39.8%88
164Lincoln Jr High SchoolLincolnLincoln ESD 2760.7%39.8%88
165Prairie Oak SchoolBerwynBerwyn North SD 9872.1%39.8%88
166Oak View Elem SchoolBolingbrookValley View CUSD 365U67.6%39.8%88
167Armour Elem SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 29977.3%39.6%88
168Argenta-Oreana Middle SchoolArgentaArgenta-Oreana CUSD 160.0%39.6%87
169Wesley Elem SchoolAddisonAddison SD 462.7%39.6%87
170Eldorado Elem SchoolEldoradoEldorado CUSD 460.4%39.6%87
171Home Elem SchoolStickneyLyons SD 10371.5%39.6%87
172Shabbona Elem SchoolBourbonnaisBourbonnais SD 5364.5%39.5%87
173Sangamon Valley Middle SchoolIlliopolisSangamon Valley CUSD 962.8%39.5%87
174East Side Intermediate SchoolHarrisburgHarrisburg CUSD 366.8%39.4%87
175Talman Elem SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 29989.8%39.2%87
176Western Barry ElemBarryWestern CUSD 1261.8%39.2%87
177Bridgeview Elem SchoolBridgeviewIndian Springs SD 10969.0%39.2%87
178Cobden High SchoolCobdenCobden SUD 1795.6%39.2%87
179Prophetstown Elem SchoolProphetstownProphetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD365.1%39.2%87
180Carbondale Comm H SCarbondaleCarbondale CHSD 16561.1%39.1%87
181Walsh Elem SchoolSummitSummit SD 10496.2%39.1%86
182Bethel Grade SchoolMount VernonBethel SD 8276.6%39.1%86
183Turner-Drew Elem Language AcademyChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 29977.8%39.1%86
184CICS - Irving Park CampusChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 29968.0%38.9%86
185Sunnydale Elem SchoolStreamwoodSD U-4664.3%38.9%86
186Massac County High SchoolMetropolisMassac UD 160.5%38.9%86
187Odell Grade SchoolOdellOdell CCSD 43575.5%38.7%86
188Salt Creek Elem SchoolElk Grove VillageComm Cons SD 5963.4%38.7%86
189Westdale Elem SchoolNorthlakeMannheim SD 8364.6%38.7%86
190Colemon J Elem AcademyChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 29977.7%38.6%86
191Western High SchoolBarryWestern CUSD 1261.7%38.5%86
192Locke A Elem Charter AcademyChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 29987.0%38.5%86
193Springfield Elem SchoolMidlothianMidlothian SD 14373.0%38.5%86
194Mattoon Middle SchoolMattoonMattoon CUSD 264.6%38.5%85
195Washington Elem SchoolJacksonvilleJacksonville SD 11773.5%38.4%85
196Monee Elementary SchoolMoneeCrete Monee CUSD 201U64.9%38.4%85
197Acero Chtr - Rufino Tamayo ElemChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 29990.6%38.4%85
198Oak Lawn Comm High SchoolOak LawnOak Lawn CHSD 22963.0%38.3%85
199John Greer Elem SchoolHoopestonHoopeston Area CUSD 1163.8%38.2%85
200Eastview Elementary SchoolCantonCanton Union SD 6661.1%38.2%85
Page 4 of 7 · 333 ranked. High-poverty schools (60%+ FRL) that rank in the top quartile of their state's proficiency.

Other Illinois rankings

Outperforming demographicsUnderperforming demographicsHighest proficiencyLowest student-teacher ratioFastest-growingMost racially diverseLargest by enrollment

Same ranking, other states

AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming