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Best Schools · Illinois · Highest proficiency

Illinois public schools by raw proficiency

The traditional ranking: Illinois public schools by combined math + reading proficiency on the state assessment. Best read alongside the BeatsExpectations ranking, which controls for student poverty.

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ILLINOIS · HIGHEST PROFICIENCY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Thurgood Marshall ElementaryRockfordRockford SD 205Elementary35.3%37497.8%
2Edison Elementary Regional Gifted CntrChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary8.7%26595.8%
3Decatur Classical Elementary SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary12.0%34195.3%
4Skinner North Elementary SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary12.0%51595.2%
5Thurgood Marshall SchoolRockfordRockford SD 205Middle31.5%51494.6%
6Young Magnet High SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299High33.3%2,22394.6%
7Keller Elementary Gifted Magnet SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary38.7%22293.9%
8Hawthorne Elementary Scholastic AcademyChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary12.0%64293.6%
9Northside College Preparatory High SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299High36.2%1,06192.2%
10Reservoir Gifted SchoolPeoriaPeoria SD 150Middle35.1%30891.9%
11Lane Technical High SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299High35.2%4,60490.3%
12Iles Elementary SchoolSpringfieldSpringfield SD 186Elementary21.7%41490.2%
13Meadow Glens Elementary SchoolNapervilleNaperville CUSD 203Elementary8.2%47590.0%
14Payton College Preparatory High SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299High33.3%1,26089.5%
15Damiansville Elementary SchoolDamiansvilleDamiansville SD 62Elementary12.7%10286.0%
16Highlands Elementary SchoolNapervilleNaperville CUSD 203Elementary6.5%51086.0%
17Eisenhower AcademyJolietJoliet PSD 86Elementary100%20985.8%
18Ellsworth Elementary SchoolNapervilleNaperville CUSD 203Elementary18.9%22785.7%
19McDade Elementary Classical SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary36.2%20785.7%
20Kennedy Junior High SchoolLisleNaperville CUSD 203Middle11.1%93784.0%
21Prairie Elementary SchoolNapervilleNaperville CUSD 203Elementary8.3%51584.0%
22Bronzeville Classical Elementary SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary16.6%45883.7%
23Iroquois West Elementary School/GilmanGilmanIroquois West CUSD 10Elementary60.4%15983.3%
24Jones College Prep High SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299High38.0%1,95482.7%
25Lincoln Elementary SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary10.1%86882.4%
26Tri-Valley Elementary SchoolDownsTri Valley CUSD 3Elementary18.6%29582.3%
27Jefferson Elementary SchoolMetropolisMassac UD 1Elementary46.5%11482.1%
28Lincoln Elementary SchoolElmhurstElmhurst SD 205Elementary4.4%52781.8%
29Horace Mann Elementary SchoolOak ParkOak Park ESD 97Elementary4.3%41981.8%
30Poe Elementary Classical SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary32.6%22481.7%
31Spencer Loomis Elementary SchoolHawthorn WoodsLake Zurich CUSD 95Elementary8.5%51681.0%
32Fry Elementary SchoolNapervilleIndian Prairie CUSD 204Elementary7.6%56381.0%
33Bell-Graham Elementary SchoolSaint CharlesSt Charles CUSD 303Elementary7.7%52080.1%
34Lenart Elementary Regional Gifted CenterChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary40.3%30080.0%
35Longfellow Elementary SchoolWheatonCUSD 200Elementary18.6%31879.8%
36Blaine Elementary SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary10.3%63979.7%
37Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary SchoolNapervilleIndian Prairie CUSD 204Elementary7.2%57279.6%
38Jefferson Elementary SchoolElmhurstElmhurst SD 205Elementary2.7%32979.4%
39Germantown Hills Middle SchoolGermantown HillsGermantown Hills SD 69Middle16.8%37479.4%
40Ferson Creek SchoolSaint CharlesSt Charles CUSD 303Elementary8.4%53379.2%
41Seventh Ave Elementary SchoolLa GrangeLa Grange SD 105 SouthElementary32.0%19479.2%
42Audubon Elementary SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary9.1%60679.1%
43Hough Street Elementary SchoolBarringtonBarrington CUSD 220Elementary15.6%24479.0%
44Maplebrook Elementary SchoolNapervilleNaperville CUSD 203Elementary9.2%51278.9%
45Lake Zurich Middle - S CampusLake ZurichLake Zurich CUSD 95Middle15.4%59978.8%
46Gordon Gregory Middle SchoolNapervilleIndian Prairie CUSD 204Middle8.3%81178.7%
47Prairie Hill Elementary SchoolSouth BeloitPrairie Hill CCSD 133Elementary9.4%44778.7%
48Bell Elementary SchoolChicagoChicago Public Schools Dist 299Elementary10.1%90278.6%
49Lisbon Grade SchoolNewarkLisbon CCSD 90Elementary5.8%12178.5%
50H H Conrady Jr High SchoolHickory HillsNorth Palos SD 117Middle60.0%1,04778.4%
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